Sustainability
Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Sustainability, Plant Breeding,

Innovative plant breeding has benefits beyond increasing yields and improving plant health. "The same techniques that we use to help improve the yields of agriculture or biofuel crops can also be applied to developing sustainable production methods for plant-based medicines," Rhee concluded.

Can we harness a plant's ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?

Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the mechanism ...

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Water, Sustainability,

Farmer-led conservation groups are a great place for farmers to share ideas and come up with solutions for issues facing all of us today... from sustainability to climate change. Check out the most recent discussion from the Western Wisconsin Conservation Council.
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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Fruit, Sustainability,

Check out this cranberry farm

2020 New England Leopold Conservation Award

Linda Rinta & The Rinta Family Farm West Wareham, Massachusetts Like Aldo Leopold, Linda Rinta sees herself as a “sand farmer.” She’s a berry farmer and beek...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Beekeeping, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Pollinators,

Etruscans Transported Bees by Boat to Reach the Best Flowers!

The discovery of an ancient Etruscan honey harvesting workshop at Focello in Italy, and the analysis of charred remains unearthed at the site, has let archaeologists to propose a remarkable

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

New rule clears Indonesia’s protected forests for agribusiness

Indonesia’s environment ministry has issued a new regulation aimed at boosting domestic crop supplies, but critics say it prioritises the interests of agribusiness at the expense of small farmers and...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

200,000 farmers to benefit from regenerative agricultural intervention | Bestnaira.com

No fewer than 200,000 farmers are expected to be engaged by the regenerative agricultural intervention in 10 states in Nigeria. x The regenerative initiative, the first of its kind in Nigeria would be piloted across Kano, Cross River, Jigawa, Kaduna,

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Economics, Sustainability,

Second rice crop yields high | News Break

Harvesting their second crop of the year, local rice producers are finding good yields and fair weather conditions. Rice producers in Wharton, Jackson and nearby counties are in the process of harvesting their ratoon crop, which grows after the first crop is harvested. “It’s actually been a really good year...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Weather,

Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties | News Break

Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut and cowpea crops under the UE-APSAN-Mali project, demonstrated the superior features of their crops during a field visit by other farmers, seed producers and local officials. Small groups of selected highly motivated farmers identified through project implementing partners had carried out testing trials and demonstrations on their pilot plots.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Research, Ag Tech, Education,

Robots in Agriculture: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology | Grainnet

In a new issue paper published on Nov. 16, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) outlined opportunities provided by ground and aerial…

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