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. All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 130

AGRIVI

JULY 13, 2023

As one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors, responsible for purchasing approximately 70% of all EU farm produce , the food and beverage industry plays a vital role in driving the shift towards sustainable food systems.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Pesticide 98

World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Nitrogen fertilizer is an expensive yet essential crop nutrient, supporting the food supply of half the world’s population. Current manufacturing is largely based on fossil fuels and leads to over a gigaton of CO2 equivalent emissions and many damaging environmental consequences such as fertilizer run-off and eutrophication.

Finance 52

Finance Seeding Fertilizer biotechnology 52

Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The report provides farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the methods and tools needed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of their operations.

Manufacturing 49

Manufacturing Technology Greenhouse Agriculture 49

Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. The difficulty, and the stage most of these startups are now, is in scaling manufacturing. What’s the solution?

Textiles 94

Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 94

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It was there she met Meg Erskine, co-founder and CEO of the Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC), the non-profit that oversees New Leaf and a textile manufacturing studio located at the church. Bista’s son Bal is New Leaf’s chicken and greenhouse manager, and he and his in-laws also have community farmer plots.

Crop 100

Crop Cultivation Textiles Farming 100

AGRIVI

JANUARY 10, 2024

It provides a holistic approach to tracking and managing fertigation and irrigation practices, intended primarily for substrate-grown berries and vegetables in greenhouses, and illustrates well the full range of benefits that technology brings while making agriculture practices more efficient, productive, and sustainable.

Production 52

Production Agriculture Agriculture Manufacturing 52

DTN

AUGUST 29, 2023

Scope 3 reporting requirements Upcoming Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 3 emission reporting requirements will entail companies to report the amount of carbon emitted during the production of the ingredients they purchased. EcoField data uses the most comprehensive, field-level data on more than 50 sustainable agriculture practices and inputs.

Beverage 52

Beverage Food Farming Farming 52

Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Microbes which are part of fertilizers are generally known as any microorganisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, which is why a microscope is used to view them. Thus, this is how the relation of Fertilizers takes place. This includes cells such as single-cell eukaryotes, which are cells with a single nucleus.

Fertilizer 52

Fertilizer Production Compost Manufacturing 52

Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

Methane gas digesters are used by dairy farms to convert manure into energy and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The fertilizer produced by the co-digester is stored in the tank behind it. By benefiting socially, Davis means odor control: co-digesters produce an odorless organic fertilizer. Photo by Meg Wilcox.

Manure 59

Manure Food Compost Fertilizer 59

Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 26, 2023

Ideal Environment: Place the pot in a warm and sunny location, such as a windowsill or greenhouse. Fertilizing Adenium Arabicum Proper fertilization is essential to promote healthy growth and abundant flowering in Adenium Arabicum plants. Avoid fertilizing during the dormant period in winter.

Seeding 52

Seeding Pruning Fertilizer Processing 52

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Agriculture contributes at least 11 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions , and meat is the biggest contributor among foods. Their excrement, frass, is a rich fertilizer for agriculture. Is there a way to make healthier dog food that won’t burden the planet so much? Here is how a few companies are dishing up new models.

Food 86

Food Farming Farming Compost 86

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. To note: Hemp contains only.3

Plantation 113

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 113

Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

They work on farms, in fields and greenhouses, around livestock, with plants, soil and water. Agricultural Inspectors and Testers In this job, you’ll work with farmers and manufacturers to ensure that their products meet government standards. Farmers are the people who grow crops and raise livestock, but they are also so much more.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Science Livestock 52

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Everything from silage wraps, tote drums, containers, plastic mulch, greenhouse sheeting and row covers have a use in modern-day agriculture, although much of it is single-use and not recyclable. It works with manufacturers and producers of agricultural plastic to recycle products on its behalf. Globally, 12.5

Farming 115

Farming Farming Manufacturing Greenhouse 115

Agwired

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

From raw ingredient screening to lab, greenhouse, and field testing, Yara’s focus on quality ensures that YaraAmplix consistently meets the highest standards. One of the first featured products that Yara is bringing to customers is YaraAmplix PROCOTE OPTIMIZE , which leverages Yara’s revolutionary coating technology. or YaraCanada.ca.

Manufacturing 89

Manufacturing Greenhouse Technology Distribution 89

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers. Diverse plants and manure must take their place.

Seeding 115

Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115

The Equation

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to the EPA, it applies about a half million tons of pesticides, 12 million tons of nitrogen, and 4 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer to crops in the continental United States every year. That makes the fertilizer industry a double threat to the climate. That was—and still is—a major oversight. Big Ag is a major polluter.

Fertilizer 114

Fertilizer Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture 114

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The CAFO would not be able to claim that nearby farms were going to use the manure as fertilizer. Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. And yet, this technology is part of both state and federal plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

Farming 96

Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 96

Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

It was the annual field day at The Mill , a popular Mid-Atlantic retailer of agricultural products including seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. Carbon markets were first created decades ago as a means for companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by paying to reduce emissions somewhere else.

Pesticide 130

Pesticide Marketing Seeding Fertilizer 130

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The CAFO would not be able to claim that nearby farms were going to use the manure as fertilizer. Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. And yet, this technology is part of both state and federal plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

Farming 63

Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 63

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 22, 2023

It’s also fertile ground for showcasing an industry desperately trying to recultivate the value of American-grown products in the wake of US policies supporting imported flowers that have undercut domestic flower and foliage farmers for decades. In other fields, the environment is manufactured.

Production 75

Production Manufacturing Farming Farming 75