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AgriTechNZ News: Northern Hemisphere spotlight

Agritech NZ

So, it’s timely to now shine light on the Northern Hemisphere where many of our Members have a market strategy or customer base. This precedes an immersion trip later in the month, coinciding with the Irish National Ploughing Championships and World Agritech Innovation Summit in London. Find out more Agvisory.NZ

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Regenerative Food Certification: Gold Standard or Greenwashing?

Modern Farmer

Two organizations want to put an end to the wild west of claims and prove, through certification, that food labeled regenerative is genuinely the gold standard of sustainability and not just another marketing buzzword. Land to Market frames its products as coming “from land that is regenerating.” But it’s not quite that simple.

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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

Carbon offsetting schemes are already being used to market huge numbers of products and we believe that building soil carbon stocks is no different,” he explains. Her simple solution is to “pay farmers an additional premium, supported by the market, for sustainable cocoa and reap the long-term benefits.”

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More things in Heaven and Earth: Mycorrhizal fungi, ploughing, no-till and glyphosate

Sustainable Food Trust

But will the current trend away from ploughing towards direct drilling and the accompanying use of glyphosate bring the benefits advocates claim, or could this make matters even worse? Richard Young follows on from his article, Speed the plough or the direct drill and sprayer?

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“Bristol’s last working farm”: A farm for the future

Sustainable Food Trust

Twice a month, Catherine Withers heads to market two miles away in Bedminster, to sell her wares, much as her family have done for generations. Five part-time employees turn produce into scotch eggs, sausage rolls, jars of chutney and jam and the like, to be sold direct or from the local market.

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Organic Farming for Ecosystem Biodiversity & Diversity – Larchgrove Farm, Barrhead County

RR2CS

Through careful observation of land and climate, Jenna and Thomas have gradually built two cabins, a greenhouse, an organic market garden, and apiary. Often, in conventional agriculture, muskeg areas and sloughs are drained and ploughed. They’re also in the process of establishing a shelter belt and heirloom flower garden.

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