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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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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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

New research suggests that cover crops may struggle to make a significant dent in agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. And they raise the risk of additional acres being plowed up to compensate for the lower yields. That’s many millions of tons of grain.” But as the hype for cover crops mounts, so does the scrutiny.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And just this year, Russia bombed the Ukrainian port of Odessa to disrupt grain exports. The food sector, top to bottom, generates nearly 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. And the meat industry alone, by some estimates, accounts for nearly 60 percent of all greenhouse gasses produced by the food system.

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