John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Vegetables, GMO's, Potatoes, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

The place of Europe in the new plant breeding landscape: evolution of field trials

Abstract CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural sector, the number of CRISPR-cas patents originating from Europe trails far behind the USA and China. Examining field trials is another mean to compile biotechnological innovation in plant breeding. We examined field trials since 2002 […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

Genome Editing of Wheat Alters Spike and Grain Characteristrics

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences used CRISPR-SpCas9 to edit wheat TaAQ and TaDq, transcription factors that are vital in the evolution of the spike characteristics from wild and domesticated emmer to modern wheat cultivars. The findings are released in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Pollinators, Education,

What’s that Buzz? Project aims to use computer vision to identify bumble bee species

The recently launched website, BeeMachine.AI, will help to relieve a backlog of information needed to help track trends in bee populations across the world.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change, Education, Weather,

10/17/2020 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com

Drought Concern Grows in North-Central US

Comments on the monthly climate report show doubts about crop moisture recharge before spring 2021.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

Germany finds one new swine fever case in wild boar

HAMBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been found in the wild boar population in Brandenburg, the eastern German region's government said on Friday.That brings the number of confirmed cases to 70 since the first on Sept. 10. All were in wild animals in the region and no farm pigs have been affected so far.China and other pork buyers banned imports of German pork after the first case was confirmed, causing Chinese pork prices to surge and German prices to fall.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag India,

10/17/2020 SOURCE: m.timesofindia.com

Extended rains spell trouble for Vid cotton, soya growers | Nagpur News - Times of India

Nagpur: Extended rains are expected to bring another tough year for the region’s cotton growers.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Markets/Pricing, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthWest, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Rice crop, market likely up for Texas producers | AgriLife Today

Early indications show Texas rice farmers produced a bumper crop amid a market that could experience a price increase.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, World Population,

”Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people globally are overweight or obese, more than 600 million people fall ill due to unsafe food each year and one in nine people in the world are undernourished. In parallel to issues around malnutrition and safety, one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.”

How to transform food systems and leave fewer people hungry

Food systems aren’t meeting global needs. Consumers and Farmers can change this together.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Dairy, Ag United Kingdom, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Meet the dairy firm hoping to power its delivery trucks using cow manure

It is hoping one of the ways it will get there is by harnessing one of its most readily-available resources: the manure produced by the half a million cows on its U.K. farms alone.

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