Jayson Lusk
MARCH 20, 2023
A key cost in the production of food is labor. As a consequence, one of the drivers of rising food prices is higher wages in the food sector. But, just how much have wages increased in the food sector? Fortunately, the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks wage rates throughout the economy, including in several sectors specifically related to food production and food service.
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 15, 2023
Having already deployed dozens of its retrofit autonomy kits on tractors, Agritech firm FieldIn says it plans to deploy over 100 more throughout the US in 2023. Ouster, Inc.
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The Equation
MARCH 28, 2023
The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) of 2023 was re-introduced in Congress today. The ARA is comprehensive, science-based legislation that covers many topics related to environmental and climate concerns in agriculture, including conservation on both agricultural and pasture land, renewable energy, and food loss and waste. The ARA is bold legislation that equips farmers with funding for climate resilience, including a much-needed focus on soil health.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
MARCH 31, 2023
Registration is open for Farmers Union Camp! Kamp Kenwood is the heart of summer fun in the Chippewa Valley, serving as the home for the Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) camp program since the 1940s. Each summer, hundreds of youth from across the Midwest attend the camp, which is nestled beneath the pines on the shore of Lake Wissota near Chippewa Falls.
Ohio State University
MARCH 31, 2023
Starting as early as 2005 select localities in South Korea required households to separate food waste and pay a weight-based fee for discarded items. Dr. Seunghoon Lee, postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will share research in which he exploits the gradual country-wide expansion of this program to evaluate how food waste taxes affected household food waste rates, food purchasing patterns, eating habits, and time use.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
Credit: Omaha World-Herald. Editor’s Note: Small actions towards community self-sufficiency and food sovereignty can have resounding effect on the longterm health and sustainability of the land, the people, and the local food system. CONTENT SOURCED FROM OMAHA WORLD-HERALD Written by: Jessica Wade March 31, 2023 Aaron LaPointe stood before a large map on his office wall in Ho-Chunk Inc. headquarters just as harvest season got underway.
Jayson Lusk
MARCH 13, 2023
A couple months ago, I mentioned the new data dashboards we’ve created in the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) showing spending on different restaurants over time and across location. We are continuing to update that data and now have an associated series of infographics at our main site. Below are a few screenshots. Embed Block Add an embed URL or code.
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The Equation
MARCH 28, 2023
I may be a romantic, but I firmly believe that we can reimagine agriculture, rural disadvantaged communities and the environment in a way that makes everyone happy. I love nature, and I see agriculture as part of nature, not as a foe. But agricultural practices, especially in California, must be updated to survive the future. One powerful change that is growing momentum is strategic cropland repurposing.
World Agri-Tech
MARCH 30, 2023
AkinovA, a technology enabled marketplace for the effective transfer of (re)insurance risks, has announced a partnership with Ceres Imaging, the data analytics company that builds AI-driven risk solutions for agricultural (re)insurance providers. The partnership will provide AkinovA’s partners with access to Ceres’ global agriculture data set which is refined by more than 11 billion individual plant-level measurements and validated by over a decade of R&D including 30 university research par
Wisconsin Farmers Union
MARCH 30, 2023
First task is spearheading River Street building revitalization project Jackie Boos has signed on to lead efforts on a special revitalization project in downtown Chippewa Falls. Boos has been hired by Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) to coordinate the management of its properties, including its state headquarters on Spring Street, Kamp Kenwood youth camp and event venue, and a historic building the nonprofit recently purchased on River Street in downtown Chippewa Falls.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 30, 2023
Editor’s Note: The following list details some of the many women leading the charge in the agricultural industry. As there are numerous women in agriculture around the world specializing in technology, operations, business development, and more, this list is not exhaustive but rather meant to illustrate the variety of ways in which women are creatively solving the world’s food crisis.
