AgWeb Farm Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Built to maximize harvest yield potential on terraces or hills, Geringhoff Distribution launches the Folding AFT (Adaptive Flex Technology) corn head.

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Share Food Program

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We’re closing out Farm-to-School Month by sharing the next installment of Nice Roots’ Farm-to-School curriculum: Growing from Seed to Harvest. We also then have access to free produce that Nice Roots distributes back to the community at no cost–a very intentional act of food justice. To make the federal minimum wage of $7.25

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In 2020, modern varieties bred by CGIAR or developed by other institutions using CGIAR germplasm were sown on about 190 M ha, about 26% of the total harvested area of these crops in developing countries, and 43% of the total area sown with modern varieties for these crops in developing countries.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 19, 2024

Instead, it’s brimming with in-season fruits and vegetables that were harvested less than 25 miles away. Photography courtesy of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. At Harvest Solutions Farm in Irvine, fresh produce is grown specifically to be distributed to Second Harvest’s partners such as the school pantry.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 1, 2024

But the discrepancy is by design, says Joshua Stoll, associate professor at the University of Maine and founder of Local Catch Network , a hub of seafood harvesters, businesses, researchers, and organizers that supports the growth of community-based seafood. We also need federal investment in processing and distribution.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In November, her farm in Alexandria achieved a milestone by harvesting its first full acre of rice after three years of smaller trials, marking their best harvest yet. Isaacs face lit up as she reminisced about their amazing first harvest of four varieties. Mason remains optimistic, though, saying, Were getting there.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Over the next two decades, tractors, mechanical harvesters, and chemical herbicides made sharecropping obsoleteyou no longer needed much labor to farm cotton or grains. I could sell peas all day, he said.

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World Agri-Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

Licensing distribution of its liquid nano technology outside of the United States , Nano-Yield™ has signed a technology transfer agreement with Shriram Farm Solutions (A Unit of DCM Shriram Ltd.). There is also an expectation that the product will quickly be used to enhance and improve growing and harvesting of table grapes and bananas too.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 29, 2024

Across the Phoenix metro area, citrus trees sag under the weight of more produce than homeowners can harvest and use. And Chevallier quickly discovered that homeowners are more than happy to let someone take the surplus off their hands , especially when they know it’s being distributed to local residents in need.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 12, 2025

A volunteer writes out the daily schedule to keep us on track, above left, while dozens of volunteers break down every single box of donated vegetables, eggs, breads, and spices, distributing the cherished ingredients across hundreds of bags. In this photo, volunteers harvest fresh herbs right before heading to a produce giveaway.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. We started out paying them $8 an hour and have been able to find the funding to increase that to $12.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

harvested an estimated 340,000 acres of sweet corn – or just 0.5% of the area harvested for feed grain corn. Distribution of U.S. In 2017, 56% of all sweet corn acres harvested were for processed corn, edging out the fresh market production. Distribution of Processed U.S. Declining Acreage In 2022, the U.S.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

Over 20 million dollars spent on fresh food, equaling roughly 18 million meals distributed to people in need across the state. Food is often grown with specific markets and seasons in mind, with harvesting taking place daysor even hoursbefore washing and delivery. the program was restored. The result of this collaboration?

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Despite krill’s remote concentration in the Southern Ocean, the commercial desirability for harvesting krill is high. Yet a study from CCAMLR finds that even with precautionary quota systems and protective zones, harvesting Antarctic krill has an outsized impact on predators further up the food chain.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Skoglund harvested nearly a bison a week out in his pastures last year to meet consumer demand. ” Despite the increased demand for local food and transparency in the food system, Montana’s infrastructure limits when and where producers can harvest their animals. Matt Skoglund harvested around 50 bison in 2022.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. We started out paying them $8 an hour and have been able to find the funding to increase that to $12.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7 Patrick Browns nephew Justice White pauses while harvesting organic purple kale. The white soles of his well-worn leather work boots are covered in dirt.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For many seasons, most of the kale, chard, tomatoes, beets, napa cabbage, carrots, and collard greens harvested by Growing Home , a 1.5-acre Despite the new distribution strategy, St. John says that there was a narrow perception of how to incorporate the farm’s harvest into the community.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Because with farm leases that only cover up to three years at a time, the threat of the landlord selling out to a pricey condo developer has hung over every kale and garlic harvest. Graham said that 2025 would be a year of testing the waters of collaborative capacity building, joint distribution, and building a food community.

