Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In fact, some agriculture companies are finding their investments are less than successful. At Planet’s 2021 user conference, Explore, I met with four leaders in digital agriculture to talk about how to reap a strong ROI from digital transformation. Globally, about half of all habitable land is used for agricultural production.

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Unsustainable

JUNE 19, 2022

By making small changes, like buying local or seeking transparent companies, anyone can shape demand for compliance with human rights.

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Agriculture Demand Ethics Politics 72

EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This year more than ever, food and agriculture sector issues were front of mind in the conversation, given companies even more opportunities and resources to take action. For the food and agriculture sector, it is critical to accelerate actions that tackle the biggest, and most potent, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions first.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Food and agriculture is a significant contributor to climate change, emitting a whopping 30% of global emissions, approximately the same size as the transportation sector. Addressing the climate solutions within animal agriculture is challenging, and often requires a dedicated team of experienced individuals.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 19, 2021

The agriculture sector is continuously evolving and transforming to support the growing population. Planet has partnered with Arva Intelligence, a scalable agtech platform that uses data and AI to optimize agricultural production at scale, and our data will now be integrated into Arva’s CropForce data analytics platform.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Marc McElhinney For today’s modern farmer, sustainability is at the heart of agricultural best practice. 1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD. on 2019 2 – the trend towards on-farm AD is set to continue.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 15, 2023

Climate change is projected to impact agricultural production worldwide, and 87% of agricultural finance institutions in a recent survey expect it to present risks to their business. A new guide from EDF and Deloitte offers five strategies for agricultural finance institutions to manage climate risks and act on climate opportunities.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Climate-Smart Agriculture Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with A broad range of companies within the food sector can use IRA-funded agricultural programs to support their climate goals. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, CDP The IRA adds ~$19.5 Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The guide aims to engage investors on deforestation emissions and other related risks across their portfolios and drive more corporate action on the issue. Nash: Why is deforestation an important issue on multiple fronts? Deforestation touches on a lot of the environmental and social issues investors are concerned about.

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Climate change Agriculture Biodiversity Policy 436

EDF + Business

APRIL 25, 2024

As the world grapples with the challenges of a changing climate, there is a growing understanding of the impact of agricultural emissions. Commitments made at COP28 underscore the importance of transitioning the food and agriculture sector to net zero, with new pledges of more than $7 billion for climate mitigation and adaptation.

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Methane Agriculture Global warming Innovation 123

GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

While a growing number of companies such as Arcadis are creating solutions and investing in ways to combat climate change issues, there's still untapped potential for water investment, according to industry experts participating in the recent GreenFin virtual event. For example, 72 percent of water usage in the world goes to agriculture.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

The absence of a plan to reduce agricultural emissions is indicative of apprehension to initiate change, given the scale of the challenge. The challenge of emissions reduction across agriculture is one of the most difficult to solve. As the saying goes "well started is half finished".

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Agriculture Biodiversity Policy Climate change 82

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Nature restoration efforts focus mainly on a select group of insects and issues. Often neglected issues such as light pollution, habitat fragmentation and everyday chemicals have not received sufficient attention to reduce their impact on invertebrates and wider wildlife.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The government has today celebrated the passage into law of its Agriculture Bill, providing the legal framework for its post-Brexit plan to reform subsidies to ensure farmers and landowners only receive public money in return for delivering public goods.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Food and Agriculture Organization. Even before Dang was infiltrating the foodservice industry of the North Atlantic region, he had a deep understanding of the agricultural supply chain from growing up on a small Connecticut farm. Is it an operational management issue? Is it a weekend or weekday issue? Or a spoilage issue?

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Waste Waste Startups Agriculture 291

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Recently dubbed regenerative agriculture, the concept is simple. What is regenerative agriculture? Regenerative agriculture describes farming practices that create a cycle of caring for the soil through responsible grazing and land management. Why do we need regenerative agriculture?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Carbon credit projects vary widely, from urban forestry projects to air carbon capture to regenerative agriculture. Both have additionality issues, but they differ. Forestry credits have been having an issue with that baseline calculation. . On the soil side, there are economic advantages to regenerative agriculture practices.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

During the session, with panelists from large agricultural companies Cargill and Mars, regenerative agriculture took center stage. . Kevin Rabinovitch, global vice president of sustainability at Mars, recognized regenerative agriculture is the new buzzword in sustainability.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

