Solar panels plus farming? Agrivoltaics explained. Could combining solar panels plus farming be a viable solution to the growing demand for food production and energy demand? Let’s take a closer look at electrifying our crops (not literally electrifying crops) … well, adding solar to our farm land as well as some of the side benefits... Continue Reading →
Vertical farms could take over the world | Hard Reset by Freethink
Vertical farming saves water, land, and energy — and it could be how we grow food on Mars. Video Source
Food policy leaders release report calling on Congress to tackle pervasive food waste. Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, in collaboration with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), ReFED, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released “Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill,” a new report detailing how Congress should... Continue Reading →
The Next Farm Bill Can Save Money, Reduce Food Waste, Address Hunger, and Combat Climate Change
Tropical regions show the greatest risk for insect declines The combined influence of climate change and expanding agriculture are causing insect populations to plummet in some parts of the world, according to a new study that determined the abundance of bugs has dropped by half in the hardest-hit places. That’s a big concern for both... Continue Reading →
Insects Are Dying Off Because of Climate Change and Farming
Farm of the Future is a competitive grant program that will be implemented by USDA NIFA to establish an agricultural test bed and demonstration site. It seeks to launch this rural test bed for precision agriculture, smart automation, data connectivity and transfer, and to demonstrate best practices in climate-smart agriculture, forestry, and animal production systems... Continue Reading →
Farm of the Future (Farmers consider applying for this grant $$)
Key Points Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has been given a permit to build the project in the Netherlands. The idea of deploying solar panels on farmland has been around for many years. Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has been given a permit to build a project in the Netherlands that plans to combine solar power with... Continue Reading →
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