CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2024-- Canopy Farm Management (Canopy) today announces the launch of Canopy Compass , a web-based, crop suitability mapping and farm analysis tool built to support farmers' transition to regenerative agriculture, identifying perennial crop possibilities across U.S.
farmland. Compared to annual row and vegetable crops, perennial crops, with their deep root systems, require extra consideration when determining where they are best suited to grow. Perennial crops contribute to ecosystem health by supporting wildlife and pollinators, restoring soil and water, and storing carbon.
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com/news/home/20240611516749/en/ Canopy Compass Tool (Graphic: Business Wire) Developed in partnership with the Savanna Institute , a nonprofit agroforestry research organization, the Canopy Compass tool harnesses the most comprehensive and scientifically robust crop suitability maps available today. More than 90 maps from over a dozen sources are completely free to explore on the site. In addition, farm-specific reports generated by the site will empower U.
S. farmers and landowners with valuable data as a first step when considering new alternatives for their land. "Our mission is to catalyze the development and adoption of resilient, scalable agroforestry," said Monika Shea, PhD, Landscape Ecologist at the Savanna Institute.
"After four years of research and analysis, we .