Positive Future News #895 (Feature Photo – Women Digging Half Moon Dams by Hand – photo courtesy of The FAO) Beating back the Sahara Desert is one of the world’s top visions. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sees a potential restoration of degraded lands in Africa back to agricultural production as important for millions…
Positive Future News #894 (Feature Photo – Row Crops – CCA SA 2.0 Generic Aigen made news recently in obtaining more venture capital funding for the company. It’s innovative solar power plant management technology, is a low key approach crop protection instead of spraying. An American company located in Kirkland, Washington, you can visit their…
Positive Future News #893 (Feature Photo– Calgary – CCA SA 4.0 International) Calgary is one of the largest northern cities in North America. With a population of 1,250,000, the city has a very short growing season, Different from the past, governments are getting interested in urban horticulture to support food banks and other charitable feeding…
Positive Future News #892 (Feature Photo– Fruits – CCA SA 3.0 unported) Fruits and Vegetables are at high risk in terms of broad based access due to the high level of attention needed for cultivation, harvest and dealing with their perishability. That said, it simply makes more sense to have fruits and vegetables produced as…
Touch the Soil News #1775 (Feature Photo– Kitchen Garden – CCA SA 4.0 International) Modern Farmer journalist Dan Nosowitz, brings the story of urban farming productivity. The message that folks can make a difference in their efforts at growing food is encouraging. You can read the story here: https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/urban-farming-productive/
Touch the Soil News #1774 (Feature Photo– Food Price Index Chart – data courtesy of FAO) The year 2021 made history in that global food prices escalated by 19 percent, sending food price jitters around the world. Fortunately, the food price index for December 2021 when down slightly. The chart above shows how the food…
Positive Future News #891 (Feature Photo– New John Deere Fully Automated Tractor – Photo courtesy of John Deere) CNET news brings us the story of John Deere’s new fully automated tractor. Given the challenges in finding enough farm labor, early testers of the tractor feel it is a real breakthrough. You can read the full…
Positive Future News #890 (Feature Photo–Lettuce Field – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) German company Stenon, has developed a small piece of equipment, that can perform real time soil analysis. This allows you to test your soils as often as you want and receive immediate results, avoiding having to send soil samples to a lab. You…
Positive Future News #889 (Feature Photo– Cultured Meat – CCA 3.0 Unported, World Economic Forum) News platform Food Ingredients 1st, brings the story of the largest investment ever into the development and commercialization of cultured meat. Interesting is that two of the world’s largest food companies – ADM and Tyson Foods – participated in putting…
Touch the Soil News #1773 (Feature Photo– Arka Vertical Garden Structure – courtesy Indian Institute of Horticultural Research) The state of Kerala in India, has a population of 35 million people. Now the Kerala government is subsidizing farming at home using vertical gardening structures. While they are starting small, the concept is big, considering the…
