Sustainable Harvest International

JULY 19, 2022

By: Florence Reed , Founder + Director of Sustainable Harvest International With the war in Ukraine, the global food crisis looms large, given that Ukraine is a major global exporter of both wheat and chemical fertilizers. It’s a myth that’s been long debunked by numerous scholars. Similar results were published in The Lancet in April 2022.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is providing a $998,784 Seeding Solutions grant to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) to quantify how adopting soil health practices can reduce the need for nitrogen inputs without sacrificing yield.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 21, 2023

Monitoring and Validating Practices AGRIVI FMS enables companies to monitor and track various aspects of their agricultural operations like machinery and fuel usage , mineral fertilizers usage , pesticides and crop protection usage, and irrigation and water usage. A 21% decrease in pesticide usage. Improved yields for farmers by 11%.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You can harvest them after the cotyledon leaves have developed with one set of true leaves. The high nutrient density is because microgreens are harvested after germination when all nutrients for plant growth are still present. You can harvest most varieties of microgreens within 10 to 28 days of sowing the seed.

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AGRIVI

JULY 21, 2023

The platform allows companies to closely monitor and analyze key metrics such as machinery and fuel usage, mineral fertilizers usage, pesticides and crop protection usage, and irrigation and water usage which are instrumental in the calculation of their scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Howe emphasizes the advantages of consuming fresh, locally-grown produce, as many vital nutrients diminish shortly after harvest. GroGrace, a concept farm of Urban Farming Partners , began its journey in 2019, with a vision to provide a healthy, pesticide-free diet for founder Grace Lim's three children.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 24, 2024

Precision agriculture tools, such as GPS-guided equipment and drones, enable farmers to optimize field management, reduce waste, and increase yields. For instance, precision ag data can help farmers apply fertilizers and pesticides more accurately, leading to better crop health and reduced input costs.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

These severe conditions have a tremendous impact on our food system, affecting everything from crop yields to working conditions on farms. From climate risks to better work-life balance, a small but growing contingent of farmers is giving up summer crops to reap winter’s harvest. Some Farmers Are Skipping Tomatoes and Eggplants.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Regardless if it’s an off-the-shelf system or a novel cultivation system, it’s important to know the market history and how reliable the quality and yield claims are. The main differentiators we typically see are “pesticide-free,” “locally grown,” “uses less water,” and “uses less fertilizer.”

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Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

They also help prevent the leaching of nutrients from the soil, which makes it easier for your plants to absorb them when they're ready for harvest. As they decompose after harvest, they release this stored nitrogen back into the soil for other crops to use in their growth cycle. Here is an article about which ones to plant.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 27, 2024

In both cases, the vulnerability of relying on intensive, yield-driven conventional monocultures has become plain. Instead, Puglia’s olive sector is largely made up of small and medium-sized growers, many of them harvesting from simple family plots. In the 10 years from 2010-2020 alone, the number of farms in Italy shrunk by one-third.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

This scalable system intensifies land use and can yield at least 10 times the amount per unit land area compared to monolayer farms. To ensure a humane life and harvest, the fish are carefully monitored and transferred through tanks as they grow from egg to maturity. We’ve got a crop with a lot of biomass and a high CBD content.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to the UAE , the ban was necessitated by the high and unacceptable levels of pesticide residue in various products, including cauliflowers, cabbages, carrots, and eggplants. We increase yields by saving valuable fresh water on the smallest possible plot of land, using the least energy, and strictly avoiding harmful chemicals."

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., Trackable events include plowing, minimum-till cultivation, crop rotation, crop type, cover crop presence, irrigation events, harvest date, and crop residue presence. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres).

