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"Net-zero vertical farm aims to solve a growing berry problem"
#Farming #VerticalFarming #NetZero

Net-zero vertical farm aims to solve a growing berry problem
Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.

TD challenges Dept of Education on "absence of references to farming" saying “Our farmers deserve far better than to be relegated to the level of a footnote in the conversation around climate"
#ireland #farming #environment

Läuft mit dem #Klimaschutz:
"More than 80% of the EU's farming subsidies support emissions-intensive animal products
The vast majority of the EU's agricultural #subsidies are supporting meat and dairy

More than 80% of the EU's farming subsidies support emissions-intensive animal products
The vast majority of the EU's agricultural subsidies are supporting meat and dairy farming rather than sustainable plant alternatives. That's the key finding of our new research, published in Nature Food, in which for the first time we were able to fully account for crops and other plants grown to feed animals.

"Eco-friendly agricultural gel replaces toxic pesticides with worms"
#Agriculture #Farming #Pesticides

Eco-friendly agricultural gel replaces toxic pesticides with worms
A worm-filled gel has been shown to protect crops from pests, without the use of environmentally-unfriendly pesticides. Its not-so-secret ingredient is scores of tiny nematodes, which ordinarily can't survive outside of their underground habitat.

Tricia Stadnyk, Canada Research Chair of hydrology says it well: "where's the water going to come from?". This proposed investment into "irrigation infrastructure $$" is a literal sham to placate the electorate of western farmers. #Drought means less water, period. #Farming opera…

"Waitrose to support British farmers in shift to regenerative practices"
#Waitrose #Farming #Agriculture

Waitrose to support British farmers in shift to regenerative practices
Waitrose has unveiled an ambition to help more than 2,000 of its supplier farmers in the UK adopt regenerative farming practices, through the provision of practical and financial support.

Well this is good news for UK #farming and #agriculture.
#Waitrose are supporting British farmers to move to #regenerative

"New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Farming

"Sticky oil sprayed onto plants offers alternative to pesticides"
#Plants #Farming #Pesticides #Agriculture

Sticky oil sprayed onto plants offers alternative to pesticides
A sticky liquid made from vegetable oil could be sprayed onto plants to catch small pests such as thrips without affecting larger insects such as bees

"Welcome to the UK’s chicken farm capital – where a toxic gas is polluting the air"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution #Farming

Welcome to the UK’s chicken farm capital – where a toxic gas is polluting the air
i and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveal a rise in ammonia emissions in regions with growing number of poultry farms 

"Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change"
#Europe #EuropeanUnion #Wine #Farming

Climate change blamed for worst wine harvest in 62 years
A new report shows where has wine production dried up the most in Europe.