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Shockingly Cool: This Startup Makes Fertilizer From Electricity

AgWeb Farm Journal

Nitricity is on a quest to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions via its innovative natural liquid fertilizer manufacturing process. The technology represents a major disruption to the global fertilizer market.

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Is pasture-raised beef better for the environment? It sure could be.

Food Politics

But the study delves into a more comprehensive analysis, considering factors beyond direct greenhouse gas emissions. Agricltural Systems: Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems.

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Climate Label Legislation Could Empower Eaters to Make Eco-Friendly Food Choices

Food Tank

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work with food producers, manufacturers, and retailers to develop a voluntary food climate label to place on a food product that will contain EPA-verified information relating to the carbon footprint of the product.

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Why Are Scope 3 Emissions a Key Concern for Food Manufacturers?

AGRIVI

On top of that , the food and beverage sector faces significant regulatory requirements , considering its substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The post Why Are Scope 3 Emissions a Key Concern for Food Manufacturers? But how can companies control something that’s strictly not in their control?

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Understanding the COMET-Planner Tool

ATTRA

Introduction COMET-Planner is a web-based greenhouse gas (GHG) evaluation tool used to provide modelled estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of certain conservation practices utilized across various agricultural landscapes. To answer that question, we use a tool called COMET-Planner.

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The Staggering Scale of Food Waste, Explained

Modern Farmer

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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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

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.