Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Agriculture, Goes on Trial When Seeds Become Toxic Waste The post Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy? working alongside U.S.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

consumers are paying more for chocolate products as confection manufacturers raise prices in response to the soaring cost of cocoa. Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) announced the appointment of Dr. Laura R. Syngenta Group , one of the world’s leading global agriculture technology companies, announced that its manufacturing facility in St.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Phosphate rock is a popular material for the manufacturing of this fertiliser. Phosphorus is responsible for this, and it also allows for better seed growth. In addition, another inorganic type for fertilising plants is phosphorus fertiliser. This is responsible for cell growth and expansion.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 19, 2023

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for proper dilution and application. Seed Propagation One common method of propagating Adenium arabicum is through seeds. Seed Propagation One common method of propagating Adenium arabicum is through seeds. Propagation Methods 1.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It works with manufacturers and producers of agricultural plastic to recycle products on its behalf. million empty pesticide and fertilizer containers and nearly 300,000 empty seed and pesticide bags. McDaniel also questions why the onus to recycle is on the grower and not the company that manufactures the product.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. Faribault County farmer Tim Perrizo was able to pay for a custom aerial cover-crop seeding for one of his 70-acre fields.

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Agwired

MAY 31, 2024

The Seed Association of the Americas (SAA), in collaboration with the Argentine Seed Association (ASA), invites you to attend the 9th Seed Congress of the Americas , which will be held from September 30 to October 2, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hosted on Thursday, July 25, from 8 a.m.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers.

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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. Well-designed vertical farms exclude disease vectors that are found in conventional agriculture and this reduces the need for applications of pesticides for pest management.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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