ATTRA

JULY 4, 2024

Rice fields are flooded to degrade the rice straw so that the field can be replanted. Researchers are testing how much the birds prey on the fish and how much the presence of fish reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by the decaying straw.

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Straw Greenhouse 40

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. Oh, what a day, he says.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse. Baker has even had success planting directly into straw bales. Straw bales get bonus points because they can be composted after the growing season for future use as a natural fertilizer.”

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Straw Compost Seeding Farming 85

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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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Caff

JANUARY 24, 2024

Cheetah gives a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses. The group got a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses, herb garden, and livestock. Finally, everyone gathered around a long table covered in sterilized straw and learned how to inoculate different substrates with fungi spawn.

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Straw Greenhouse Livestock Farming 52

Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2024

The accumulation of carbon in the soil effectively slows the carbon cycle, causing carbon to linger in the ground for a longer period of time rather than quickly releasing into the atmosphere, where it takes the form of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change. Photo credit: Adam Cobb) “We never leave our soil bare.

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Farming Farming Crop Agriculture 143

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

Next to the entrance is an eye-catching display of bedding plants which are grown in one of the farm’s greenhouses. Every Thursday, a group of 20 to 25 is transported in a trailer with thick straw bedding to a small abattoir which is just over six miles away. The shop is housed in a modern, one-storey building.

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Farming Farming Straw Pasture 52