Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A forthcoming analysis previewed exclusively by Grist found that, on average, the amount of time considered unsafe to work outside during a typical 9-to-5 workday will increase 8 percent by 2050, assuming greenhouse gas emissions stay on their current trajectory. Led by Naia Ormaza Zulueta, a Ph.D.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

High food prices and supply chain insecurities are only some of the challenges that farmers struggle with every season. Ecologist Mark Easter examines the foods we eat as they move along the supply chain from soil to seller.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Some of the best practices for supporting smallholder farmers include access to credit, training and education , and the use of technology. Technology also plays a significant role in supporting smallholder farmers. New technologies can potentially help them to overcome the above challenges and improve their operations.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Hylant can build policies for any scale CEA operation, from container farms all the way up to multi-acre greenhouse facilities. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, and data-driven farm management, they can operate profitable farms in areas not suited for conventional agriculture.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Associate professor of Horticulture, Neil Mattson, teaches a student in one of Cornell’s on-campus greenhouses. Let’s explore some strategies that universities can use to integrate this technology into their curricula. Credit: Greenhouse Product News. Credit: Cornell Chronicle. With the global population expected to reach 9.7

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Discussions around labor development, technology innovation, and industry movement appear to be the most engaging. Is Cold Plasma the Next Big Technology Breakthrough in Indoor Ag? Cold plasma technology has established uses in traditional outdoor agriculture, but its uses have not been explored in indoor agriculture until recently.

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World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These numbers are expected to rise significantly as more intense, destructive, and long-lasting severe weather events and climate change create major food supply chain disruptions. But there is hope on both the supply and demand side of the ledger. Let’s start with supply.

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Agwired

JANUARY 31, 2024

Azotic Technologies Ltd announced that Envita SC has received certification from the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in compliance with the USDA National Organic Program. Eco-Harvest Impact Units, and supporting programmatic documentation, are listed on SustainCERT’s VIVID platform.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From there, I spent probably a year researching various technologies and strategies for indoor ag, and I landed on the concept of using shipping containers. We founded AmplifiedAg in 2016 and spent the first couple years building technology. We've gone through probably five major technology cycles during this period.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Besides allowing for a high degree of traceability using emerging technologies, a key factor in food safety is the reduced need for harmful pesticides. Here, technology plays a key role. Here, technology plays a key role. Vertical farms can be much safer than conventional farms if they are designed and operated correctly.”

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

And because they grow quickly with minimal resources—and without herbicides or pesticides—scientists point to their potential to help bolster nutritional security, hedge against disruptions in the food supply chain and even generate fresh produce on long-term space missions.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Hosted by AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this year’s conference embraced the theme, “Feed Industry 4.0 – Leveraging Emerging Technologies,” with sessions covering regulatory updates, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

The whole of the cow milk industry, for example, will start to collapse once modern food technologies have replaced the proteins in a bottle of milk—just 3.3 Environmental benefits will be profound with net greenhouse gas emissions from the sector falling by 45 percent by 2030. greenhouse gas emissions could be fully offset by 2035.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

He showed me the stacks of donated piping that hes going to set up in a greenhouse so he can grow food hydroponically, year-round and free from pests. The silver lining of COVID is that everyone is way more focused on supply chain security, she told me. In the end, Nelson said, its not really about the individual technologies.

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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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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Various technologies and methodologies have begun to crop up over the last decade, presenting themselves as “silver bullets” to this food system problem. A greenhouse that has environmental controls to deliver fresh produce year-round might cost USD $40 or more per square foot and require significant energy use.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

But dog owners distrust this mysterious supply chain. Agriculture contributes at least 11 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions , and meat is the biggest contributor among foods. .” ” With the country’s ample supply of leftovers, it’s a model that could be used in other cities, says Arnold. “We’re

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vipula Shukla, GATES FOUNDATION Vipula Shukla, Senior Program Officer, Agriculture R&D, THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION : “The hero is always the progressive, technology-driven farmer/producer who understands what does and does not add value to their operation. HarvestHero is winning, barely. anyone who eats!)

