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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Insects, Environment, Ag North America,
TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Pesticides, Water, Environment,
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Topics: Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Environment, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Environment, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

04/25/2022 SOURCE: www.aol.com

How experts say farmers can reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture

The key to helping curb greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry may be hidden just beneath the surface. While in the past century farming has transformed to be faster and on a larger scale, the newfound efficiency came at a cost to the environment. Farmers extracted more nutrients from the soil than what was being replaced, and the fertilizers used to aid crop growth are responsible for one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions from global agriculture industry, accord

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Agriculture US, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Environment,

04/25/2022 SOURCE: ukragroconsult.com

US farmers and ranchers lead on sustainability – report 25.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

US farmers' and ranchers' world-leading sustainability efforts, including the US beef community's commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2040, the US pork community's goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, and the US dairy community's commitment to achieve GHG neutrality by 2050, are among the significant contributions highlighted in the most […]

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Conservation/Tillage, Environment,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Environment, Climate Change,

04/11/2022 SOURCE: news.osu.edu

Agriculture plays key role in limiting climate change

When it comes to solving Earth’s climate crisis, the agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the hardest areas to change, yet a new report suggests that these areas will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The latest report by the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released earlier this week, summarizes new ...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Environment, Ag United Kingdom,

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