Farming First

MAY 9, 2024

The post Changes in Farm and Food Production Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by a Third appeared first on Farming First. A new report from the World Bank finds that affordable, readily available actions can drive progress towards net zero food systems.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming are a significant contributor to global climate change. The production of livestock generates various types of g

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Suggested cuts to livestock numbers in Northern Ireland will significantly impact pasture-based livestock production without reducing global emissions because more meat and dairy would be imported from overseas, says the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock. FERN’s Ag Insider: Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture grew 14 percent in 20 years. Reuters: Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goals IV. As for how and when?

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Food Politics

MARCH 5, 2024

In the USA, one of the largest consumers and producers of meat and dairy products, livestock greenhouse gas emissions remain effectively unregulated. What might explain this? Here, we show that the industry has done so with the help of university experts….Here,

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 31, 2024

Julie Baber, who raises rare breed sheep in Somerset, covers some key discussions from this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference, looking at why we must move beyond the perception of wool as a low-value by-product of the meat industry. For the more experienced, it was all about the sense of community as they came together from around the UK.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market. Agritecture’s consulting team is a big fan of greenhouses, which have a long history of commercial and private success.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Plant diversity decreases greenhouse gas emissions by increasing soil and plant carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems. Are agricultural commodity production systems at risk from local biodiversity loss? No basis for claim that 80% of biodiversity is found in Indigenous territories. Maybe someone should pay for that?

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Food Politics

JULY 23, 2024

And how, exactly, are we to do this?

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ATTRA

JUNE 3, 2024

The University of Copenhagen mapped the global extent of greenhouses , revealing that greenhouse cultivation is increasing rapidly and covers at least 1.3 Greenhouse cultivation in China accounts for more than 60% of the total global area. million hectares of the Earth’s surface.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Securing seeds and equipment and building climate-smart infrastructure like greenhouses, requires funding. Diversifying into a new product also means finding a market for it. This can be challenging, especially for niche products. If one product suffers due to pests or weather events, others can still provide income.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

There's no doubt that modern technology has given us the tools to make our farming operations more efficient and productive. Luckily, we’ve done the research and broken down the top tips for increasing efficiency and productivity on your farm. Things like automatic windows in the greenhouse are lifesavers. Let’s jump into it!

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NASDA

JUNE 28, 2024

Comment Re: Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Request for Information (RIN 0581-AE29) Dear Administrator Summers: NASDA appreciates the opportunity to respond to the U.S. As the voluntary carbon marketplace continues to evolve, regular, meaningful stakeholder engagement must remain a priority.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Smallholders are witnessing the recovery of the fertility and moisture levels of their soils, higher productivity and competitiveness.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 1, 2024

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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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 Politics

JUNE 3, 2024

Comment: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions produced by agriculture is an important goal. This analysis suggests we stop worrying about the effects of pork on climate change (never mind the effects of industrial pork production on air, land, and water within smelling distance).

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Food Tank

JUNE 18, 2024

Plant-forward menus, which offer fiber-rich vegetarian dishes and plant-based proteins alongside animal-based foods, have a significantly lower environmental footprint when it comes to greenhouse gases, water and land use, manure pollution, and harm to wildlife and native habitats. These foods are healthy and good for the Earth.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. But plasticulture, or the use of plastic products in agriculture, also comes with a wide range of known problems. Simply put, “there are no magic solutions,” says Demokritou.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

Emmert, a horticulturist at the University of Kentucky, was tinkering around with how to build a cheap greenhouse. It lines the sides of greenhouses, blankets fields as “plastic mulch,” covers hoop houses, and winds through farms as irrigation tubes, among other forms. In 1948, E.M. That’s the reason we’re facing such a massive issue.”

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

This ignited her passion for sustainable food production, leading her on a quest to find farming solutions that would alleviate environmental pressure, enhance biodiversity, ensure food security, and improve the nutritional value of vegetables. Recognizing the need for quality vegetables, Grace built her first urban farm at home.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) The OREI program awards funds for research conducted on certified organic land to address production, marketing, and socioeconomic constraints on the growth of the organic sector and to elevate the economic and social benefits of organic farming. Managing weeds, diseases, and pests.

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

t foods are typically made from the by-products of human food production. What percentage of greenhouse gases are attributable to pet food? Of all the by-products produced in Brazil, 12.8% Of all the by-products produced in Brazil, 12.8% Pet foods therefore, reduces food waste.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Demand for localized food systems and the products coming from them is rising, and companies are responding to it. Vertical farms and greenhouses are seeing much more capital investment than they had in the past, and CEA businesses are improving their unit economics through new technologies which attract investment, as well.

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Food Tank

JULY 26, 2024

They fish for two weeks at a time and store 1,500 metric tons of frozen and dry products onboard. We make fewer trips in and out of port, meaning less fuel per ton of finished product. Since we process everything onboard immediately after catch, we maximize product quality while avoiding the need for extra processing or shipping.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 9, 2024

A new report from The Organic Center details the nutritional difference that eating organic produce makes and the environmental, human health and socioeconomic benefits of organic produce production and farming. Finally, the higher premiums associated with organic products enhance farmers’ livelihoods and boost rural economies.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. Not only that, but animal husbandry also has significant cultural value and eating animal products can have health benefits.

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

They recognize the value of insects in agricultural environments and their potential to be used as a primary ingredient in consumer products. There, “you have a diversity of living beings, including insects that are part of that production landscape.” Abdou Tenkouano, Director General of icipe, sees insects and food as interconnected.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They produce around 30 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. It starts with governments having a plan to transform their food systems in ways that incentivize the production, distribution and consumption of foods that are good for health and good for the environment. Food systems will now be center stage in all future COPs.”

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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%. The USDA has allocated $3.1

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World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Specializing in agricultural & speciality chemicals, biologicals and nutritionals, CJB Applied Technologies provides services covering everything from product development, to formulating, testing, packaging and scaling. Learn more about how CJB Applied Technologies is embracing biological product development to meet customer demand.

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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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Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

For example, livestock production, fertilizer use and deforestation for farm expansion exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions. These will deliver the triple wins of increasing production and productivity from the sector while building resilience of our communities and at the same time minimizing emissions, he said.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ranches that meet the Initiative’s standards for conservation are able to sell meat products with the Audubon Society’s bird-friendly seal. Currently, retailers carrying certified products can be found in over 30 states and include some nationwide online retails.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

” While revitalizing the community, Jersey Scoops adds a high-value outlet for a perishable product, strengthening the industry overall. The national program helps small and mid-sized dairy producers squeeze more value out of milk by diversifying their products and markets, reducing waste, and innovating packaging and processing.

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Food Tank

MARCH 2, 2024

Across the industry, we recognize the imperative of implementing more sustainable production practices to protect wine as we know it,” Maxwell Howland, Enologist at Monterey Wine Company in California, tells Food Tank, “and we are coming together as custodians of the land to figure out a viable path forward.” And he adds, “we are also a U.S.

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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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