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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Water, Weather,

Soil quality critical to help some US crops weather heat stress from climate change

The capacity of soil to hold water will be critical to determine how well farms in some regions of the United States manage the problem of prolonged heat stress due to climate change, a new study suggests. ...

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TOPIC(S): Water, Research, Fertilizer, Ag Middle East,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu

Six observations from six years of tile sampling for nitrates in southeast Minnesota

By: Greg Klinger, assistant Extension educator, agricultural climate resilience Since 2016, I’ve taken water samples from the outlets of til...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Weather,

4 Drought-Tolerant Varieties to Plant Amid Water Scarcity

Water scarcity is becoming a growing issue. Long, recurring droughts are increasingly prevailing in the food and agriculture world. It has increased the cost of groceries and reduced farmer yields.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Weather,

Farmers face drought in west, rain glut in east, high prices for all

Commodity prices are rising even faster than the rate of inflation due to both uncooperati...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Soybeans, Water, Sustainability,

Soy Checkoff Releases 2021 Sustainability Overview Report - United Soybean Board

Summary highlights how U.S. soybean farmers’ commitment to continuous improvement strengthens land conservation, preservation of water and other natural resources vital to sustainable production of U.S. soybeans.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability,

Development of a potential super wheat for salty soils

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed several new varieties of wheat that tolerate soils with higher salt concentrations. After having mutated a wheat variety from Bangladesh, they ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Ag Global Specialty Food, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

'By better managing agricultural potential, food crises could be avoided' in the Horn of Africa

For Djibouti's Ayan Mahamoud, program coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), solutions exist to deal with the region's drought.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Ag Africa,

'By better managing agricultural potential, food crises could be avoided' in the Horn of Africa

For Djibouti's Ayan Mahamoud, program coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), solutions exist to deal with the region's drought.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Pesticides, Water, Environment,

05/06/2022 SOURCE: bioengineer.org

The effects on ecosystems of reduced pesticide use

Pesticides affect the health of agricultural soils and waterways. But how do the living organisms in our ecosystems react if

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Water, Economics, Ag India, Weather,

Land erosion has impacted one-third of India's coastline in 3 decades: Govt data

Replying to a Lok Sabha query, the Science Ministry acknowledged the threat posed by sea-level rise, which it attributes to climate change, fossil fuel use and emissions of heat-trapping gases

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