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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Grind to Ground, the new social enterprise turning coffee into compost | The RiotACT

A new social enterprise called Grind to Ground is the brainchild of a team of students at the Canberra Institute...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture

While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward | News Break

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D — Farmers with cattle in Iowa, South Dakota Minnesota and North Dakota increasingly are trying the “wide-row corn” — interseeded with crops and cover crops — to improve profits while helping the environment. And the concept is moving northward to Eddy County in central North Dakota, where...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields

The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Education,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.farmanddairy.com

Rodale Institute helps Pa. farmers go organic - Farm and Dairy

More than 50 Pennsylvania farmers have committed 4,000 acres to become organic through Rodale Institutes’s farm consulting program.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis - World

English News and Press Release on World and 10 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 15 Sep 2020 by FAO

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies,

09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.thenational.com.pg

Maru impressed with rice farming, pledge support for mill - The National

By GYNNIE KERO MORE than 70 families in Yangoru-Saussia, East Sepik are focusing on rice farming to generate income and as the staple food for their meals. MP Richard Maru …

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