Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over the next two decades, tractors, mechanical harvesters, and chemical herbicides made sharecropping obsoleteyou no longer needed much labor to farm cotton or grains. For the peas, which are like black-eyed peas but with purple pods and eyes, Coleman and his colleague Percy Baldwin have found a different market.

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DTN

JUNE 14, 2023

But now, people outside the industry are paying attention to how crops are grown, as an increasing number of food companies, grain buyers, and consumers seek ingredients grown using sustainable practices. And with increased attention on agricultural practices are increased market opportunities for agribusinesses and grain growers.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The market for grass-fed beef continues to grow. The use of land for grazing cattle, as opposed to more productive crops or carbon-sequestering forests and prairies, is a key issue for critics of the beef industry—and grass-fed cows require more land than those finished in grain in feedlots. But emissions may not tell the whole story.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In Iowa, unconventional farming—growing crops aside from industrial grain—ranges from soybeans grown and made into tofu near Iowa City to an environmentally-minded O’Brien County farmer who went organic decades ago. Bushel Boy has a Mason City operation with 17 acres of greenhouses growing different kinds of tomatoes.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

While the markets for these grasses are barely established, it’s one potential solution to a clear problem: In the coming years, as the effects of climate change intensify, growers in this and other coastal regions will have to farm differently. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

It doesn’t take a whole lot of rain to make a good yield for the sorghum crop,” said Rendel, who plants about 1,000 acres of grain sorghum each year on his 5,000-acre farm. While he did lose some of his grain sorghum, or milo, to the drought, the loss was minimal compared to corn. But there was one crop that suffered less. “It

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Yet, there were few resources to help with marketing your product, finding customers, getting sales and becoming profitable. He took his products to farmers markets and found if he processed birds and sold legs, wings and breasts separately, people were more likely to buy them. But, starting the farm didn’t come easy at first.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

The issue most cited across critiques was simple: When urban farms were separated from community gardens in the study, the higher rate of greenhouse gas emissions reported essentially disappeared. Overall, they found greenhouse gas emissions were six times higher at the urban sites—and that’s the conclusion the study led with.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. The brewery is located on a small but busy farm with apple orchards, market gardens, two greenhouses, an apiary, and a flock of chickens.

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Food Tank

APRIL 15, 2024

Barnana , United States Barnana partners with indigenous-run regenerative farms in Latin America to source bananas and plantains that are diverted from market. Typically, while these fruits are perfectly edible, they are considered too ripe for the journey to market. pounds of greenhouse gas, and saves 102 gallons of water.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That environmental focus that our generation has latched onto,” says their grandson Tom Walton, picking up the narration from his uncle in the marketing video posted by the Walton Family Foundation in 2018, “Sam and Helen taught us at an early age.” If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

percent of its greenhouse gas emissions on food that never gets eaten, as well as an estimated 16 percent of US cropland and 22 percent of its freshwater use. percent of surplus food When it comes to fruits and vegetables, Dana Gunders, executive director of ReFED, says occasional overproduction can be attributed to fluctuating markets.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

With $3,000 allocated for equipment and many hours spent watching YouTube tutorials, he built a steady farmers market following, selling tender, week-old pea, sunflower, radish and broccoli sprouts. Now 27, DiLillo has seen his business blossom. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

APRIL 8, 2024

." Secretary Vilsack announced the first climate-smart certified product available to consumers: long grain white rice. The rice was grown using climate-smart practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60-95% and reduce water use by at least 33%.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 7, 2024

This is a story that’s familiar across the world with various farmers having nowhere to turn when the weather and market forces align against a crop. Globally, according to a 2022 United Nations report, food loss and waste account for 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In so many other places, the apples were left to rot.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the release, the WFO claimed cultivated livestock products “are supported by marketing campaigns that enhance the myth of greater sustainability compared to agriculture” and asserted that “there is no reliable evidence to compare cell-based food to farmer-produced one.” Photography by Good Meat.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 14, 2023

There are many benefits to container farming that make it an attractive alternative to vertical or greenhouse farming. They are a great option for small-scale farmers who want to experiment with different crops or who aim to cater to niche markets. Credit: Charleston Business Journal. Credit: College of Charleston.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Hydroponic fodder, young tender grass grown from cereal grains in indoor systems, can grow animal feed using up to 98 percent less water than it would take to grow a comparable amount of calories in a field. Hydroponic fodder systems sow soaked grains, such as wheat or rye, into trays that are automatically watered.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 21, 2024

