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AGRIVI Sets the Standard for ESG Monitoring and Reporting in Agriculture

AGRIVI

Localized Database, Pest Alerts, and Transparent Information About Pesticide Residue Levels One of the key advantages of AGRIVI FMS is also its localized database of authorized crop protection products.

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Measuring and valuing sustainability: A third income stream for farmers

Sustainable Food Trust

Yet, at present, if you farm in ways that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase biodiversity and deliver a range of social benefits, you are likely to make less money than if you farm extractively.

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Could a Container Farm be the Right Choice for Your CEA Facility?

Agritecture Blog

There are many benefits to container farming that make it an attractive alternative to vertical or greenhouse farming. In addition, the controlled environment means that container farms are less susceptible to pests and diseases, reducing the need for harmful pesticides and herbicides. Credit: Charleston Business Journal.

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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event

Agritecture Blog

This approach is gaining popularity due to increasing fertilizer and pesticide costs, fragile ecosystems that provide essential water and air quality services, and increased attention for local and regional food systems. The conventional meat industry is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Walking a Mile in Others’ Muck Boots—Farmer Dramas and Impostor Syndrome

Hartwood Farm

Every year, we use language and science, biology, geometry, chemistry, marketing, financing, graphic designing, accounting computer programing, and a truly staggering amount of algebra. For some of us, that could be no till and deep soft beds tucked in every winter under 12 inches of leaves.

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Investors Rewind 10 Years of AgTech: Supervillains, Heroes and Unexpected Truths

World Agri-Tech

He manipulates weather patterns to bring on drought and extreme temperatures, summons pests that are resistant to pesticides, and degrades the soil. Let’s stop trying to force agtech companies and investments to fit the Silicon Valley mold, and instead let’s leverage innovative financing to resource solutions for agriculture.

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More regenerative farming may be a climate solution. But another climate solution is impeding its progress

The Counter

By one estimate, storing an extra 2 percent of carbon in soil would return atmospheric greenhouse gases to “safe” levels. Once again, it mostly comes down to finance. “A “A big obstacle for doing more regenerative farming is most people can’t afford to spend $30,000 on a seeder they only need once or twice a year.”

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