01/19/2022 SOURCE: flip.it
Even though the only thing the robot can do right now is pull weeds, Aigen is adamant it isn’t building a weed-whacking robot. It claims to be on a mission to terraform the earth, and says it has a path toward making agriculture carbon negative. It must have made a compelling argument, because it just […]
Aigen’s swarm of agtech robots want to make agriculture carbon negative
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Sustainability, Fertilizer,
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The Post Application Coverage Endorsement (PACE)
The Post Application Coverage Endorsement (PACE) provides payments when a farmer cannot apply nitrogen to corn after planting because of weather-related causes. Some farmers indicate they do not rely on post-plant nitrogen applications because of the risk of not being…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Education U.S. SouthEast, Beekeeping, Research, Pollinators,
Bee appearance and behavior may be related, genetic study reveals - UF/IFAS News
Recently discovered genetic knowledge of two nuisance western honey bee subspecies will help commercial and hobby beekeepers. A new UF/IFAS study identified genetic characteristics relevant to the production and behavioral attributes of these two key... Read More
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,
Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- January 2022
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its January 2022 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining to the U.S. agricultural economy."
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
These solar panels are thinner than a piece of paper
Stanford University researchers announced they had achieved record efficiencies in a promising class of new materials for solar cells — which can be thinner than a piece of paper.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Beekeeping, Economics, Pollinators,
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Orange-Juice Prices Climb After Forecasts for the Smallest Crop Since 1945
Florida’s oranges are smaller than usual and dropping out of trees as disease spoils the juice crop.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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2021 Saw Higher Yields - Mid-West Farm Report
Corn for grain production was up 8 percent from 2020, according to the latest crop production summary from USDA’s National... Read More
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Fertilizer, Coronavirus/COVID,
Report analyzes record-high fertilizer prices - AgriLife Today
Farmers and economists are wringing their hands on how to get a handle on record-high fertilizer prices heading into the 2022 crop year.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research, Carbon Farming,
Breakthrough technologies reduce the carbon footprint of US beef production
In 2019, the United States produced approximately $111 billion worth of beef, exporting about 3 billion pounds and employing hundreds of thousands of
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