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How Ocean Spray cranberries became America’s '100 percent sustainable' crop

GreenBiz

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". In 2017 , Wisconsin produced 5.4 And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5

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Planet and Farmers Edge Agree to New Contract to Power Sustainable and Profitable Farming

Planet Pulse

We’re thrilled to announce that Planet has signed a new, three-year, non-exclusive contract with Farmers Edge, a valued customer since 2017. Farmers Edge delivers advanced solutions powered by a unique combination of connected field sensors, big data analytics, satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, and agronomic expertise.

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How AMAGGI Uses Planet Data to Take Sustainable Agriculture to the Next Level

Planet Pulse

It is not humanly possible to monitor details of an entire 50,000 hectare farm on a daily basis, no matter how many people you assign to the task,” Moreira said. Monitoring has to be constant,” explained Moreira. That reduction in pesticide usage ultimately lessens the environmental impact and improves crop quality.

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Analyzing the Impact of Agricultural Activity on Ecosystems

Planet Pulse

The National High Technology Center (CeNAT)’s Monitoring of Change of Use in Productive Landscapes project (in Spanish, “ Monitoreo de Cambio de uso en Paisajes Productivos ” – MOCUPP) uses Planet satellite data to monitor the changes in land use and analysis of deforestation processes associated with agricultural dynamics in the country.

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How Ocean Spray cranberries became America's '100 percent sustainable' crop

Business Green

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can't be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". In 2017 , Wisconsin produced 5.4 And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5

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Empty labs, abandoned research: Coronavirus puts climate science on hold

Grist

Bristol is studying samples of soil and ice extracted from the north Alaskan coast in 2018. Emily Bristol takes soil samples off the coast of Alaska. It’s “really the only source of information” about the deep ocean below 2,000 meters, Talley said. “We And an economic slump is expected to put research funding at risk.

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Bonn Challenge: Land restoration pledges reach 210 million hectares worldwide

Business Green

Pledges from global governments had already surpassed the 150 million hectare mark in 2017, and fresh analysis today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals the total figure pledged for restoration has now surpassed 210 million hectares. We have put the building blocks in place," he said.