John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Economics, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Tar Spot: An Understudied Disease Threatening Corn Production in the Americas

Tar spot of corn has been a major foliar disease in several Latin American countries since 1904. In 2015, tar spot was first documented in the United States and has led to significant yield losses ...

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09/08/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

3 Things COVID-19 Teaches Us About Agroterrorism

The immense size and complexity of our ag infrastructure, combined with the lack of coordination between agencies, leaves gaping holes in agroterrorism protection. We must do better.

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54 Million People in the U.S. May Go Hungry During the Pandemic — Can Urban Farms Help?

"It's really important we know where our food is coming from," she says. "I know my farmers by name. I can go to the farms, see how they are growing everything, see it in the soil. It's always nice to have something within reach and know your produce." Chef Q runs supper clubs and chef camps through...

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, Beef Cattle, Vegan, Ranching,

09/08/2020 SOURCE: theconversation.com

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

Going from a single spore to a finished fungi-derived leather product takes a couple of weeks. But raising a cow to maturity for bovine leather can take several years.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/08/2020 SOURCE: www.politico.com

Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster

Agricultural counties across the U.S. face high rates of Covid-19, a POLITICO analysis reveals.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Minnesota nonprofits plead for more help as hunger crisis surges

More are needing help, especially after the extra unemployment aid ended.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Water, Economics, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

Marlborough's gravelly soil could provide new understanding of liquefaction

Liquefaction research at Blenheim’s home of rugby could be a game-changer for Wellington’s waterfront and further afield.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Simple Addition to Crops Could Help Soak Up 2 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Each Year

And we could use existing infrastructure.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

100 Opportunities for More Inclusive Ocean Research: Cross-Disciplinary Research Questions for Sustainable Ocean Governance and Management

In order to inform decision making and policy, research to address sustainability challenges requires cross-disciplinary approaches that are co-created with a wide and inclusive diversity of disciplines and stakeholders. As the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development approaches, it is therefore timely to take stock of the global range of cross-disciplinary questions to inform the development of policies to restore and sustain ocean health. We synthesized questions from major science and policy horizon scanning exercises, identifying 89 questions with relevance for ocean policy and governance. We then scanned the broad ocean science literature to examine issues potentially missed in the horizon scans and supplemented the horizon scan outcome with 11 additional questions. This resulted in an unprioritized list of 100 general questions that would require a cross-disciplinary approach to inform policy. The questions fell into broad categories including: coastal and marine environmental change, managing ocean activities, governance for sustainable oceans, ocean value, and technological and socio-economic innovation. Each question can be customized by ecosystem, region, scale, and socio-political context, and is intended to inspire discussions of salient cross-disciplinary research directions to direct scientific research that will inform policies. Governance and management responses to these questions will best be informed by drawing upon a diversity of natural a...

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population,

09/07/2020 SOURCE: www.news.ucsb.edu

A Framework for the Future

Strategy for sustainable aquaculture supports the world’s fastest growing food sector

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