by UpTerra Admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Sustainability
Global agriculture is at a pivotal moment in its history. The World Bank estimates that food production will need to increase by approximately 70% by 2050 to account for global calorie consumption. Farmers aren’t only responsible for producing enough food to feed...
by UpTerra Admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Regenerative Agriculture
There are few anthropogenic pursuits that have changed the world’s landscapes more than farming. Cropland and rangeland take up nearly half of the planet’s land surface. But with our current agricultural paradigm, we are turning the world’s fertile soils into...
by UpTerra Admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Regenerative Agriculture
Currently, agriculture takes up half of the world’s habitable land. Each year around 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides are sprayed across the world’s agricultural landscapes. These agro-chemicals have devastating impacts on both the environment and human health....
by UpTerra Admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Regenerative Agriculture
Farming as a Living System Our food system needs our help to protect itself from rising global challenges, such as water scarcity, desertification, increased population growth, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, and ocean nitrification. Through natural observations and...
by UpTerra Admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Sustainability
It’s impossible to tackle climate change without transforming our food system. The United States’ agricultural sector is the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the energy sector. Because of this, our process for producing food is no longer an...
