Meet the cooperative extension agents running american agriculture
You’ve probably never heard of them, but the farmer who grows your food has.
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Establishes Tribal Department of Agriculture
UConn Extension offers assistance in developing sustainable agriculture and community education.
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Sustainable Food Systems and Stable Climates Are Intertwined
The absence of food systems from the world’s largest climate deal is unfortunate at best and extremely dangerous at worst.
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Plastics In Soil Threaten Food Security, According To FAO
FAO suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with far greater quantities of plastic pollutants than we can imagine.
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From Farm To Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts Of U.S. Food Waste
Over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce it and creating a myriad of environmental impacts.
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Fulton County Board Passes Resolution Supporting Small Farm & Urban Agriculture
The resolution encourages the 15 cities within Fulton County to also support the development of local food options.
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Hunger Continues to Plague Americans. Here's What We Can Do About It.
Food insecurity—and our failure to address it—remains one of our largest challenges.
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USDA Establishes Food Purchase Program To Build Back Better Via Local Food Purchase
Up to $400 million in funding now available to support food purchases with an emphasis on purchasing from underserved farmers and ranchers.
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7 Urban Farming Trendsetters To Look Out For In 2022
Inspired by Whole Foods’ Top 10 Food Trends For 2022, this list details some of the many indoor farming companies that are furthering the concept of “ultra-urban farming.”
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Specialized Farm Laborers are Instrumental to Run Vertical Farms
Labor is shockingly the largest expenditure for all crop farms on average, yet we rarely stop to think about the hands behind our agricultural operations.
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Local Produce Can Only Be Cheaper If Big Companies Commit
The regional F&B head for one of the world’s largest hotel companies has called on the industry to invest more heavily into local food produce.
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Rooftop Car Park Becomes Skyfarm For Food Donation
Skyfarm in Australia is set to include hospitality sites, environmental education and event spaces, whilst producing up to 5 tonnes of fresh produce each year.
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A Farm Grows Atop A Convention Center In NYC
The Javits Center has expanded to include a one-acre farm that will supply its kitchen with fresh food at almost zero food miles.
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23 Indigenous American Food Activists, Educators, And Other Figures To Know
November is National Native American Heritage Month. This list celebrates indigenous American food activists, including chefs, writers, farmers, and more.
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Report Shows ‘Greenwashing’ A Challenge In CEA Crop Production
Greenwashing, future production, and sustainability metrics were front and center in the 2021 Global CEA Census Report released today!
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Atoll Nation Of Tuvalu Adopts ‘Cubes’ To Step Up Nutritious Food Production
The Food Cube is helping island nations with their issues of declining agricultural production and persistent malnutrition that have existed for decades.
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Abu Dhabi Launches Sustainable Agriculture Plan To Boost Local Farming
Abu Dhabi’s new comprehensive plan for agricultural sustainability promotes climate-smart agriculture as a tool to meet the UAE’s Net-Zero by 2050 Goal.
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Creating Food-Secure Communities With America’s Public Gardens
Some US-based public gardens have deep-rooted food-related programs that demonstrate the long-term impact on local communities.
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Floating Salt-Resistant Marine Farms Might Be The Solution To Rising Sea Levels
Japanese start-up N-ARK combines salt-tolerant technology with sea-adapted architecture to create a floating marine farm.
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Gifts That Grow! Agritecture's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
Bring out the urban farming enthusiast in each of your loved ones with Agritecture’s curated guide to the best urban agricultural gifts.
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Resilience Needed For Berry Trade To Thrive
The berry business will need to be even more resilient if it is to sustain its recent impressive growth in sales around the world.
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USDA ARS Launches CEA Study With AmplifiedAg's Vertical Farming Platform
The USDA will utilize AmplifiedAg’s advanced hydroponic container-based vertical farming platform to study crop production, food safety, market quality, and nutrition in CEA.
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The Philippines 1st Urban Farming Hydroponic Hub To Address Food Shortages
The Philippines has just unveiled the country’s first urban farming hydroponic research and training facility to overcome food shortages - the Urban Agri Hydro Hub Learning Center.
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This Zero-Emission Superyacht Concept Grows Its Own Fruits and Vegetables
It’s not exactly easy to grow your own fruit and veggies aboard a yacht, but one design studio just sprouted a novel solution.
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CEA's Current Powerhouse Crop: Gourmet Mushrooms
Smallhold recently closed their first investment round, securing US$25 million to grow organic mushrooms in local warehouses.
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Farming Communities Around The World Hold The Key To Food System Resilience
By encouraging farmers to contribute to conservation efforts, this project is fostering stronger relationships between scientists and farming communities, for greater food security.
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World Food Prices Hit 10-Year Peak
World food prices rose for a second consecutive month in September to reach a 10-year peak, driven by gains for cereals and vegetable oils.
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16 Women You Should Know Who Are Creating A More Sustainable Food System
Here is a list of 16 women fighting through gender-specific obstacles to create a more sustainable and equitable agricultural industry.
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