On August 26th, 2019, West Virginia’s Department of Agriculture announced that applications for the state’s Industrial Hemp Program would begin on September 1st, permitting farmers to receive legal certification to grow industrial hemp. But West Virginia isn’t the only state to tap into industrial hemp’s various benefits. In North Carolina, Warren Wilson College has initiated…
As fires rage in South America, so too does the fight for sustainable agricultural methods. This year, Brazil has experienced 76,000 fires, nearly double the amount they experienced last year—and, unlike the familiar forest fires on North America’s western coast, it isn’t due to climate change. According to Alberto Setzer, senior scientist at Brazil’s National…
According to 2019 market research, 63 percent of Americans drink coffee daily—and this comes as no surprise, given coffee’s various benefits. Not only does coffee provide the energy and focus many adults need before heading to work, but it also provides numerous health benefits, including protection against Type II Diabetes, Parkinson’s Disease, liver disease, and…
If the agricultural industry does not adapt to the new environmental conditions caused by climate change, by 2050—and even as early as 2030—we could see serious food shortages. In order to reverse the effects of climate change caused, in part, by the agricultural industry, farmers are now practicing regenerative agriculture
Methane emissions from plants grown using ammonia-based fertilizer was approximately one-hundred times greater than what was reported.
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The latest federal Census of Agriculture shows that more farms are adopting conservation practices that can help keep drinking water clean and slow climate change. But it also shows that much more ambitious action will be needed to actually address those challenges. According to the Department of Agriculture’s census report, which compiles data for 2017, the amount of cropland planted…
