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Topics: Wheat, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

News » CGIAR Research Program on WHEAT

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/23/2020 SOURCE: blog.creaf.cat

Six essential techniques to discover regenerative agriculture! - CREAF

The Life-Polyfarming regenerative agriculture project, coordinated by Planeses and CREAF, has recently published six videos in which they explain, in an informative tone, the agricultural and livestock techniques carried out in the pilot farm in La Garrotxa, Catalonia. These techniques aim to recover fertile and profitable soil in a way that respects the environment.  Mobile pens …

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Topics: Economics, Ag Innovation, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Turning streetwear into solar power plants

Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 23, 2020 - Our hunger for energy is insatiable, it even continues to rise with the increasing supply of new electronic gadgets. What's more, we are almost always on the move and thus permanently dependent on a

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Drones UAV, Ag Innovation,

Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 - Breeding programs for crops with limited per-plant seed yield require one or more generations of seed increase to generate sufficient quantities for sowing replicated yield trials. The ability

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

California E15 Testing to Start

With more than 15 million cars registered in the state, California has almost twice as many vehicles on the road than any other state in the nation, which makes it the number one market for growing domestic ethanol demand. To that end, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), state corn org

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

10/23/2020 SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com

Are the Great Plains Headed for Another Dust Bowl?

Researchers say atmospheric dust in the region has doubled in the last 20 years, suggesting the increasingly dry region is losing more soil skyward

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Global Specialty Food, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/23/2020 SOURCE: www.archdaily.com

Exploring The New Vernacular That Will Emerge as a Response to Climate Change

How can we begin to think about mitigating the effects of climate in an architectural way that involves creating a newly globalized vernacular?

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H, Sustainability,

With farmer's help, interest among Villa Grove students is growing

Denny Reifsteck over the last three years has donated the use of 3 acres of his farm ground, where he allows the high school's FFA chapter to grow crops.

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