Jayson Lusk
MARCH 8, 2023
The results of the latest Consumer Food Insights (CFI) from the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) at Purdue are now out. In addition to our typical tracking questions, this month we asked whether consumers were expecting (or had already received) a tax refund and, if so, how they expected to spend it. We also asked a variety of questions related to perceptions of fresh vs. frozen foods.
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 15, 2023
Syngenta Group has launched a global platform designed to help tackle agriculture’s most complex challenges, increase innovation and advance more sustainable agriculture.
The Farmers Daughter USA
MARCH 29, 2023
Photo by Lucinda Hershberger on Unsplash The Environmental Working Group recently released it’s 2023 Dirty Dozen list. This annual propaganda allegedly ranks the fresh produce with the highest levels of pesticide residues. EWG urges consumers to buy organic versions of those crops. This year strawberries and spinach topped the organization’s list.
Farming First
MARCH 28, 2023
Water and partnerships play a key role in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals – especially Zero Hunger. The post Partnerships for Water are Partnerships for all the Global Goals appeared first on Farming First.
Caff
MARCH 27, 2023
The Local Food Producers Bill, if passed, will help identify and create a legal definition for “Local Food Producers”, independently-owned farms operated on less than 500 acres who sell direct to their local community. Join us today in calling on our state leaders to pass this bill! SIGN THE LETTER HERE BACKGROUND: California agriculture has been consolidating rapidly due to the increasing involvement of hedge funds and other investment groups, with farm operations overseen by farm m
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 29, 2023
Bather’s microgreens are grown vertically to maximize yields. Credit: Bather Smart Farm. Written by: Sarah Jordan March 29, 2023 In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Khalid Shokair and his family have established Bather Smart Farm , a 2500-square-meter facility that grows microgreens, edible flowers, salad greens, and herbs. They are pioneering vertical farming in the region and operate the first smart farm of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
Jayson Lusk
MARCH 6, 2023
I recently completed a new study for the Plant Based Product Council exploring consumer understanding and attitudes toward bio-based labels and claims. Given the lack of harmonization and potential public confusion around terms used to describe the bioeconomy, a survey was designed to to determine consumer knowledge, beliefs, and preferences for the following 10 terms: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, biopolymer, circular economy, compostable, organic, plant-based, and recyclabl
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 15, 2023
Having already deployed dozens of its retrofit autonomy kits on tractors, Agritech firm FieldIn says it plans to deploy over 100 more throughout the US in 2023. Ouster, Inc.
CalCAN
MARCH 27, 2023
This is the second in a three-part series to share the details of three bills that CalCAN is sponsoring in the 2023 legislative year. Here, we summarize SB 675 (Limón), a bill to integrate prescribed grazing outreach, infrastructure, best management practices, and planning into existing wildfire prevention grant programs. Catastrophic wildfires have taken a tremendous toll on Californians in the past 6 years.
Farmbrite
MARCH 27, 2023
An introduction to the colorful world of chicken eggs In recent years, colorful eggs have become popular among consumers. There has been a boom in demand for blue, green, tan, and chocolate colored eggs in addition to the commonly seen brown and white eggs. There are several chicken breeds that have been bred to lay colored eggs, and adding these to your flock is a great ways to increase your farm’s profitability.
Farm QA
MARCH 23, 2023
This year, we have a lot going on. Version 5 of FarmQA mobile will only get better as the season goes on. The first feature is that we're announcing that Workflow will come out of beta.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 24, 2023
Credit: Vegetable Growers News. Written by: Sarah Jordan and Christian Kanlian March 24, 2023 When starting a farm, research is key to ensuring you make the right decisions upfront to avoid headaches later. There are many choices to be made, but one of the most important is which type of farm to start. Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control.
Jayson Lusk
MARCH 7, 2023
A couple years ago I wrote a post about a hypothetical sustainability facts label that is analogous to exiting the nutrition facts panels. In that post, I conjectured that a sustainability facts panel might help alleviate some of the misperceptions some consumers have with regard to various labeling claims. Turns out Sofia Villas-Boas at Berkeley and Zack Neuhofer, a PhD student working with me at Purdue, were simultaneously having similar ideas.
