Agwired

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) and published by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative,” was authored by 26 leading independent researchers and peer reviewed by the National Academy of Sciences. The report, “The Potential for U.S.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 3, 2024

Fighting climate change Greenhouse gas emissions, which result from high levels of atmospheric carbon, are a critical cause of climate change. The post Sequestering Carbon Is Not Just A Science But An Art, Too appeared first on Modern Farmer.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

I’ve seen statements and studies on both sides of the argument and I’m having a hard time determining what is supported science vs wishful thinking or greenwashing marketing hype. But the study delves into a more comprehensive analysis, considering factors beyond direct greenhouse gas emissions. Links to 2 difference examples below).

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For starters, the irony : A climate-change conference in an oil-rich state The head of the conference publicly states “ there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels.” The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Biological nitrification inhibition trait in sorghum may allow reduced fertilizer use and greenhouse gas emissions The post Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel approach to minimize nitrogen loss in crops appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Food Politics

MARCH 5, 2024

But a recent article on meat industry influence on climate change science, sent to me by one of its authors, focuses on two individual recipients of meat industry funding. In the USA, one of the largest consumers and producers of meat and dairy products, livestock greenhouse gas emissions remain effectively unregulated. Jacquet, J.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 10, 2025

From greenhouses to galaxies, doctoral student Jess Atkins research could shape the future of lunar farming The post A moonshot scientists giant leap for plant-kind appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s a reference to cow’s greenhouse gas emissions, largely produced through belching , though passing gas contributes, too. Dr. Frank Mitloehner , a professor in the animal science department of U.C. In fact, livestock is the world’s largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions , a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide.

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Food Tank

APRIL 18, 2024

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases—it accounts for as much as 30 percent of climate warming and is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20 year period, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reports. Climate Change Conference (COP30), set to take place in the Fall of 2025.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 5, 2024

Although the food system generates one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions , it has largely been excluded from the climate agendas of most governments. Seaweed farms on both coasts are beginning to take hold, tapping into decades of painstaking science, and could help shellfish thrive in waters affected by climate change and pollution.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2024

A few years ago, JBS announced that it would “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.” JBS USA’s parent company reported greenhouse gas emissions of 71 million tons in 2021. JBS USA is one of the largest meat processors in the world, self-reportedly generating 32 billion pounds of product each year.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

While the current administration may blame woke DEI environmentalists for the blazes, science shows that the climate crisis contributed to the severity of the damage. The food system is responsible for an estimated one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions driving this crisis. Theyve got their eyes on one: the food system.

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Food Tank

JULY 26, 2024

Unlike vast swaths of Pacific and Indian Ocean where global treaties are lacking, enforcement is sparse, science is always playing catch-up and ‘dark fleets’ perpetrate illegal fishing and human rights abuses, the Bering Sea is a global model for how fish, fishermen and communities can all thrive. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S.

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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. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act. Many practices can lower a farm’s greenhouse gas emissions, including alternative manure management techniques and the use of renewable energy.

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Ohio State University

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Other research labs have used simulations to show that reducing population-level food consumption can lower energy costs, preserve land and water resources, and reduce greenhouse gas creation by keeping discarded food out of landfills. Contact: Brian Roe, Roe.30@osu.edu 30@osu.edu Written by Emily Caldwell, Caldwell.151@osu.edu

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

All registrants to Groundswell should watch the webinar so that attendees may be working with information that is current and accurate based on the science available to us now. The overall impact of the greenhouse gas reductions of ethanol compared to gasoline are therefore hard to balance. Ethanol represents about ⅓ of the U.S.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

percent of total greenhouse gas emissions between 2021 and 2022—the sharpest drop of all sectors in 2022. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual emissions inventory report showed that emissions from the agricultural sector dropped by nearly 2 percent, falling from 10.6

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

He explains that they reduce the time it takes to compost, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and they require very little water for breeding. Insects can help decrease the number of inputs typically expected in food production, Tonga says. Ultimately, insects have the potential to be used as meat substitutes or dietary supplements.”