Left: A young soil blocked collard seedling in the Blue Ridge Farm greenhouse. Right: Soil blocked plant at the farmers market. I also recommend waiting until the seedlings have established roots in their soil blocks before attempting to transport them to market.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new report from pan-European collective EIT Food, exclusively shown to AFN , notes that while this is certainly true, there is also an increasing amount of greenhouse production in rural and semi-rural settings. Greenhouses and even hoop houses have long been considered part of the CEA landscape.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

Comic: Adapting Corn for Tortillas—and New Markets—in the Pacific Northwest In this illustrated report, we explore how the Organic Seed Alliance is working with local farmers, scientists, and chefs to adapt crops to new environments—and the changing climate. An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When Peter Platt was in Newport, Oregon in 2018, visiting Local Ocean Seafoods to bring them on as a supplier, he spoke with some of the fishermen docked outside the waterfront fish market and restaurant. Moreover, if greenhouse gases are not reduced, extreme weather will continue to cause crop loss, and inflation could rise as much as 3.3

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Homestead grows vegetables, herbs, grains, and animals such as ducks, pigs, and chickens. Backyard farms may need infrastructure for things ranging from drip lines and irrigation systems to hoop houses or greenhouses. She moved on to manage a two-acre cut flower parcel at a large market farm for a couple of years.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

. “Dog food” is regulated loosely compared to human fare, allowing even meat deemed unfit for human consumption due to things such as disease and contamination and moldy grains , a recipe for endless pet food recalls. All the companies, even leading dog food brands , see insect-based pet food as a growing market.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While farmers like Fischer are avid proponents of the need to address greenhouse gas emissions, others may be less certain about that need. As he transitions toward a farm that is more resilient, he has adopted a no-till system and a much more well-rounded rotation that includes small grains.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Side by side with that loss of diversity was a long growth in greenhouse gas emissions that has only recently begun to be addressed. public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Work is underway now to develop acceptable lab grown meats for the consumer market. It reduces greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions. If we are producing grass-fed beef, then we do not need grains or other feedstuffs? The reasoning behind the cultivation of lab grown meat is comprised of several thought processes.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Greater increases in structural, variety, and species diversity may be created with agroforestry systems, mixing trees and shrubs into annual and perennial grain, legume, and vegetable crops. That includes agroforestry systems, perennial pasture systems, and perennial grain crops. All of these policies help to shift U.S.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Building markets, and key infrastructure, for cover crops such as oats and peas will also help facilitate their wider adoption. And finally, many farmers want to see a guaranteed market to sell their crops into - ideally one that carries a premium for regeneratively-grown products. Image sourced from Urban Ag News.

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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. I was young, I was in my 20s.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

They are often responsible for the business side of their farming operations, from marketing to budgeting and more. They work on farms, in fields and greenhouses, around livestock, with plants, soil and water. They often work in laboratories or greenhouses where they conduct experiments on plants and animals.

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Hartwood Farm

MARCH 24, 2022

Those commitments could include a particular set of tractors and implements, or certain field layouts or greenhouses or barns or market delivery systems and so on. Even if big farmers get the highest commodity grain prices in ages, their input costs might turn their growing season into a financial train wreck.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed, Inc. They can supplement their cows’ diets with grain (an expensive remedy), or cut and dry their fescue and feed it to them as hay, which reduces its toxicity somewhat. The debate over how beef cattle are raised is caught up in the culture war over climate change.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Through careful observation of land and climate, Jenna and Thomas have gradually built two cabins, a greenhouse, an organic market garden, and apiary. Today, Jenna and Thomas are in the process of rebuilding the market vegetable and herb garden, while focusing on restoring health and vitality back into the compacted hayfield.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 14, 2025

Recent Executive Orders have led to the freezing of billions of dollars of already committed grant money, including funds for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC), an innovative program to support public-private partnerships to develop markets for climate-smart agricultural commodities.

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DTN

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It provides incentives for the agriculture sector to increase sustainable farming practices; it is poised to reduce biofuel and ethanol production costs while increasing profit margins; and helps lower greenhouse gas emissions across multiple sectors. This further limits supply in a soon to be high-demand market for the low carbon feedstocks.

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