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Topics: Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

University graduate shines in agricultural business in rural China

Wang Yapeng checks the growth of crops in Nanpo Village of Pingshun County, north China Shanxi Province, Aug. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)Unlike the most,

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Topics: Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Tech, World Hunger, World Population,

Robots to help farmers water agricultural fields in Telangana

They can also collect the data and use it for future planning, which is the second part of this hi-tech plan.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, AI/Artificial Intelligence,

The robots 'revolutionising' farming

A Portsmouth company is developing robots that it says will increase farmers' yields and revenue.

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What It Takes to Feed Billions of Farmed Fish Every Day

They’re usually just given ground-up fish. One company is exploring a more sustainable alternative: maggots.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag India,

08/31/2020 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Karnataka minister bats for ban on cow slaughter, ban on beef exports

“Cow is like a member of the family, and it is a crime to kill cows,” he said after opening a Goshala, set up by a private organisation at Chikkaballapur, the district he is in charge of.

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Bees help our gardens grow; here's how to attract them to yours

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What One Woman Says Can Be Done To Promote Authentic Honey

For Kate Maters, harvesting ethically sourced honey is personal. This is why she and her family started Maters & Co.

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Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Water, Economics, Government / Policies, Sugar,

Laura largely misses U.S. cotton, sugar fields; rains to skip dry Midw

Laura largely misses U.S. cotton, sugar fields; rains to skip dry Midwest grain belt

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Topics: Water, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Crop planting soars to a record, bumper harvest expected

Planting in the current kharif season has surpassed the previous best of 107 million hectares achieved in 2016-17. With sowing still on, the area will further go up.

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In the birthplace of coronavirus, life almost looks normal — until you look closer

Since bungling the initial coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China's Government has used compulsory smartphone tracking systems, constant promotion of masks and targeted lockdowns to snuff out outbreaks when they emerge. And it appears that's now paying off.