Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc. These solutions are used in a wide variety of modern agricultural applications in both greenhouses and controlled environments. Third-party validation of the system or underlying technology is also factored in. Credit: iFarm.

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Agwired

MARCH 6, 2024

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) presented the seventh-annual Davidson Prize to the top three innovative products, selected from the AE50 honorees on Friday, March 1, at Commodity Classic in Houston, TX.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 2021 Global CEA Census Report revealed that at least 38% of greenhouses and vertical farms don't track their energy use. Ceres Greenhouse Solutions The unique design of Ceres’ passive and modular greenhouses. Credit: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Credit: GreenBiz.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Byproducts of processed foods get tossed out on the manufacturing line. 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 Manufacturing is decently efficient, says Gunders.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

That’s good for rural communities as well as the planet.”

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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.

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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?

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DTN

JUNE 12, 2024

Together with rapidly increasing investment into battery manufacturing, this makes a U-turn away from [EVs] improbable and impractical,” said Fatih Birol, executive director at the International Energy Agency, in late March. In 2020, around one in 25 cars sold worldwide were electric; in 2023, it was one in five.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5 According to FAO, plastic films such as black mulch and greenhouse covers account for the bulk of annual global use, at more than 8 million tons. percent of global emissions.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 24, 2024

The ability to manufacture cold has shaped not just our diet and health, she argues, but our economy, landscape, and geopolitics. Civil Eats spoke with Twilley about her book, how refrigeration has transformed our relationship with food, and the implications of feeding the world’s seemingly insatiable appetite for manufactured cold.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Utilizing hydroponic greenhouses and isolated grow beds, they ensure the pristine quality of their produce while harnessing the power of data to minimize errors and risks. At the heart of each greenhouse lies cloud-based monitoring, facilitating optimal crop management. Established in 2020, Greener Crop Inc. Greener Crop Inc.

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Agwired

MAY 16, 2024

ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program compensates farmers and ranchers for reduced greenhouse gases, increased soil carbon, improved water quality, and other ecosystem services benefits. The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) released its 2023 Annual Report. Enter promo code MEDIA24 at checkout for free registration.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Their consulting platform is working to support low-carbon infrastructure and practices in the biggest manufacturing nation in the world , according to data from the U.N. Statistics Division. iGDP tackles climate actions across multiple sectors primarily at the subnational level.

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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. In this example, 99 kg/acre of CO 2 e emissions were sequestered due to sustainable farming practices.

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Agwired

MARCH 1, 2024

This global brand will represent and unify all the emerging industry segments of crops grown in controlled environments, including greenhouses, hoop houses and high tunnels, operations using shading or netting, vertical farms, container farms, and more.

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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.

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World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A regenerative food system can help restore degraded ecosystems; reduce greenhouse gases and sequester carbon; and keep soil healthy, water clean, and foster biodiversity. A regenerative approach encourages good human health from the selection of chemicals used on farms and by processors, to ingredient choices by food manufacturers.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

percent of greenhouse gas emissions and 22 percent of all freshwater use in the US. That’s 235 million tons of meals that went uneaten, despite the fact that one in eight Americans is food insecure. And it’s not just the food that goes to waste; that year, uneaten food accounted for 6.1

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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.

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OECD: Environment

AUGUST 2, 2023

Not surprisingly, because of the decline in labour market opportunities in blue collar occupations and many manufacturing sectors, demand for skills related to operating and maintaining traditional equipment and tools are projected to decline the most following the implementation of Fit for 55 targets.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

Furthermore, Menards also has its in-house home improvement brands such as Midwest manufacturing, Masterforce, Grip fast, Tool shop, and more. Their warm and welcoming customer service allows Menards to be like a family and homely hardware store. The best thing about this company is that it meets all the needs.

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The Equation

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Your program recently published a fact sheet on fertilizer, which most people do not know is manufactured using fossil gas—what the industry euphemistically calls “natural” gas because it sounds like a good thing when it is decidedly not. billion in damages annually to gulf fisheries and marine habitat since 1980.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The major food safety recalls have occurred in greenhouses, which lack certain design controls that a truly controlled environment can provide and therefore can’t minimize the risk the same way vertical farms can.” in automation design, and have Food Safety processes built into end-to-end integrated software systems.”

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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. Roughly three-quarters of the 38,000 tons of waste digested by the system annually comes from area food manufacturers, restaurants, and grocery stores. Lobdell calls those deals myopic. “We

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 22, 2023

But federal trade agreements, such as the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act and the US–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, were implemented and supported by subsidies to foreign governments to plant flower fields instead of trading in drug manufacturing and trade. In other fields, the environment is manufactured.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Methane is a short-lived but potent greenhouse gas that scientists say has driven roughly 30 percent of Earth’s warming since pre-industrial times. The plant-based protein manufacturer supplies a pea crumble to schools across the country that replaces ground beef “one for one,” without changing recipes.

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NASDA

JUNE 12, 2023

“As co-regulators, the state, local, and FDA inspectors are the boots on the ground, conducting millions of inspections annually between retail and food manufacturing, and shaping how we regulate food.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This biennial event brings together emerging professionals in the animal feed industry to learn more about the ingredients, processes and regulations used within the industry to manufacture and sell animal feed.

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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.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Furthermore, Menards also has its in-house home improvement brands such as Midwest manufacturing, Masterforce , Grip fast, Tool shop, and more. Their warm and welcoming customer service allows Menards to be like a family and homely hardware store. The best thing about this company is that it meets all the needs.

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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.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

food supply—results in “annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 42 coal-fired power plants,” according to a report released by the EPA in November 2021. Every year, about 130 billion meals, or $408 billion in food, are thrown away in the U.S., according to Feeding America. All of this food waste—35 percent of the U.S.

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 31, 2023

” The accelerating trend of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), particularly vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouses, has captivated investors, entrepreneurs, and journalists worldwide. These companies shoulder less risk, as the system manufacturers bear the development costs.

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The Equation

AUGUST 30, 2023

In Illinois, Massachusetts, and Michigan in particular, UCS is working in coalitions to provide guidance around IRA provisions including low-income and energy communities’ bonus tax credits, the greenhouse gas reduction fund , and Environmental and Climate Justice air and climate pollution reduction grants.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Greenhouses and vertical farms, widely known as trusted methods of year-round agricultural production, seem to be context-agnostic solutions to agri-food supply chain disruptions, desertification, and other climate change-related problems. However, they have very significant capital costs.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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. Climate change, though, is where the game is really changing for meat. And on it went.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to advance AIM for Climate, a joint U.S.-U.A.E Farmers and environmental groups were also notably sparse at the summit.

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