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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AGRIVI

JUNE 2, 2023

In recent years, sustainability has taken center stage, capturing the attention of all stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain. From food and beverage companies to agricultural supply chain companies and even farmers themselves, everyone is feeling the impact.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 21, 2023

Farm Management Software in Service of Sustainability To support companies in meeting ESG standards and implementing sustainable agricultural practices, the AGRIVI 360 Agriculture Supply Chain platform offers a set of comprehensive farm management solutions.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Its foundation relies on resource-intensive commodity crop production, which needs the majority of fertile lands to feed animals kept in confined spaces. The societal cost, meaning the hidden costs associated with poor labor conditions such as child labor or unlivable wages, of our food supply chains is estimated at around $100 billion.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 28, 2023

Those companies seeking to comply with future reporting standards and work toward net zero need to start creating transparency around current GHG emissions along the entire value chain. Collaboration with farmers in their supply chain is key in helping them understand how to reduce emissions and set quantified targets.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 7, 2023

By mandating comprehensive sustainability reporting, the CSRD requires companies in the agri-food sector to disclose information about their environmental, social, and governance practices throughout the value chain. It allows for better traceability, ensuring that potential hazards are identified and addressed promptly.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Soil Health : Advanced soil sensors can measure critical factors like moisture levels, pH balance, and nutrient content, enabling farmers to fine-tune fertilizer use. Farmers saving 30% on fertilizer costs and boosting crop yields by up to 10% are not uncommon with these insights.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The farmer] could be spraying with every insecticide, pesticide, fertilizer, and drive a big, stinky diesel truck into my city and sit outside idling for 20 minutes while he unloads all his plastic containers into my restaurant, right?” And, just because food is raised locally doesn’t mean it’s grown with climate-friendly practices. “[The

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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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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

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AGRIVI

JULY 21, 2023

The platform allows companies to closely monitor and analyze key metrics such as machinery and fuel usage, mineral fertilizers usage, pesticides and crop protection usage, and irrigation and water usage which are instrumental in the calculation of their scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Some see the answer to more sustainable fabrics in new materials that can readily decompose or be recycled; others say natural fibers and local supply chains are the way to go. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides. What’s the solution? Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They can also recommend the most appropriate pesticides and fertilizers to apply. This platform not only helps farmers make informed decisions, but it also connects smallholder farmers with stakeholders, helping to build resilience in the supply chain.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The main differentiators we typically see are “pesticide-free,” “locally grown,” “uses less water,” and “uses less fertilizer.” When you have bespoke systems with custom engineering and immature supply chains, that essentially leads to delays which has a negative impact on competitive advantage in terms of scalability.

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DTN

JANUARY 9, 2025

Ag retailers that offer products and services that support regenerative agriculture, such as low-carbon fertilizer, cover cropping solutions and eco-friendly pest solutions may be able to get ahead of competitors in a new marketplace.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Basements and garages have long been fertile ground for innovation, with a host of well-known companies including Apple, Amazon and Harley-Davidson tracing back to humble residential roots. Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses.

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Hartwood Farm

MARCH 24, 2022

We ordered the bulk of our supplies last year, before the current war, and aren’t facing a fraction of the trouble larger farms that are now sourcing their increasingly tight fertilizer or herbicide supplies. Likewise, the majority of farmland in the US relies on artificial fertilizers.

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AGRIVI

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have built AGRIVI Engage to change the way agrifood companies, or input manufacturers interact with farmers, empowering them with AI-driven insights and recommendations tailored to their specific needs seamlessly through a simple WhatsApp chat.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

He manipulates weather patterns to bring on drought and extreme temperatures, summons pests that are resistant to pesticides, and degrades the soil. Mark Brooks, FMC VENTURES Mark Brooks, Managing Director, FMC VENTURES: “My supervillain is ScorchedFarm, who exposes the vulnerabilities of modern agriculture in the face of climate change.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Coffee was then planted in high densities and, lacking shade, the plants soaked up more sun and grew bigger and faster — a hyper-focused production cycle that also saw an increase in fertilizer and pesticide use, Perfecto says. Thousands of hectares of agroforestry systems were razed as a result.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Photo: Zoe Schaeffer) Yet truly sustainable linen will be expensive, at least early on, when the supply chains are still getting up to speed. It’s treated, in most cases, with conventional fertilizers and pesticides, and is harvested, processed and made into cloth using huge machinery.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers. Does any of that sound familiar?

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With this revelation, Restoring Eden becomes an examination of how much remains unknown about the impacts of widely-used pesticides—even within the local agencies tasked with environmental protection in farming communities. And Hilborn’s intimate, passionate connection to her land and its ecosystems demonstrates what’s at stake.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As extreme weather events increase in frequency, the agricultural supply chain is more vulnerable to disruption. This creates instability in the cultivation and overall supply and distribution of food, which affects human and environmental health. Agricultural research.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dispensaries may charge a premium for heritage strains or sun-grown, organic weed, but a hazy supply chain can obscure a lot between seed and sale. An open ledger With supply chains becoming ever more complex, tracking the source and path of agricultural products is essential to food safety and quality.

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The Equation

JANUARY 16, 2025

Workers who plant and pick fruits and vegetables face extreme heat which kills farmworkers every year in Danger Season coupled with toxic pesticide exposures and wildfire smoke. Whether documented or not, workers across the US food and farming system are routinely subjected to a litany of hazards.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Built to serve “a massive, complex, and incredibly productive and efficient food system,” its presence, she adds, is unyielding.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

This bill defines precision agriculture as: “managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.” 6422, 6314, 6410, 6411).

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