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

This approach is gaining popularity due to increasing fertilizer and pesticide costs, fragile ecosystems that provide essential water and air quality services, and increased attention for local and regional food systems. Alternative Proteins Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Instead, he wants his cattle to harvest their own feed via managed rotational grazing, even in the winter. And when nitrates are present, it’s inevitable that other contaminants, such as pesticides , are also polluting the water. Bedtka is in his mid-30s and working to raising a small cow-calf beef herd profitably.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

According to the techno-optimists, hacking photosynthesis by genetically modifying rubisco, the enzyme found in all plants that turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into starches, proteins, and other nutrients will allow us to radically increase rice yields in Asia.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

Viral diseases of cereal crops, such as cereal mosaic viruses , are a concern and can cause yield losses of up to 50%, but fungal diseases are as significant in both economic and food security terms. However, a recent review of 25 commercial mycorrhizal inoculants concluded that only one of the inoculants resulted in higher yields.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Farmers are constantly harangued about the latest ‘hot topic,’ he says, from sedimentation and erosion to pesticides, nutrient loading in waterways and declining irrigation aquifers. Prevost talks about improved pH, micro-nutrients and crop yields in his work with farmers rather than saving the planet.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 16, 2023

It can reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides, help to prevent soil erosion, add nutrients to your soil, increase water retention in the soil, and increase biodiversity. This means that farmers don't need to use pesticides or herbicides as much. Polycultures can increase yields compared to monocultures.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 24, 2023

While Mahon could use EPA-registered pesticides, he says he primarily chooses minimum-risk pesticides “typically composed of essential oils like rosemary oil [and] thyme oil.” But with that speed comes massive greenhouse gas emissions from lighting, heating, cooling and dehumidification—powered mostly by petrochemicals. “The

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The hilly, coastal prefecture is known for its ideal ecological conditions which yield high-quality rice. Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides. They practice biodynamic agriculture to encourage biodiversity and cultivate successful vineyards without pesticides or herbicides. for a new beer initiative.

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Farmbrite

MAY 9, 2023

Low rainfall or drought will cause low yields, and heavy rain will damage or wipe out your crops. If your tractor breakdown, it will affect your ability to harvest and increase production costs. Cost of production: it depends on the input cost and yield, making it highly variable. High demand will affect the price positively.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

The Problem Although not all fire fallout is toxic, the impacts on livestock and crops from wildfire ash containing contaminants from household products, vehicles, fuel, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, electrical systems, etc. Designated Containment Areas Keep pesticides/fertilizers, etc.

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DTN

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Farmers who will be ready to sell their corn and soybean crops at the start of the program are already using and tracking sustainable practices for the 2024 harvest.  The CI of a crop significantly depends on numerous factors, such as yield, fertilizer use, tillage, and cover crops, and vary by field-level and region.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Higher Yields: Growing multiple crops together can lead to a more abundant overall harvest, even in smaller spaces. Pest Resistance: Polyculture can reduce the reliance on pesticides, as the diversity of plants can deter pests and encourage natural predators.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Wild cotton grows in the parched grasslands of the Sonoran Desert, surviving without irrigation, pesticides, or other human inputs that domesticated cotton depends on. Farmers plant seeds deep in the soil, use passive rainwater harvesting, and rely on hardy desert-adapted seeds. The more water you put on a crop, the more yield you get.

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Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

It was the annual field day at The Mill , a popular Mid-Atlantic retailer of agricultural products including seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. One stop showed off a soybean yield trial. During a demo of a drone spraying a pesticide over rows of corn, the operators laughed as a gentle breeze blew the mist toward the onlookers.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested. The bulletin says, “Iowa State University researchers generally recommend terminating the cover crop with herbicide 10-14 days prior to planting corn to protect yield; however, that time frame is less critical for soybeans.”

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With this revelation, Restoring Eden becomes an examination of how much remains unknown about the impacts of widely-used pesticides—even within the local agencies tasked with environmental protection in farming communities. And Hilborn’s intimate, passionate connection to her land and its ecosystems demonstrates what’s at stake.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Workers dump harvested coffee cherries into a truck on a farm in Brazil on June 2. Coffee was then planted in high densities and, lacking shade, the plants soaked up more sun and grew bigger and faster — a hyper-focused production cycle that also saw an increase in fertilizer and pesticide use, Perfecto says.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Nevertheless, even the best technology can’t absolutely guarantee that crops weren’t grown on razed rainforests or harvested with child labor. Legacy growers tend to “really care about the land,” relying on the sun and rich soil to cultivate a single annual harvest.

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