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Side by side with that loss of diversity was a long growth in greenhouse gas emissions that has only recently begun to be addressed. public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The seed stage deals generally favored e-Grocery and Agrifood fintech players seeking to improve food distribution in the supply chain and those strategizing to reach more consumers. Hydroponic fodder from innovative Hydroponic Africa, pioneer of the Africa Intelligent Drip method. Credit: Hydroponic Africa.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

Moreover, despite a steady growth in total factor productivity (TFP, “a ratio of agricultural outputs produced to inputs used“) since 1948 as a result of technological change, climate change has already dampened TFP, and it is expected to decline to pre-1980 levels by 2050 unless adaptation measures adequately respond.

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DTN

JUNE 14, 2023

For example, the USDA conservation reserve program (CRP), which has been running for more than 35 years, has successfully reduced soil erosion, decreased nitrogen and phosphorus runoff, sequestered greenhouse gases, restored over 3 million acres of wetlands, and benefited wildlife. Cover crops are a good example of this. from 2022 to 2030.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resilience, according to a new report initiated by U.S. The report, “The Potential for U.S.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 24, 2024

What exactly is the cold supply chain? So, the cheeseburger couldn’t have existed without our refrigerated supply chain, and they didn’t; the earliest records are from the 1920s. There’s also evidence that nutrient levels have fallen as crops are bred for the cold chain. I think it’s a potential time bomb.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 25, 2024

Yet, milk, specifically cow’s milk, contributes a lot to the greenhouse emissions of our food. 6 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which come from cows raised for meat and milk products. Livestock is responsible for anywhere from 11.1 percent to 19.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 7, 2024

In the race to reduce such food waste, some farmers are turning to technologies to conserve resources and cut losses before produce even leaves the farm. Coupling these kinds of technologies with more precise data on field productivity could have a significant impact on the reduction of food waste on the farm.

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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. The company also works with workers along the coffee supply chain to empower them to commercialize coffee byproducts.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Some see the answer to more sustainable fabrics in new materials that can readily decompose or be recycled; others say natural fibers and local supply chains are the way to go. Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. What’s the solution? Another big factor is end of life.

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OECD: Environment

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Maritime emissions are also an essential part of global supply chains: simply put, if ships do not turn green, the goods they carry cannot either. Shipbuilding: constructing tomorrow’s fleet today Amid these developments, the role of shipbuilders and marine technology suppliers is a critical one.

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AGRIVI

JULY 13, 2023

However, this sector also faces notable challenges due to its significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Given the industry’s dependence on agriculture, it is crucial for F&B companies to actively support farmers within their supply chain in their transition towards more sustainable practices.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Nestlé is investing CHF1.2bn (US$1.24bn) on what has become known colloquially as ‘regen ag’ across its supply chain, for example.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

They help farmers and ranchers keep drinking water clean for our urban and rural communities, build soil resilience and limit the impacts of severe drought and flooding, provide healthy habitats for wildlife, mitigate agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and support farm operations that are productive and sustainable long-term.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

They are behind the Fair Food Program , a partnership that seeks to create a more ethical supply chain that benefits workers, growers, retailers, and eaters. Through research, stakeholder engagement, and storytelling, Project Drawdown drives global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The organization’s goal is to increase farming productivity and economic growth by finding technologies and innovations suited to the climate and agricultural conditions of arid and semi-arid regions. They currently have 13 urban agricultural facilities, school gardens, hydroponic greenhouses, and soil-based farms.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

They create an environment where farmers can share resources, knowledge, and technology, ultimately enhancing productivity and sustainability. Cooperatives can struggle to secure funding and i nitial investments for infrastructure, equipment, and technology can be high. They influence trade and pricing structures at a global scale.

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DTN

DECEMBER 27, 2024

For an industry typically labeled as slow to adopt digitalization due to the complexity of the supply chain, AI has had a hockey stick growth. For an industry typically labeled as slow to adopt digitalization due to the complexity of the supply chain, AI has had a hockey stick growth.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

The biggest farms can secure the best interest rates on credit, buy inputs at lower bulk rates, and trim labor costs through technology like robotic milking systems and calf feeders. The majority of the countrys 9.3 million milk cows are raised in herds of 1,000 or more, primarily or entirely confined indoors.

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