Caff

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But while the world watched as engineers scrambled to remove this gargantuan threat to a multi-billion dollar supply chain, CAFF was back home planting seeds for local resilience. In March of this year, an Empire State Building-sized cargo ship infamously lodged itself in the Suez Canal. WILL YOU HELP US KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING STRONG?

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides. Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4 percent of the world’s farmland but uses 4.7

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It’s a tedious but worthwhile process: drying mushrooms, vegetables, and herbs, making pickles and slaw, and preserving garlic blossoms and coriander seeds in airtight jars before these ingredients vanish with the end of the season. And, just because food is raised locally doesn’t mean it’s grown with climate-friendly practices. “[The

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You can harvest most varieties of microgreens within 10 to 28 days of sowing the seed. They have many health benefits: Microgreens are nutrient dense because they contain most of the energy the plant has stored in the seed. However, most microgreens seeds will remain viable for a few years if you store them in a dry, cool area.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

He stopped using pesticides in the early 1980s, got certified organic in the ‘90s, and over time, built a highly diversified farm that produces corn, oats, wheat, barley, and vegetables while raising cattle, chickens, and pigs outdoors. Rosmann’s 700-acre organic operation is an anomaly in the region.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Data from the 2022 Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report reveals that the number of seed stage deals rose nearly 70% in 2021, compared to an 8% jump the previous year , while overall agrifoodtech deals grew 250% from 2020. A further breakdown indicates that Egypt claimed $186.1 million, with Nigeria securing $147.8 million, Kenya $88.5

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s often one of the only ways kids and adults alike can interact with nature, see where their food comes from and witness the magic of a seed sprouting.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Rauch was worried about seeding, soil compaction and whether he’d end up with one giant gravel pile. Once it reaches the vast river system of the Mississippi, it can be milled and distributed to farms as far away as North Dakota. However, because local olivine sources don’t exist, EION must import the olivine by ship from Norway.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Instead of applying pesticides uniformly, farmers can target specific affected zones, reducing chemical use and saving costs. Satellite imagery, on the other hand, allows for large-scale monitoring, helping government agencies and agribusinesses predict droughts, assess flood damage, and optimize resource distribution.

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The Gleaning Project of South Central PA

JUNE 6, 2022

This month started as a way to distribute extra milk during the warmer months of summer but has continued to this day as a reminder of the many benefits of dairy in the diet! Spices are defined as coming from the root, stem, seed, fruit, flower or bark of the tree or plant. Herbs are defined as the green, leafy part of the plant.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

It does that through an audit of a food products' growing, handling, packaging, and distribution. It allows you to continue producing, packaging, and distributing safe goods. Flats of seeds and transplants are clean and free from contamination. Food safety officer Appointing a food safety officer is a crucial preparation tip.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

We learned that the garden is home to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) foodways that serve as an archive of seeds for African, Middle Eastern, and Four Corners bio-regional terraces, to protect culturally rooted, regionally adapted foods. They also have a farm stand.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Most coffee (which comes from roasting and grinding the seed of the plant’s cherry-like fruit) is generally perceived as tasting too harsh. So they made dozens of “wanted” flyers for the plant and distributed them to farmers in the area. But not just any of the 124 known coffee species. Two leads came in, but both were duds.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Created and produced by filmmaker Alex Hinton, with support from The New Lede , Farm to Fuel tells the story of how neonicotinoid-covered corn seed, processed at an ethanol factory in Mead, Nebraska, leeched into the community , killing colonies of bees at a University of Nebraska research facility. Will it work?

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

The Aztec believed the first man resulted from Quetzalcóatl’s gifting of cultivated corn; in the Maya story, the first spiritually fit humans are crafted from maize seeds after failed attempts to use wood and mud. In his definitive history of Monsanto, Seed Money , Bartow J.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation. Through its Seeds for Resilience project, Crop Trust aims to strengthen national gene banks across sub-Saharan Africa, helping local farmers access diverse, climate-resilient crops.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With this revelation, Restoring Eden becomes an examination of how much remains unknown about the impacts of widely-used pesticides—even within the local agencies tasked with environmental protection in farming communities. And Hilborn’s intimate, passionate connection to her land and its ecosystems demonstrates what’s at stake. Jewell asks.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

As part of that program, the USDA began distributing $3.1 resembling commodity agriculture systems based on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” are systemic insecticides that are now used to coat corn, soy, and other seeds planted on hundreds of millions of acres across the country.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dispensaries may charge a premium for heritage strains or sun-grown, organic weed, but a hazy supply chain can obscure a lot between seed and sale. A full seed-to-sale account The recent spread of legal cannabis throughout pockets of the U.S. elicited high hopes for bolstering the supply of high-grade weed.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Purchasing cooperatives allow members to buy inputs, such as seeds and fertilizers, at lower prices through bulk purchasing agreements. In many regions, cooperatives also play a key role in ensuring food security by supporting local agricultural production and distribution networks. Buy local when possible.)

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What Our Investigation Revealed Nearly all commodity corn farmers receive seed coated with neonics each season. Many cannot identify the chemical coating on their seeds and only opt for it because a seed salesperson recommends it. Evidence shows there are no significant yield losses from planting seeds without neonic coatings.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

Department of Agriculture programs encouraged their adoption with financial assistance that enabled big purchases like tractors as well as smaller annual purchases of newly improved hybrid corn seeds. As a result of this tech boom, yields the amount of corn and soybeans produced per acre increased steadily.

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Civil Eats

JULY 22, 2024

As a result, they’ve fought for payment caps within the programs as a way to limit spending and distribute funds more fairly. Consolidation in seeds , pesticides, grain trading, and meat (which most commodity crops funnel into) has also shifted power to commodity groups. Today, it’s nearly all Republicans.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

Over the past four years, the Biden administrations priorities have centered on spending billions of dollars on food and farm infrastructure, paying farmers to implement climate-smart practices, finalizing new regulations related to the environment , labor, food safety , and nutrition, and distributing more dollars to food insecure families.

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