Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

From breeding and cultivation to testing and delivery, the cannabis blockchain captures a digital snapshot of every major step of production, distribution and sale, locking them into an immutable digital ledger. However, there’s little transparency built into the centralized platform, says Kennedy.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., Small-area estimation uses EO to distribute projected data to grid squares, ZIP codes, and fields. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres).

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But what many of the projects share is a recognition that commodity production that prioritizes yields and profits above all else has harmed the country’s landscape and people. With organic, Walmart could push farms to get bigger, driving costs down and enabling national distribution.

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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. The polymer can yield various end products depending on the twisting of yarns.

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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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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The seed stage deals generally favored e-Grocery and Agrifood fintech players seeking to improve food distribution in the supply chain and those strategizing to reach more consumers. We increase yields by saving valuable fresh water on the smallest possible plot of land, using the least energy, and strictly avoiding harmful chemicals."

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In many regions, cooperatives also play a key role in ensuring food security by supporting local agricultural production and distribution networks. When farmers pool their resources, they can invest in local infrastructure, such as processing facilities, distribution networks, equipment, and storage units. Buy local when possible.)

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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! Dairy is an important part of many people’s diets in everything from cheese, butter and milk to the occasional heavy whipped cream and ice cream.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You can utilize a limited piece of land (other other area) and get a high yield and do this over and over. Growing mats Mats are easy to use and help distribute water evenly in growing trays. You can choose not to soak the seeds, but for higher yields, it's better to soak them. You can also use racks to maximize vertical space.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

At the East Denver Food Hub , NSAC members had an opportunity to tour the facilities and learn about their innovative model for local food aggregation and distribution that supports local farmers and producers and ensures healthy food access for communities across the greater-Denver region and beyond. They also have a farm stand.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Pesticide use has increased more than 150%. It is a food distribution and equity problem.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If successful, Strey says a little sheepishly in the clip, Plantix would “save the environment by using less pesticides.” During the three intervening years, Strey and her team had reshaped Plantix from a tool they hoped would help reduce global pesticide use into an app that would make it easier for farmers to buy pesticides.

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Food Tank

MARCH 19, 2025

Ben Brisbois reveals the less-palatable side of the banana industry, from devastating health impacts of pesticides to imperialism and ecological destruction. He explores questions of growing populations, inequitable distribution, and environmental harm, suggesting ways to bring us closer to feeding the planet without destroying it.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 6, 2024

And wasting food indirectly drives extinction; agriculture is the leading cause of biodiversity loss around the world — converting wild lands to cropland, diverting or polluting rivers and lakes, and pesticide use destroys habitats that wildlife need to survive. The food-waste program has led to many learning opportunities, Hennebaul says.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Once it reaches the vast river system of the Mississippi, it can be milled and distributed to farms as far away as North Dakota. Farmers are constantly harangued about the latest ‘hot topic,’ he says, from sedimentation and erosion to pesticides, nutrient loading in waterways and declining irrigation aquifers.

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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. By combining interdisciplinary research, policy innovation, and collaboration, GFI aims to reimagine how food is grown, distributed, and consumed for a healthier planet and better lives.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

He manipulates weather patterns to bring on drought and extreme temperatures, summons pests that are resistant to pesticides, and degrades the soil. A great example is Oerth Bio’s work to develop PROTACs that will help crops manage through environmental stressors without losing yield.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

So they made dozens of “wanted” flyers for the plant and distributed them to farmers in the area. Coffee was then planted in high densities and, lacking shade, the plants soaked up more sun and grew bigger and faster — a hyper-focused production cycle that also saw an increase in fertilizer and pesticide use, Perfecto says.

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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.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Evidence shows there are no significant yield losses from planting seeds without neonic coatings. While the agrichemical industry claims farmers “carefully select the right pesticide for each pest and crop at issue” and “only use pesticides as a last resort,” when it comes to neonics, that is false in most cases. This is true.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. Chemical hazards may arise from exposure to pesticides, feed additives, or contaminants in water sources, making regular testing and proper handling essential.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

As a result of this tech boom, yields the amount of corn and soybeans produced per acre increased steadily. 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.

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