Price is one issue. I’m raising the issue of price to note that low-income families can’t necessarily participate in this trend. To be fair to Heitzeberg, he was well aware of this issue and said he was working hard to reduce the price of everyday essentials. Food & Agriculture. Food & Agriculture. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s an issue across the sustainability profession, in fact. Climate journalist Emily Atkin even has a name for it : a "Climate Chad" is an environmentalist who says they "care about pervasive racial inequality and police brutality but don’t believe these issues are related to the climate fight.". Food & Agriculture.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 10, 2022

If you are an innovator interested in redesigning our food & agriculture systems and developing nature-based solutions with our Director of Innovation Mitch Rubin , learn more about our funding opportunities and apply today! What areas in food, agriculture, and nature-based solutions are ripe for innovation in 2022? of global GHGs.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It’s not surprising that agricultural technology, and in particular, precision agriculture are becoming crucial tools in a farmer’s arsenal. In order to boost productivity and profitability, farmer’s need to carefully manage where they invest their time and resources.

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Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil Africa 72

GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

It's a symbiotic relationship," said Chris Ferzli, director of global corporate affairs and communications for Ocean Spray, the well-known agricultural co-operative, which generates annual revenue of about $2 billion. The verification applies to Ocean Spray's agriculture program and operations for three years. Food & Agriculture.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups, and tribal entities have announced an agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. Over the next 10 years, U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2022

While achieving the United Nations (UN) ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for wastewater treatment would cause substantial improvements in global water quality, severe water quality issues would continue to persist in some world regions. Their paper was published on 6 October in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

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Pollution Asia Africa Politics 213

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

The agriculture sector has spent millions of dollars on discrediting plant-based diets, a new report has claimed. By denying, derailing, delaying, and deflecting meaningful discussions around the sector’s key issues, the agriculture industry is using the same tactics as the tobacco and fossil fuel lobbies. In the U.S.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Small-scale growers, selling via farmer-focussed supply chains, are better able to deliver public goods due better calibrated supply and demand and to customer understanding of issues such as seasonality, waste and packaging avoidance and trade-offs between crop damage and agrochemical use. It is essential that we achieve both.

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Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Energy Monitor Soil 74

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The foodservice giant will pay more interest on a $1.45 billion credit facility if it misses that target, and it is tying executive compensation to making sure it meets the goal.

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Waste Waste Agriculture 174

Green Living Guy

APRIL 7, 2023

Especially those who are excited and passionate about addressing these issues. Whether your interest lies in green energy, renewable technologies, sustainable agriculture […] The post How To Find A Job In Environmental Field? With global climate change and sustainability becoming increasingly important topics of conversation.

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Terra Infirma

APRIL 24, 2024

In Northern Ireland this is a moot issue as the EU’s CBAM and the impending UK version meet on the Irish border with implications for cross border trade. The Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir deftly responded to some really quite pertinent and informed questions from all sides.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

A special issue of the journal PLOS Biology explores plant engineering as a tool to improve the climate resilience and carbon capture potential of crops Climate change is affecting the types of plant varieties we can cultivate, as well as how and where we can do so. license ).

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Climate change Soil Resilience Medicine 246

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The annual National Farm Management Conference run by The Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) will return this year to the QEII Centre in London on 7 November 2023. For farmers and ancillary industries involved in agriculture and food, this conference is not to be missed. For a full list of speakers visit [link]

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Blue-green algae blooms on water surface due to runoff from fertilized agricultural areas and sewage effluent which are rich in phosphorus and nitrogen that support the growth of algae. Study traces the source of nitrogen pollution affecting the world’s second largest barrier reef.

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Pollution Agriculture Biodiversity Health 162

Greenability Magazine

JULY 28, 2020

Civic leaders throughout the metro area are working on climate issues and have created free videos for the public on topics ranging from energy to food waste. The post Hear local experts discuss climate issues appeared first on Greenability Magazine. Watch it here.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Many plant-based activists claim that leaders at COP26 aren’t paying enough attention to methane emissions from agriculture. Animal agriculture contributes about 20% to human-caused climate change. Continued here: We need to talk about farming, agriculture and emissions. The need for grazing land also drives deforestation.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 15, 2021

The winning proposals cover a dizzying range of locations and issues — from food sovereignty on a Native American reservation to plant-based diets in metropolitan Beijing. Almost every winner made it clear that regenerative agriculture is central to their vision. Food & Agriculture. It’s got to be regenerative. Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

The dashboard is a data smorgasbord that covers everything from food waste and greenhouse gas emissions to food security and agricultural productivity. The dashboard also likely will be used by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization as part of its 2021 Food Systems Summit. . Food & Agriculture. Pull Quote.

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