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Fungal Fish Diseases: Identification and Control Strategies in Aquaculture

Agric4profits

Unlike plants, they are incapable of manufacturing their own nutrients by photosynthesis. In most cases, fungi serve a valuable ecological function by processing dead… Read More » Fungal Fish Diseases: Identification and Control Strategies in Aquaculture

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Op-ed: The Food System Cannot Become Another Fossil-Fuel Industry Escape Hatch

Civil Eats

” Instead, they are accounted for in different sectors altogether: manufacturing and industry. . ” Instead, they are accounted for in different sectors altogether: manufacturing and industry. Fossil fuels have enabled us to soar past our ecological limits. The same is true for plastic used in food packaging.

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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets

Food Tank

Strengthening local economic markets and smallholders access to them creates a mutually generative cycle of food and ecological resilienceessential to strong local incomes and livelihoods. Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming.

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Relocalizing the Food System to Fight a ‘Farm-Free Future’

Civil Eats

I think there are a lot of problems with his arguments; the energetic aspects of single-cell protein-manufactured foods are quite problematic. Another part of my argument is ecological feedback. This is critical for reinhabiting our lived spaces ecologically, making our livelihoods, and knowing the consequences of making a livelihood.

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Unraveling the Mystery of Woolly Aphids

Kavya Organic Farm

In this article, we will delve into the world of woolly aphids, exploring their behavior, lifecycle, ecological impact, specific control methods, and additional preventive measures to effectively manage and protect our green spaces. Ecological Impact Woolly aphids can have both direct and indirect ecological impacts on the environment.

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BIOS Field Day at Chinchiolo Farms

Caff

Emily Ayala and Hanna Kahl introduce CAFF and the Ecological Pest Management Program. Emily Ayala, CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program Manager, kicked off the event by introducing CAFF and highlighting CAFF’s many different program areas.

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How immense is farming’s problem with plastic?

Sustainable Food Trust

For starters, there is a basic lack of waste facilities across the UK that deal with farm plastics and costs can be significant for some farmers, but the bigger problem lies in the fact that there is little ‘closed-loop’ recyclability in the way these plastics are manufactured.

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