Introducing the Next Generation of Family Citrus Growers While often thought of as a tradition of the past, family farms are actually still a mainstay of the U.S. agricultural industry. In fact, under the Economic Research Service (ERS) definition, family farms represent 97.6 percent of all U.S. farms and are responsible for 85 percent of U.S. farm …
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Greener Cities Crop Up, Starting in California It’s not easy being green these days — especially when you share space with more than 3 million people. And yet, one Southern California company is making it its business to do just that. BP Gardens, a subsidiary of GreenGro Technologies (OTC: GNRH), an Anaheim-based eco-friendly technology company, …
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Must-See Travel Destinations for 2020 Today’s sophisticated travelers can enjoy once-in-a lifetime experiences in luxurious locations that are off the beaten path. If you crave the ultimate in adventure, eco-conscious settings, and magnificent service, put these unique destinations on your travel bucket list for 2020.1. Hangaroa Eco-Village + Spa, Easter Island, Chile (hangaroa.cl). Located on the …
Greener Pastures: P2O Plants Convert Farm Waste to Fuel Don’t let those fields of green confuse you — most farming isn’t environmentally friendly. From animal waste to pesticides and fertilizers to plastic trash, farms take their toll on Mother Earth. But some companies are looking to help farms clean up — and green up — …
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Technology Expert Uncovers Plastic-to-Oil Process You might have heard about the “green technology” that will change the future, but John Bordynuik is developing that technology — including a process that turns plastic waste into fuel. Bordynuik, an environmentalist and acknowledged technology expert, has always focused on designing more efficient technologies. In improving processors and circuits …
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Carrageenan: Sustainability From Farm to Table Over 200,000 tons of dried, farmed, tropical seaweed are produced every year. The majority of the world’s red seaweed is farmed by nearly 60,000 family farmers in Africa, the Philippines and Indonesia. These families apply sustainable farming techniques that help to protect and preserve the habitats where they farm.Seaweed …
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New Form of Farming Revolutionizes the Way We Eat By 2050, the world population will reach almost 10 billion people, at least 66 percent of whom will live in urban areas.Water-scarcity issues are rampant and will only increase, and the ability to feed humanity is a vital issue that must be tackled now.Thankfully, technological innovations …
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Automated Containers Make Organic Urban Farming Feasible The future of agriculture can be found in commercial containers, in which plants can be grown hydroponically.Hydroponic farming has many benefits, including saving the resources involved in soil cultivation and avoiding the uncertainty of weather conditions, according to Seedo, an innovator in the field of commercial growth containers.Approximately …
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Nanotechnology Gives CBD Products a Boost The market for cannabidiol (CBD) products continues to expand worldwide, but not all products are created equal. Nanotechnology, the science of subatomic particles, is revolutionizing many areas of health and medicine. Pure Craft CBD, a southern California-based company, has harnessed nanotechnology to make a purer line of CBD products …
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Modern Farming: Technology Helps Keep Food on the Table From farm to table, much about food production has changed — for both farmers and consumers. Like any other business, farmers must adapt to a changing world — one that will see its population grow to 9.6 billion by 2050. With finite resources, it will take …
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