John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Young Farmers, Ag Africa, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

Tree Planting on Rural School Grounds, is it Important? | The Home Of Great South African News

By Maria Paul Deforestation is a national and global issue which contributes towards climate change, biodiversity loss, soil erosion as well as negatively impacting peoples’ livelihood. Planting trees is a small step to mitigate this deforestation crisis. During National Arbor Week 2020, this is exactly what environmentalist Maria Paul decided to do: plant as many […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Regreening Africa Aims to Resolve Land Degradation - Africa.com

In sub-Saharan Africa approximately 83% of people depend directly on land for survival. However, approximately...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Sustainable farming path shows both history and future

A father's decision to stop his sons clearing native bushland set the family farm on a course of sustainability.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Pollinators,

Researchers show that native milkweed cultivars planted by the public can support monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens

Millions of people plant pollinator gardens to provide monarch butterflies with food along their annual migration from their overwintering sites in the highland forests of central Mexico to their summer breeding grounds in the United States and southern Canada. For the first time, University of Kentucky entomologists have studied how effectively native milkweed cultivars in small gardens are at attracting and supporting monarchs.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.salon.com

CRISPR researchers, awarded the Nobel Prize, say the technology could defeat coronavirus

The Nobel Prize was given to scientists who discovered a tool that helps us precisely alter DNA

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.salon.com

CRISPR researchers, awarded the Nobel Prize, say the technology could defeat coronavirus

The Nobel Prize was given to scientists who discovered a tool that helps us precisely alter DNA

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Cotton, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au

Cotton sector's northern exposure

Opening up irrigated cotton industries in tropical WA, the Northern Territory and Queensland will boost Aussie exports says Rabobank.

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TOPIC(S): Ethanol/Biofuel, Economics, Ag Europe, Biotech, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Difficult times for Germany’s transport ministry - biofuels could alleviate worries

The German Federal Ministry of Transport might be heading for difficult times in the next decade. On the one hand, the department is under pressure from the EU Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), writes Elmar Baumann.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Pollinators,

10/10/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au

Good progress on native flies as pollinators

Researchers are making good ground on investigating native flies for crop pollination.

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