The Equation

MAY 15, 2023

While a small number of winter crops such as small grains (wheat, oats, barley) and forage and pasture crops such as alfalfa can use some winter rain and snow, western agriculture largely depends on a steady supply of irrigated water that has led to extreme groundwater mining.

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Industrial Agriculture Crop Agriculture Agriculture 103

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

The plowing of agricultural land during the 19th and 20th century released vast stores of carbon dioxide , only a small part of which has since been returned to the soil. The previous National Academy of Sciences study on links between human and soil health has been deleted, as it is already under way.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

Others say science has yet to prove that climate-smart practices truly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “We Farmland itself was also once a major source of atmospheric carbon dioxide as farmers cleared carbon-rich forests and plowed up prairie soils, releasing carbon from trees and the ground. 28, 2019. “But

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Manure 97