Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

I sold pesticides for 10 years, and now I don’t. She studied agriculture in college and worked for a pesticide company for about a decade. For Trisha, sustainability means “freedom to really farm how we should be farming,” including being freed from the volatile cost of inputs like synthetic fertilizers.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding brought on by climate change all have a massive impact on the food system. Farmers are having to adjust what they grow and how they grow it, and people all along the food chainfrom the workers who harvest the crops to the consumers who eat themfeel the effects.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Organic foods are those produced or grown without the use of synthetic chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers and does not contain genetically modified

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Below is a list of definitions for common phrases on food labels. Do you know what “cage-free” means?

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Sustainable Harvest International

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Family farmers can develop flourishing businesses while supporting local food systems, food sovereignty, and sustainability. SHI partner farmers learn to embrace these techniques, such as natural fertilizers and cover cropping, knowing that healthy soil leads to abundant harvests.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Catastrophe loomed everywhere I looked: in the dust bowls on the once-fertile plains of central Turkey, in the vanishing lakes of Mexico City, in the fetid cesspools outside the factory farms of North Carolina, in the disease-ravaged olive trees of Puglia, in the rapid wiping away of diverse food webs in every biome.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For smallholding farmers in developing nations, who grow more than a third of the world’s food, having Plantix on your phone was like having a highly accurate plant pathologist in your back pocket, one who would also present afflicted farmers with options for treatment. million from a group of venture capital investors.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Two organizations want to put an end to the wild west of claims and prove, through certification, that food labeled regenerative is genuinely the gold standard of sustainability and not just another marketing buzzword. Kerston, however, insists that bad practices such as using synthetic fertilizer consistently show up in the data. “If

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Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

By taking legal action, researching, and building campaigns around the world, CIEL hopes to expose the hold that fossil fuels have on industries, including the food system. The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF) reports that the food system contributes to 15 percent of the total fossil fuel consumption every year.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

Generically called the “farm” bill, it is actually a farm and food bill that supports a wide range of programs, including ones that cover crop insurance, financial credit, and export subsidies for farmers, as well as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They play critical roles in their ecosystems, sustaining and keeping in check species higher and lower on the food chain. First of all, farmland reduces mammals’ natural habitats and diminishes their ability to find shelter as well as food and prey, explained Koen Kuipers, a researcher at Radboud University in the Netherlands.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides. By building fertile, self-sustaining soil, farmers can cut costs significantly.

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Food Tank

JULY 26, 2024

But after listening to Food Tank’s interview with Mark Zimring about the challenges and opportunities in international fisheries , it made me realize how good we have it here in Alaska. Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Have you ever heard of wild Alaska pollock?

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation. Hopi corn thrives without fertilizers, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation.

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NASDA

JANUARY 30, 2024

Without the savings from the MTB, it could lead to increased prices of final agricultural commodities, raising the cost of food and jeopardizing global competitiveness. Or it could lead to less use of inputs and, without the use of pesticides, farmers can lose up to 80% of their crops annually due to pests and disease.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

Organic squash farming focuses on growing squash without synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, or pesticides. By avoiding harmful chemicals, it ensures safer food for consumers and… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Squash Farming Organic farming practices emphasize soil health and biodiversity.

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The Equation

JUNE 13, 2023

Human activities can alter the distribution and abundance of soil microorganisms, especially by changing how food is grown: for example, by changing the quantities of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides used, or by growing the same crops on the same fields year after year.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. While the realm of pesticides and fertilizers has been dominated by chemistry for the past eight decades, it seems like biology may soon have its day.

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The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

An example of a negative externality is the negative health impacts of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in rural disadvantaged community residents: community residents pay with their health for the cheaper price of conventional food production. How do we weigh these scenarios and decide if cropland repurposing makes sense?

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Farm income, yields and food availability have all increased tremendously since the inception of the Farm Bill in 1933, in line with its original intent. But a closer look at our food system reveals many challenges. The efforts to truly create sustainable food systems do not go far enough.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 12, 2024

Our list of recommended food and farming films and TV series is especially selected, watched and reviewed by the SFT team for your viewing pleasure. For all three of them, it is all about soil and the importance of its microbiology which is the starting point of fertility and true abundance.

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DTN

AUGUST 29, 2023

For example, here are three instances of how farm carbon emissions data will be used now and in the future by consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies — in particular, food, beverage, and pet food companies. Now, the concern is not only where a food product came from but also how its ingredients were grown.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To help you find a winemaker, distiller, or brewer to support, Food Tank is highlighting 20 producers and programs bringing sustainable sips to glasses around the world. The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 11, 2025

Organic mustard farming focuses on cultivating mustard plants without synthetic chemicals or pesticides. This farming method emphasizes using natural inputs to maintain soil fertility and promote plant health. Organic mustard farming is becoming popular due to the increasing demand for chemical-free, sustainable food products.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

This sets up a situation where a pesticide treatment may be needed, which knocks out beneficial biology that could keep pathogens in check, which leads to a downward spiral of degradation. Improving nitrogen management would reduce our reliance on pesticides, and the entire system would function better. This is nonsense.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. Then there’s the Walmart Foundation, which last year gave the Nature Conservancy $1.5

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here, Patrick Holden explains why land sharing not ‘land sparing’ holds the key to sustainable food, biodiversity and climate resilience. Instead, I believe we should adopt a land sharing approach, producing food in harmony with nature and keeping as much agricultural land in production as is possible.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

By avoiding synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, it nurtures both the land and the environment. The process ensures healthier crops while preserving soil fertility. Organic millet farming promotes biodiversity and supports sustainable food… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Millet Farming

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The Equation

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

One person who does is Stacy Woods , research director for the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. A geostatistican by training, Dr. Woods brings decades of experience in the application of spatial data science to her work studying the environmental and health impacts of the US food and agriculture system.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

He was paid to plant it by the Olmsted County Groundwater Protection and Soil Health Program , a local effort that seeks to reduce overall fertilizer use by building soil—therefore cutting down on the nutrients that enter waterways—while helping farmers save money. But what can we do to prevent this in the first place?”

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Sustainable Harvest International

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Regenerative agriculture offers a powerful solution to today’s interconnected crises, including the climate crisis, poverty, declining food security, and biodiversity loss. Conventional agriculture heavily relies on synthetic chemicals in the form of fertilizers and pesticides.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Organic cocoyam farming involves growing cocoyam without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Organic cocoyam farming can improve local food security by offering a nutritious staple crop. This sustainable practice enhances soil health while promoting biodiversity.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

Introduction In 2011 the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law. Of the many rules in this law, the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) was created to address federal food safety requirements at the farm level, specifically for produce crops. Why is this important?

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Cropin Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Digital transformation in the crop protection industry is key to overcoming food production and pest management challenges. Precision in fertilizer and pesticide usage can limit environmental impact, protect biodiversity, and reduce wastage and production costs.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 28, 2023

Food production is a complex, dynamic system facing a multitude of pressures. On top of that , the food and beverage sector faces significant regulatory requirements , considering its substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Scope 1, 2, and 3 E missions – Why the Latter Matter to Food and Beverage Industry ?

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