A dramatic jump in the adoption of zero-till farming in NSW reflects increasing recognition of the economic and environmental benefits of such farming systems, according to experts from Industry & Investment NSW. Zero-tillage has more than doubled between 2001 and 2008, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The area of land under preparation [...]
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Zero-till farming more than doubles in NSW
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vesco Agricultural Technologies…Setting a new standard in No-Till farming equipment.
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, Clean Seed Capital, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vesco Agricultural Technologies has developed superior No-Till farming equipment that produces higher yields, combats soil erosion, reduces seed, fertilizer and fuel costs and qualifies for carbon-offset credits, tradable on the growing number of carbon credit markets emerging worldwide as part of the fight against Global Warming. How can No Till farming play a [...]
WSU Report on Climate Friendly Farming Project Funded by Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Outlines How to Make Agriculture More Sustainable
Posted in Agriculture, Investment, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, investment, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PULLMAN, Wash. – New agricultural practices, technology and strategies could dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change, increase the amount of carbon held in the soil and replace products made with fossil fuels with those made with biomass, according to a report by Washington State University. WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and [...]
No-till saves water, labor
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Declining water table convinced Roy Carlson and his three sons, Jeffrey, Michael and Brent, to turn to a no-till production system to make the most of every drop of water available on their Hereford, Texas, corn operation. THE CARLSONS switched to no-till corn production because of a declining water table. They have added other conservation [...]
Vesco Agricultural Technologies…Setting a new standard in No-Till farming equipment. Dealing with Soil erosion.
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, No Till Farming, soil erosion on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Soil erosion: The world is facing an agricultural crisis of pandemic proportions: the catastrophic loss of topsoil. After covering the earth for thousands of years, the world’s topsoil is being lost at an alarming rate. In reality, for the past 100 years, our land has been more ‘mined’ than farmed. Historically farmers used the soil, [...]
No-till farming makes soil more stable
Posted in Agriculture, no till farming, soil, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A joint U.S. Department of Agriculture-university study suggests no-till farming can make soil much more stable than plowed soil. The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service joined a team led by Kansas State University Assistant Professor Humberto Blanco-Canqui in studying the effects of more than 19 years of various tillage practices across the central Plains. The team [...]
“Sustainable agriculture is a space that looks as big or bigger than clean tech”
Posted in Investment, tagged Agriculture, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, investment, No Till Farming, Sustainable on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Sustainable agriculture is a space that looks as big or bigger than clean tech,” said Paul Matteucci, a venture capitalist with U.S. Venture Partners in Menlo Park, Calif. “Historically, we have not seen a ton of entrepreneurial activity in agriculture, but we are beginning to see it now, and the opportunities are huge.” A catch-all [...]
No-till shifts to top gear
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
THE Moree watercourse property, “Boonaldoon” – a bright gem in an expanding crown of North West conservation farming operations – is moving into top gear after switching to zero-till in 2002.Acquired by the New Zealand-owned Rimanui Farms Ltd in 1996, the 17,000-hectare property was then made up mainly of grazing pastures. Recognising the cropping potential, [...]
Carbon credits offer opportunities for farmers
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, carbon credits, carbon market, Clean Seed Capital, Farming, Green house gas emissions, No Till Farming, organic, soil erosion, Sustainable on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No-till fields store carbon in the form of soil organic matter, which can be sold by farmers, providing them with an additional source of income. As the United States looks to become more green, a program to trade carbon credits from farmland could play a role. When carbon is emitted into the atmosphere, by vehicles [...]
Kwantlen U steps closer to unique degree in sustainable agriculture
Posted in Agriculture, tagged Agriculture, organic, Sustainable on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
METRO VANCOUVER — The Kwantlen Polytechnic University Senate last week approved in concept a new bachelor’s degree program in sustainable agriculture with an eye to starting classes in the fall of 2011. The four-year program will combine a course load focused on human-scale and urban interface agriculture with intensive hands-on training and research, literally, in [...]
