Touch the Soil News #1809 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse – CCA SA 4.0 International, Veeti Davideson) While growers like to be passionate about what they do, the reality is that the bills need to be paid, wealth needs to be built, and we have to have a vacation here and there. For this reason, having…
Touch the Soil News #1808 (Feature Photo – Wheat – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) While vegetables are important, Grains are the cornerstone in terms of bulk. Grains include – wheat, rice, barley, oats, corn, millet and a variety of smaller crops. Ukraine is now the focal point as it comes to grains, as Ukraine provides…
Touch the Soil News #1807 (Feature Photo – Urban Agriculture – CCA SA 4.0 International) While this story is about cities embracing urban agriculture for a variety of reasons, the important aspect for growers is finding a sustainable business model that delivers what the cities want, Hopefully there are ideas from these cities, that have…
Touch the Soil News #1806 (Feature Photo – Grains – Public Domain) The World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB) is part of the USDA’s Office of Chief Economist. For the 2022 crop year (June 2022 through May 2023) the WOAB estimates that the world will eat 20 million metric tonnes more of grains that it will…
Positive Future News #928 (Feature Photo – Electric Tanker– Courtesy of Asahi Tankers) A bunker tanker brings fuel to large ships, an important activity for the agricultural world. Cargo ships are at the forefront of distributing agricultural goods around the world to create some form of equilibrium between nations of varying food security. The Maritime…
Positive Future News #927 (Feature Photo – Wheat Field – Public Domain, USDA) Because wheat is a food staple for billions of people, slight kinks in its production and distribution can cause jitters around the globe. India is a nation that normally exports a small amount of wheat. Recently it announced a curtailment of its…
Positive Future News #926 (Feature Photo – Rooftop Farm – CCA SA 4.0 International) The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, just published a 10-point plant to boost food resilience in cities. While the article focuses on policies that cities can adopt, often times it takes local growers to promote the causes and build workable…
Positive Future News #925 (Feature Photo – North Korean Farming –CCA SA 3.0 Unported) EuroNews Green, brings us the story of lack of food in North Korea. As a result, a national effort is underway to have urban workers join farmers to increase productivity. While we might expect something like this from North Korea, food…
Positive Future News #924 (Feature Photo – Strawberry Field – CCA SA 4.0 International) According to the USDA, of the 895 million acres of farmland in America, approximately 315 million acres are in crops, and 580 million acres in are in pasture. The USDA’s Land Values 2021 Summary shows that farmland for crops increased from…
The Krishi Jagran News brings us the story of urban farmer Dananjayan A.V., who received recognition of the Kerala government with the best Terrace Farmer Award. Kerala, is a state in India with 35 million people. Farming organically, Dananjayan grows on a 1,000 square foot terrace, producing vegetables, greens and even organic fertilizer for sale.…
