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Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy

GreenBiz

Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy. Agriculture sustainability improvements have long-term positive outcomes both for the planet and the farmer’s wallet, but the upstart costs can be a preventative obstacle. Our loan fund provides equal access across the country to clean energy funding.

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens. Vertical farming needs to get beyond the leafy green business — the ability to grow crops such as kale, microgreens and lettuce in urban or indoor settings won't transform the entire agriculture system. We were looking for large-scale industrial stuff.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Widely used during the post-war industrial boom of the 1940s and ‘50s, many of the synthetic chemicals introduced were used in crop production and the manufacture of a range of household goods.

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PlanetScope Now on Google Cloud Marketplace: Elevate Your Earth Monitoring Experience

Planet Pulse

Planet’s mission is to democratize access to near-daily satellite imagery and create a searchable interface of Earth, allowing organizations to visualize and understand the changes happening on our planet. If you are a Google Cloud customer, accessing the power of PlanetScope has never been more efficient.

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Advancing Regenerative Agriculture with Skytec’s Ranger and Limestone Valley RC&D

Planet Pulse

This practice, known as regenerative agriculture, is a critical tool for agriculture experts all over the world. Our mission is to improve the lives of North Georgians,” says Stephen Bontekoe, Executive Director of the organization. This was a novel approach where the power of remote sensing exemplifies itself to the USDA.”

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

Photo by Italo Melo from Pexels: [link] Poultry farming is an agricultural practice that involves the rearing of domesticated birds, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, primarily for meat or eggs. Energy Consumption Modern poultry farms have taken substantial strides in energy conservation.

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Beyond the Biomes – Eden Geothermal empowers agriculture and education in the UK

ThinkGeoEnergy

The past winter saw a first for the UK since 1986 – the world-famous Biomes of The Eden Project were heated by deep geothermal energy from a 5-km well located on the Eden Project site and operated by Eden Geothermal Ltd (EGL).