Articles Tagged with ''greenhouse gases''

Study finds legacy emissions important to dairy production

The experiment leveraged remote sensing of ammonia by the hyperspectral remote sensing imager, Mako, to make maps of ammonia.
August 2, 2018
A recent NASA-supported study released by Bubbleology Research International (BRI), Goleta, Calif., combined remote sensing with advanced mobile analyzers to understand how differing husbandry practices vary within dairies, between dairies and between regions.
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Smithfield Foods announces new environmental initiative

Smithfield Renewables will ensure the company meets its environmental commitments.
October 12, 2017
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., launched Smithfield Renewables, a new platform within the organization that will unify, lead and accelerate the company's carbon reduction and renewable energy efforts.
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Lufa Farms launches 3rd urban greenhouse

The 63,000-square-foot facility is made possible thanks in part to a $3 million investment by Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Canada.
March 27, 2017
Lufa Farms, Canada, inaugurated its third urban greenhouse atop an existing building in Anjou, Quebec, Canada.
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BrightFarms to build year-round sustainable farm in OH

The BrightFarms Ohio Greenhouse will use 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than traditional farming methods.
March 27, 2017
BrightFarms, a New York-based start-up, announced plans to build a 160,000-square-foot greenhouse in Wilmington, Ohio, creating 30 permanent green collar jobs.
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Study: California dairies must prepare for tougher environmental regulations

Looming regulations aimed at mitigating surface and groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas emissions will spur higher operational costs and complexity.
December 21, 2016
The California dairy business is not getting any easier, according to a new report by the Food & Agribusiness Research (FAR) and Advisory, a Netherlands-based wholly owned unit of Rabobank Group, which also owns Roseville, Calif.-based Rabobank N.A.
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Smithfield adopts greenhouse gas reduction goal

By 2025, Smithfield will reduce its absolute GHG emissions by 25%.
December 6, 2016
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., is said to become the first major protein company to announce a far-reaching greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal throughout its entire supply chain, from feed grain to packaged bacon.
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Hannaford Supermarkets take sustainability to the next level

The purpose of the GSC program is to substantially reduce the environmental impacts (waste, water use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions) of grocery stores, consumers and entire supply chains.
November 2, 2016
Hannaford Supermarkets, Scarborough, Maine, is said to be the first retail food chain nationwide to use Manomet’s Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) program to benchmark its annual sustainability progress.
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U.S., Canada unveil process to generate zero-emissions heat, electricity

The oxy-PFBC process generates electricity and heat with zero emissions by economically capturing greenhouse gases created by biomass and fossil fuel combustion.
October 19, 2016
Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Des Plaines, Ill., and NRCan/CanmetENERGY-Ottawa, Canada, unveiled the new oxy-fired pressurized fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) pilot test facility at CanmetENERGY-Ottawa.
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