Randy Krotz
Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,
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09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.google.com
rePlant Capital aims to tie interest rates to improvements in soil health as a way to save farmers from the disastrous impacts of climate change.
Can Loans Tied To Soil Health Save Agriculture? A New $250 Million Fund Wants To Find Out.
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09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.weforum.org
'The inability of many poorer countries’ agricultural systems to meet their populations’ most basic needs will have huge geopolitical consequences if not tackled urgently.'
Tony Blair: Why it's vital we are giving African agriculture the attention it needs
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09/16/2020 SOURCE: newatlas.com
In a breakthrough that promises to revolutionize the precision breeding of animals, an international team of scientists led by Jon Oatley, a reproductive biologist with Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has for the first time used the CRISPR gene editing tool to produce infertile animals that become "surrogate sires" and produce sperm containing only donor animal DNA
CRISPR creates "surrogate sires" that produce prize-winning donor sperm
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,
Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities | News Break
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to grow food and other crops. KAUST researchers are calling for a new generation of vast greenhouse complexes, supported...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Research, Coronavirus/COVID,
Dangerous bacteria is showing up in school water systems, reminding all buildings reopening amid COVID-19 to check the pipes
When water stagnates in pipes, harmful metals and bacteria can accumulate and make people sick. Buildings that were shut down for weeks during the pandemic may be at risk.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
MIS-C is a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19 – here's what we know about it
Even kids who were asymptomatic when they had COVID-19 have developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a new review of hundreds of cases shows.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Coffee/Tea, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Education,
Nine myths about Indonesian specialty coffee farmers and development
Interventions with good intentions aren't always fruitful.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. SouthEast, Research, Sweet Corn, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
How a kernel of corn may yield answers into some cancers
A gene controlling cell identity in corn kernels is the same one that controls progression to specific cancers in humans. Here's why.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Cotton, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Economics, Research, Education,
Cotton farmers profit from simple steps to help pollinators
Bees and other pollinating insects are under stress worldwide. Research in South Texas shows that simple steps like planting wildflowers near fields can help pollinators and boost farmers' profits.
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