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. And along with redesigning plastics to “actually be recyclable,” improved reuse and recycling processes and investment in cleanups are crucial to meeting those goals, she says. plastics policy.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., To help explain the complex calculations behind measuring a farm or field’s carbon footprint, we’ve summarized some of these tools and processes below. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres).

Farming 98

Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

The Equation

MAY 15, 2023

Industrial agricultural practices such as tillage (plowing) and leaving fields bare between growing seasons degrade soil structure, reduce water infiltration, lower water storage capacity, and increase runoff (the flow of water across the soil’s surface).

Industrial Agriculture 112

Industrial Agriculture Crop Agriculture Agriculture 112

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And its early success has conservationists and lawmakers hoping it can become a model for local, state, and federal farm conservation programs, and in the process serve as a way of disrupting the corn-bean-feedlot machine that dominates Midwestern agriculture. But what can we do to prevent this in the first place?”

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140

National Young Farmers Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This bill helps meet the conservation needs of young and BIPOC producers through dedicated funding and a simplified application process for small operations. With these partners, we call on Congress to include the text of the Small Farm Conservation Act in the 2023 Farm Bill.

Farming 40

Farming Farming Ecology Plowing 40

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

They provide feed for the livestock whose meat and dairy make fast-food chains and deli counters hum, and their derivatives provide a huge proportion of the fat, sweeteners, and other additives that make processed treats so hard to resist. Most of that came in the form of fat added to processed food.

Food 59

Food Crop Processing Tractor 59