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 15, 2023
The post Lucent Bio wins Scale-up category in the Thrive Shell Climate – Smart Agriculture Challenge appeared first on Farming Technology Today.
Farming First
MARCH 23, 2023
Food systems across Africa can better address malnutrition with increased resilience, investment and cross-sector collaboration. The post Investment for Resilience in African Food Systems appeared first on Farming First.
Rodale Institute
MARCH 23, 2023
Rodale Institute announced today that Jeff Tkach has been selected by the board of directors to lead the global nonprofit as its next CEO, effective April 21, 2023. Tkach will […] The post Jeff Tkach Named CEO of Rodale Institute appeared first on Rodale Institute.
Rachel Laudan
MARCH 23, 2023
There’s a conference today on tamales and atoles. Tamales, dumplings of ground corn (maize), usually enclosing a tasty little morsel, and usually wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, have… The post A Conference on Tamales and Atoles: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Them appeared first on Rachel Laudan.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 24, 2023
Credit: Oisakhose Aghomo. Editor’s Note: The United States’ agricultural history concentrated power through exploited labor on stolen land. As the nation’s first expert agriculturalists, Black and Indigenous peoples built the frameworks of the North American farming system as we know it today, yet face the most barriers to accessing land and establishing community food sovereignty.
Fork Farms
MARCH 22, 2023
Dear Fork Farms Community, We are pleased to share the 2022 Impact Report with you. In the last year, we leaned into our mission of inspiring and empowering everyone to grow fresh food with hydroponic technology, nourish their communities and heal the planet, which is reflected in the data and stories within. As a company, we recognize that developing hydroponic technology is one piece in creating equitable access to fresh food.
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 15, 2023
Syngenta Group has launched a global platform designed to help tackle agriculture’s most complex challenges, increase innovation and advance more sustainable agriculture.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
MARCH 22, 2023
Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members gathered in Stevens Point March 10-12 for the family farm organization’s annual Emerging Leaders Retreat. The event offers an introduction to Farmers Union and the chance to network with other members from throughout the state. “This is always one of the best weekends of the year, as we gather aspiring leaders within Farmers Union for a few days of connection and empowerment,” said WFU Communications Director Danielle Endvick.
Rodale Institute
MARCH 20, 2023
Humans are made up of up to 60% water (USGS). We are facing crises of water scarcity and droughts alongside historic floodwaters and storm weather events. In the face of […] The post World Water Day, 2023 appeared first on Rodale Institute.
Thought Farmer
MARCH 20, 2023
With over 1100 employees, Corus is one of the largest and fastest-growing orthodontist partnership networks in North America. In late 2020, they were on the verge of rapid growth. They were adding new doctors, practices, and members, and as we all know what works for 500 employees doesn’t work for 1000—especially when it comes to communication and culture.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 23, 2023
Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest. Snails live in pens that measure 3m x 40m, as shown here. These pens are seeded with leafy greens that provide food and a hospitable environment for the development of the snails. Written By: David Ceaser (DC) Editor’s Note: This article features an interview between Agritecture’s Lead Agronomist and Mattia Marinello (MM), Owner of CAJ - La chiocciola del Tagliamento in northern Italy.
Caff
MARCH 17, 2023
[SACRAMENTO, CA] – Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) has introduced AB 552 which would create a new program to increase equipment access for small and mid-scale growers. The program will increase access to necessary farm equipment for health soil practices, on-farm conservation practices, storage, and processing. The program will also offer essential technical assistance to farmers around the maintenance of tools, tool demonstrations, and developing farm cooperatives.
Food and Farming Technology
MARCH 8, 2023
US climate tech start-up Agrology has launched its Arbiter Carbon Monitoring System as it helps farmers to combat climate change.
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