John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,
Scientists fight to fix the world's soils - Samachar Central
The intensification of agriculture has ramped up food production, but wreaked havoc on soils. Sustaining agriculture into the future depends on our ability to fix it. Credit: Murdoch University On a rural Bangladesh farm, Sonatan holds special blessing ceremonies for a small, cheap tractor that changed his life. It’s been a remarkable few years for […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Fertilizer, World Hunger, Weather,
Nitrogen-efficient wheats can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, new study shows
Scientists used a wild grass trait that inhibits soil microbes from producing environmentally-harmful nitrogen compounds. Widespread use of the new technology could lower global use of fertilizers for wheat crops.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition,
Is organic food worth the hype? 8 shocking truths about your fresh produce
Do organic fruits and vegetables really taste different? Here's what I found.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Research, Apps / Software, Ag Innovation, Weather,
Satellites measure drought stress in plants with aim of increasing crop yields - Phys.org
With a satellite system that measures drought stress in plants, two researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, have now founded the spin-off ConstellR. Their technology enables the agricultural sector to optim…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Podcast Global,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020
2020 saw 6.1 GW of global offshore wind installed, down from 6.24 GW in 2019; more than 50% of the world's fossil fuels must stay buried.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Pollinators,
Bumblebee Has Officially Been Added To The Ever-Growing List Of Endangered Species
The bumblebee has been officially added to the list of endangered species along with the gray wolf, grizzly bear, the northern spotted owl, and about 700 other extinct animal species.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,
Breaking News: Pollinators contribute to flowering plant diversity » Holden Forests & Gardens
Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) Scientist Na Wei, Ph.D., and her collaborators from the University of Pittsburgh and East Tennessee State University discovered how pollinators may contribute to the maintenance of flowering plant diversity. This study that accelerates our understanding of biodiversity conservation is now published in the journal Nature. “For years, scientists have been... Read more »
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, Biotech, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
New platform speeds up effort to turn crops into fuel
Researchers led by José Avalos have developed a new platform for breaking down cellulose, the world's most abundant organic compound, and simultaneously fermenting it for use in biofuel production.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
GM crops: Kenya and Nigeria progress as Uganda falters - Alliance for Science
Though several African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria and Ethiopia, are making tremendous strides in their quest to develop and commercialize genetically modified crops, it’s not the same story in Uganda. Despite very promising initial successes, Ugandan scientists in the East African country have struggled to progress their GM crop research beyond confined field trials (CFTs) […]
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