TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Fertilizer, Climate Change,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: www.businessgreen.com

'Historical underestimation': Nitrogen fertiliser 'overlooked' driver of climate change, Soil Association warns

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns

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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,

Great leader of soil and people

March 17, 1920. The river Madhumati was flowing at her own will while its tributary Baigar has been alongside for many years.

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TOPIC(S): Coronavirus/COVID,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

How French farmers kept sales going during the Covid-19 lockdown

Despite closing weekly markets during the two-month lockdown, farmers in the French region of Hérault have succeeded in continuing or expanding direct sales to their customers through new channels.

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TOPIC(S): Insects,
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Topics: Vegetables, Sustainability, Vertical Farming, World Hunger, World Population,

Automated vertical indoor farming set to sprout | ZDNet

Vertical farms could make use of abandoned professional spaces as the pandemic grinds on.

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Topics: Economics, Ag Europe, Coronavirus/COVID,

How French farmers kept sales going during the Covid-19 lockdown

Despite closing weekly markets during the two-month lockdown, farmers in the French region of Hérault have succeeded in continuing or expanding direct sales to their customers through new channels.

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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Water, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Drought & Deluge: Eastern India Faces Severe Floods While Agricultural States Bicker Over Water

New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian states of Haryana and Punjab are the “breadbasket” of India and were the centre of the green revolution in the country. While the former...

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Topics: Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Drones UAV, Pest Control, World Population,

Agric Ministry to use drones next ploughing season

*Sorghum yield grows by 10 percent in2019/2020 ploughing season

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.inewsguyana.com

Agriculture Ministry working to lift US catfish ban

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has committed towards lifting the US-imposed catfish ban, which was instituted against Guyana in early 2018 under the Granger-led administration. He shared t…

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Topics: Pesticides, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Pest Control, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

Africa strives to tackle food security challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic, locust invasion

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | As African countries continue to battle the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, they are making gains on the frontline against massive swarms of the desert locusts that have been threatening the region’s food security. Experts in different countries attribute the gains against the voracious migratory pests to combined country, regional and international …

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.