Sustainable agriculture will not be achieved by one universal solution. A meta-analysis by the University of Basel shows that the current focus on no-till farming does not achieve the desired results.
Dairy farming is the practice of raising and breeding livestock to produce milk for human consumption. While the industry isn't going away any time soon, plant-based milk alternatives such as soy, ...
Farming should be as high-yield as possible so it can be limited to relatively small areas, allowing much more land to be left as natural habitats while still meeting future food targets, according to ...
Europe-based vertical farming firm Infarm this week announced a $200 million Series D. The round, led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), follows last year’s $170 million raise. It pushes the ...
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Plans to develop octopus farming in Europe are under attack from a new report which claims this sea animal’s exceptional characteristics make it uniquely unsuitable for intensive farming. The world is ...
Vertical farms usually look up. Aerofarms, Plenty, Gotham Greens — these companies are trying to revolutionize agriculture by looking toward the sky, with tall warehouses full of growing equipment ...
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“The more drought-stressed regions of the state saw less improvement in profitability but they all did see improvement year over year,” said Pauline Van Nurden of the University of Minnesota’s Center ...