D2D on the Farm: Support Local Farms
Consumers love buying locally grown produce. But it seems consumers are also dictating how farmers should grow their crops. This is influencing how farmers do their job.
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Category: Sustainable Agriculture
Genetic Engineering: The Future Insecticide?
Cornell scientists are looking for your opinion on GE insects in farming to help protect against crop loss. What do you think?
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In the News: Bill Gates gives GMOs a vote of confidence
The more people know about the science behind GMOs, rather than just the emotions surrounding GMOs, the more effective…
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D2D on the Farm: America’s Salad Bowl
Did you know that 80% of the leafy greens and berries grown in the USA during the spring, summer, and fall come from the same region? Join D2D as we explore the farms of Salinas Valley, CA!
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D2D on the Farm: GMOs
This week D2D visited a CSA farm in Boynton Beach, FL. One of the most interesting conversations we had was about one of the most heavily debated topics in Ag. You guessed it…GMOs.
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Sustainable Ag Series: Farmers
What does sustainability mean to farmers? How do farmers successfully farm their land in a sustainable manner?…
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Sustainable Ag Series: Governments
What does sustainability mean to government regulators? How do local or national governments work with NGOs, farmers…
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Sustainable Ag Series: Corporations
What does sustainable agriculture mean to big corporations? Do corporations reach across the aisle to government regulators, NGOs, farmers and consumers…
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Sustainable Ag Series: NGOs
What is sustainability? How do non-government organizations (NGOs), corporations, governments, farmers, and consumers address sustainability? And how does this affect you, your food, and the environment?
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Out of the Air and into the Soil
The importance of healthy soil cannot be underestimated. Healthy soil has a direct impact on food security and our environment. But world soils are in the infirmary. They need more carbon to bring them back to health. Can we take carbon out of the air, and put it back into soils?
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Let’s Byte into Ag
There’s an increasingly widespread— and extremely important— ingredient in our global food system…It’s not a new nutrient. Not a preservative. Not a new flavoring. Not a new GMO.
And certainly not another other food ingredient….
The Bright Side of Carbon Dioxide
While we are constantly inundated with the potentially dire consequences of climate change, what we don’t hear about is how increased levels of carbon dioxide actually helps plants grow. Trees and crops thrive on CO2 and grow faster and better with more carbon in the air. This CO2 fertilization effect has positive implications to help feed our growing population.
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