Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It made me feel so good that someone believed in me and what I was doing on my farm.” (Photos courtesy of Jeff Siewicki) He positioned himself as a pasture poultry farmer to set himself apart from industrial poultry farmers and pivoted to selling to restaurants and wholesale. Things started working. Then, they get clear on pricing.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, researchers utilize the long-term farming systems trials at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service station in Beltsville, MD , to address nutrients, weeds, soil health, greenhouse gas mitigation, and net economic returns in organic field crop rotations. Maintaining yields and managing production costs.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, Hardin wants to use the knowledge he’s gained to tackle some big challenges across the state by using biochar to clean up the Illinois River watershed, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help farmers improve the quality of their soil through his innovative initiative called the Carbon Chicken Project.

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Poultry Greenhouse Yield Manure 93

Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. This former chicken barn is now a greenhouse. This essentially pits all the regional farmers against each other.

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Farming Farming Poultry Contract Farming 133

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Exactly how far inland the salt encroaches will depend partially on how effective humans are at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as rising temperatures and melting ice sheets are the main contributors to the ocean’s expansions. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Yet global warming is steadily affecting fisheries and farms around the world and the foods they yield. Cocoa yields have already fallen due to changes in rainfall patterns, an uptick in pest and fungus infestations, and increased droughts. Here in the U.S., There’s a lot of topsy-turviness right now,” Platt says.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Credit: Meat + Poultry. This innovative solution can help farmers attain higher yields with less labor. Voltiris Voltiris’s solar panels can help power greenhouses. The extensive research on greenhouses and artificial lighting used in indoor farms led Voltiris to their solution. Credit: Serpentine Ventures.

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