Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

It helps increase yields and the nutrient content of crops, reduce synthetic fertilizer use, and improve soil health and water retention, among other benefits. The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) currently requires compost to be derived from plant and animal materials, such as manure, food scraps, leaves, and straw.

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Compost Manufacturing Food Production 141

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The PCB Protestsand the Birth of a Movement Oily in texture and without smell or taste, PCBs are synthetic compounds used in manufacturing transformers and other electrical equipment. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent. The widespread practice, which took place through the late aughts, “had a deleterious effect on soil quality,” says Richard H.

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. The polymer can yield various end products depending on the twisting of yarns. The difficulty, and the stage most of these startups are now, is in scaling manufacturing. What’s the solution? Photo courtesy of Spiber Inc.)

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Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 117

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Phosphate rock is a popular material for the manufacturing of this fertiliser. Nitrogen helps with greenery, and potassium helps with plants’ stalks and straws Why fertilisers? In addition, another inorganic type for fertilising plants is phosphorus fertiliser. This is responsible for cell growth and expansion.

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Manure Compost Straw Fertilizer 98

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Your energy mix Over the last year or so, utility companies across the country have woken up to a new reality : After two decades of flat growth, electricity demand is about to spike, due to the combined pressures of new data centers, cryptocurrency mining, a manufacturing boom, and the electrification of buildings and transportation.

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Food Production Greenhouse Construction 51