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Caff

JANUARY 6, 2025

Rising to the occasion, CAFF raised and distributed $283,750 to small family farmers impacted by this crisis, thanks to community partners like the San Benito Community Foundation, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Image 3: The global distribution of soil acidity and alkalinity is largely related to annual rainfall and its excess over evapotranspiration. Except for the frozen artic regions, the distribution of acid soils (red areas on the map) corresponds quite closely to the distribution of forest vegetation. Urea 46-0-0 1.8

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 5, 2023

slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 170 MILLION MONTHLY UNIQUE VIEWERS GLOBALLY Grist This article is part of FERN’s series The Biodiversity Crisis /.slide-intro Then billions of crabs died.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

Over 20 million dollars spent on fresh food, equaling roughly 18 million meals distributed to people in need across the state. Food is often grown with specific markets and seasons in mind, with harvesting taking place daysor even hoursbefore washing and delivery. The result of this collaboration?

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the produce section of the IGA grocery store in Saint-Laurent, Quebec , a TV monitor shows customers, in real time, the roof of the store and farmers harvesting cucumbers that within an hour will be on store shelves. Retail distribution systems are designed to deliver products in as few trips as possible.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 23, 2024

The FDA does everything it can do to interfere with the right of consumers to make informed choices about products they use for their health and well being, and their war on kratom includes distributing disinformation on kratom that materially misleads consumers and policy makers. Our goal is to change that. Protect Natural Resources.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 26, 2025

It provides detailed information about the bee life cycle, beekeeping tools and equipment, and how bees make honey, with instructions on how to establish a hive, feed your bees, handle harmful Varroa mites , and harvest honey. They send them produce bags every weekright now, I think they distribute to around 1,000 kids.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Are they distributing into the right market segments?” I've seen several instances where a company will be growing a product for a very small distribution channel. It's challenging to distribute a niche product that doesn't have a strong market demand. Niche products need to be paired with niche market offtake opportunities.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The organization analyzed regional data and found that post-harvest losses were a major issue in her area. To further improve market access, UFarmX hires AgroDealerslocal partners who either buy goods directly from farmers or assist with transporting and distributing products to other markets.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“We have a lot of middle class and rich people here, but at the same time, in the same space, we have a lot of poverty,” Hans Christian Temp, son of Hans Dieter Temp and Manager of Investor Relations and Distribution at Cities without Hunger Brazil tells Food Tank. The kids love to plant and harvest,” Christian Temp tells Food Tank. “It

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By sharing your harvest, you can strengthen ties with your local community, CSA members, businesses, and local organizations. It's important to know about their specific needs, donation guidelines, and how they distribute donated food. Coordinate Harvest and Collection: Plan for an efficient harvest and collection process.

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AGRIVI

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This data serves as the foundation for calculating the irrigation Return on Investment (ROI) for specific crops, factoring in harvest returns and resource inputs.  AGRIVI also extends its water management capabilities by enabling farmers to manage and automate water distribution across their fields using our Internet of Things (IoT) hardware together (..)

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Come autumn harvest after a short growing season of about 58 days, Sakari donates most of the yield to regional tribes with distribution assistance from state agencies. They can learn how to grow and harvest traditional foods, make their own recipes in the incubator kitchen, and market and sell their products.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 27, 2025

Kimmerer looks to the serviceberry trees she harvests from, bringing readers attention to the way they distribute their berries to meet the needs of the natural community. These plants, she argues, offer a model of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude that the world can benefit from.

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Civil Eats

MAY 21, 2024

Underpaid pickers don’t show up, and coffee cherries rot on the ground, wasting the harvest. Some harvests last for six months instead of the standard two, and some are shockingly short. Or harvests are compressed into a two-week period, and the coffee mills can’t handle the tsunami of cherries waiting to be processed.

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Food Tank

JUNE 14, 2024

As a result, NYC gardeners have been addressing food apartheid themselves for years by turning vacant lots into food production and distribution sites. Many utilize regenerative growing and composting to maintain healthy crop life cycles from seed to harvest and foster healthy soils.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From planting to harvest, farm machinery such as tractors and combines burn diesel fuel to churn out the raw materials for our food system. The freight trucks, locomotives, and inland barges that transport bulk harvested commodity crops and livestock significantly add to agriculture’s CO2 emissions.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Route 1 will hire three to five individuals to work the freight farm and will then distribute the food grown to local communities. An example of how harvest may look like at a freight farm. The freight farm will be delivered near the end of February, to coincide with Black History Month, Carpenter said.

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