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Insects Help Farmers Build Resilience
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (407+ words) Home » AgTech » At a Kenya Research Center, Insects Are Helping Farmers Reduce Their Reliance on Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides As fertilizer prices rise and farmers face growing pressure from climate change, researchers in Kenya are looking to an unlikely allies…...
Op-Ed | Smart Farming Is Not the Future. It Is Already Here. – Food Tank
2+ week, 6+ day ago (257+ words) Home » Op-Ed » Op-Ed | Smart Farming Is Not the Future. It Is Already Here. Three agricultural revolutions got us here. The first gave humanity settled agriculture. The second transformed land use and productivity through new methods and early machinery. The third…...
The Business Case for Regenerative Grows
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (407+ words) Home » Sustainable Business » The Business Case for Regenerative Grows Recent data from SPINS reveal that Regenerative Organic Certified products are seeing significant growth, with the number of buyers increasing 22 percent year over year. Contributing to this momentum, Patagonia Provisions is…...
In Monterey County, this Farm Is Building a Path to a Regenerative Food Future – Food Tank
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (427+ words) Home » Agriculture » In Monterey County, this Farm Is Building a Path to a Regenerative Food Future In the largest agricultural state in the U.S., Regenerative California is creating new pathways to help new and beginning farmers build a different future…...
Food Tank Explains: Agroforestry – Food Tank
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (336+ words) Home » Food Tank Explains » Food Tank Explains: Agroforestry This article is part of Food Tank’s primer series, “Food Tank Explains.” Each installment unpacks the ideas, innovations, and challenges shaping today’s food and agriculture systems, offering clear insights into complex topics....
A Regenerative Farm Becomes a Lifeline for Community and Youth – Food Tank
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (646+ words) Home » Agriculture » A Regenerative Farm Becomes a Lifeline for Community and Youth Wild Kid Acres began as a neglected piece of land in Maryland, largely overlooked and used as a dumping ground. Today, it is a thriving community hub that…...
Organic Farmland Investment: Turning Farmers into Owners – Food Tank
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (527+ words) Home » Agriculture » Organic Farmland Investment: Turning Farmers into Owners Iroquois Valley Farmland Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) recently launched a new program that grants equity shares to organic farmer partners. The approach, called the Farmer Success Sharing Plan, aims to…...
A Farmer’s Dream Takes Root on 22 Acres of Forgotten Christmas Trees – Food Tank
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (435+ words) Home » Agriculture » A Farmer’s Dream Takes Root on 22 Acres of Forgotten Christmas Trees Austin and Shannon Ehrisman raise all-natural hogs on a 22-acre patch of once-overgrown Christmas trees in central Pennsylvania. While the area is home to many hog farms,…...
The Henry Ford Brings Farm to School Film to New York City – Food Tank
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) Elena Seeley is Food Tank's Content Director. She earned a BA in Biology from Grinnell College and an MA in Food Studies from New York University, where she focused on food policy and food-based social movements. Elena has worked with…...
Food Tank Explains: Carbon Farming – Food Tank
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (640+ words) Home » Food Tank Explains » Food Tank Explains: Carbon Farming Carbon farming refers to agricultural practices designed to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soils and plants. By increasing carbon sequestration, carbon farming aims to reduce greenhouse gas…...