Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Both durable and efficient, with no need for farmland or vast amounts of water, it threatened to leave natural fibers like cotton in the dust. Textiles are a major source of microplastics in the ocean, where they weave their way into the food chain, causing untold harms to marine life. percent of the world’s farmland but uses 4.7

Textiles 98

Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 98

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. Theres hardly any of us left.

Plantation 113

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 113

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The soybeans and corn are processed into animal feed and ethanol, mostly outside the region; the cotton is exported to textile mills in Asia. In 1920, Blacks owned or operated 14 percent of all farmland in the U.S.; In both cases, its the initial conversion of undisturbed land to farmland that has the biggest impact.

Acre 52

Acre Farming Farming Crop 52