TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

03/20/2024 SOURCE: www.cachevalleydaily.com

Box Elder solar farms are nearing completion

PLYMOUTH – Utah will quickly add to its renewable energy profile when two Box Elder County solar farms covering approximately 500 acres each go live this year. Box Elder County Commissioner Stan Summers said they expanded their footprint to over 500 acers a piece with the Rocket Solar project, which is pretty much finished and […]

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Food/Nutrition, Urban Farming,

03/20/2024 SOURCE: www.wemu.org

Issues of the Environment: A University of Michigan study of Urban Agriculture stirs controversy

There are a great number of positives when people operate and work on urban farms and community gardens: access to fresh and healthy foods, community building and reduced transportation needs in areas known as food deserts. A new study from the University of Michigan discovered some areas where improvement is needed with some urban farms and gardens creating a carbon footprint much greater than conventionally grown produce. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Benjamin Goldstein to learn more about the research and why it caused such an uproar. Goldstein is co-lead author of the study.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Beef Cattle,
TOPIC(S): Wheat, Crop Consultant, Sustainability,
TOPIC(S): Rice, Drones UAV, Sustainability,
TOPIC(S): Cotton, Commodities, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Consumer/Retail,
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