Food Tank

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Without well-nourished soil, “the global issues of climate change and food security cannot be addressed,” says soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal. He’s the recipient of the World Food Prize and a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University. Let’s put this in the next Farm Bill!

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Food Grain Ranching Crop Rotation 130

Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“ “My philosophy has always been that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, and the environment is one.” ” — Rattan Lal, professor of soil science + 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Conventional, or industrial, agriculture uses chemicals to defend crops from weeds, certain insect species, and diseases.

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Compost Fertilizer Crop Food 59

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It’s an all-too-familiar story for mission-driven agritech startups, one that illuminates the bargains even the most idealistic of entrepreneurs must strike to survive in a savage industry. Agriculture’s cycles are seasonal rather than quarterly, and its best ideas may need many years to bear fruit.

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Pesticide Crop Agriculture Agriculture 82