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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Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2024

The final strategy incorporates a wide range of stakeholder input, ensuring EPA not only protects species but also preserves a wide range of pesticides for farmers and growers. Beck’s and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) announce the election of Scott Beck as the central regional vice president. The tour runs Aug.19-22,

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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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AGRIVI

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have built AGRIVI Engage to change the way agrifood companies, or input manufacturers interact with farmers, empowering them with AI-driven insights and recommendations tailored to their specific needs seamlessly through a simple WhatsApp chat.

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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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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

Regulating Pesticides and Other Chemicals Ongoing pesticide approvals and regulations generally chug along without much disruptioneven as administrations change. Its unclear if that strategy will remain in place under Trump. That was true under Biden, barring a few exceptions. Because most GMO corn exported from the U.S.

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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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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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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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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. A fast-growing and high-yield plant, hemp suppresses weeds, thrives without fertilizer and pesticides, and requires less water than many other crops.

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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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Agwired

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest steps to incorporate stakeholder feedback and collaboration with federal partners, ensuring the Agency’s work to protect endangered species from pesticides is practical, flexible, and supports the agricultural community. In the U.S., Syngenta Crop Protection and Lavie Bio Ltd. ,

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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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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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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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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. 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. First, the farmers embarked on a wagon tour.

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Civil Eats

JULY 22, 2024

And at a panel on the National Mall hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers in May, House Ag Committee members Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) and David Rouzer (R-North Carolina) both seemed to be reading from that policy book, despite the fact that both are members of the RSC. Today, it’s nearly all Republicans.

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