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sturcken has been working with Walmart since 2006, and her team continues to work with the company on its Project Gigaton initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chains. I believe it called for a reduction or avoidance of 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses. So, that has embedded greenhouse gases.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Yesterday, the agency took a big step toward refining its definition of that term by announcing a major initiative intended to improve the data it uses to guide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and make farms more resilient to climate change. We have to have accurate, reliable measurements of the impact.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

An underground greenhouse currently under construction in Pine Ridge. As these communities grapple with climate change and historical inequities, they create innovative solutions, such as these underground greenhouses. In an underground greenhouse, Raycen Raines (right) helps harvest microgreens that are donated to the community.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

Our main study, “ Water, environment, and socioeconomic justice in California: A multi-benefit cropland repurposing framework ,” was recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. But I’ll tell you the truth: this work has been hard for me. million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 10, 2024

A recent study in the journal Science finds that an organic waste ban in Massachusetts has reduced overall waste by 13 percent from 2014 to 2018. Bans on organic waste, or food waste, offer a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Agwired

JULY 17, 2024

a leading designer and manufacturer of precision meters for the agriculture, turf and greenhouse industries, has announced the release of a compact, handheld meter. ICPA brings together brightest minds from around the world, under one canopy to share and advance science and technologies of precision agriculture.

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Food Tank

JUNE 19, 2024

Hot Farm Food and agriculture systems are responsible for roughly one third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Maintenance Phase In Maintenance Phase , hosts Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon set out to debunk the junk science that underlies health and wellness fads and misguided nutrition advice.

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Agwired

MARCH 6, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the report, Intent to Establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program , authorized under the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA). The GCSA was signed into law on December 29, 2022, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2024

Midwestern corn and soybean growers earned more than $140,000 in 2023 for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased soil carbon through implementing regenerative agriculture practices. These producers received both payments and technical assistance from Nutrien Ag Solutions as part of their participation in Eco-Harvest pilot projects.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Participants will then receive incentive payments for adopting practices that — besides being “climate-smart” — have benefits such as increasing the water-holding capacity of soils, reducing the need for expensive synthetic fertilizers, and boosting overall farm productivity.

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Food Tank

APRIL 15, 2024

I Am Grounded , Australia From the time coffee is harvested to when it is consumed, research published in the Journal of Food Science and Technology shows that over 95 percent of the plant’s biomass is wasted. pounds of greenhouse gas, and saves 102 gallons of water. pounds of waste diverted from landfills, reduces 2.23

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We can start treating trees about two months out of the greenhouse and jump on those trees early,” says Gerrard. “By I think ARS’s coordinated national response and team approach to science for solving citrus greening is a model for other challenges in tree and fruit crops,” says Tim Rinehart, a national program leader with ARS, in an email.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The grant, which will provide funding through June 2028, will help the college to enhance its current culinary, horticulture and science curriculum with new classwork that will explore sustainable food production and safety practices, waste management and agribusiness. “We director of the Agriculture Science program.

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Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The report provides farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the methods and tools needed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of their operations.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 10, 2024

Of her 150 acres, only about 25 are safe for agricultural use, forcing Hunter to resort to raised garden beds in a greenhouse, filled with soil shipped in from another site. This is “real-world science,” Smith says, watching a colleague snip plants and collect soil samples. Stay in the Loop!

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Some of the benefits of incorporating vertical farming and hydroponics into school curricula include: Hands-on learning experiences - Students can participate in all aspects of the growing process, from seed selection to crop harvesting, all while learning about the science behind plant growth, nutrition, and water management.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

Conspiracy Theories and an Ongoing Culture War Dozens of peer-reviewed studies have shown that livestock accounts for anywhere between 11 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, much of which comes from land use and cow burps. Compared with the global meat production, cultivated meat is still in its infancy.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Founded in 2019 by NYU adjunct professor of food science Lauren Katz, Helaina aims to create an infant formula with bioactive proteins identical to those found in breastmilk. Voltiris Voltiris’s solar panels can help power greenhouses. Helaina Helaina employees collaborating in the lab. Credit: Helaina. Credit: Serpentine Ventures.

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