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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

India's Hopes to Replace Diesel with Renewable Energy in Farms Rides on Solar, Mostly

India's plans to shift from diesel to renewable energy for its farming sector. The headlines have taken off from a statement by Power & MNRE

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fertilizer, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Are the Latest Genetic Engineering Breakthrough

Much of the world is preoccupied with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but there are other global challenges, including climate change, food security, and degradation of the environment. Interestingly, and perhaps ironically, there is some good news regarding the latter three from a recent breakthrough in microbiology. Plants depend upon beneficial interactions between roots and root-associated […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Cover Crops, Ag Innovation,

Polk County buys newfangled cover crop tractor for upstream farmers

An Iowa county is purchasing a $600,000 tractor to encourage cover crop usage and improve water quality.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, Weather,

India needs Green Revolution 2.0 to make agri more sustainable: RBI

An RBI article said "new emerging challenges warrant a second green revolution along with next-generation reforms"

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Fertilizer, Ag Innovation,

Powerful sensors on planes detect crop nitrogen with high accuracy

URBANA, Ill. – Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers transformed agriculture as we know it during the Green Revolution, catapulting crop yields and food security to new heights. Yet, despite improvements in crop nitrogen use efficiency, fears of underperformance spur fertilizer overapplication to this day. Excess nitrogen then ends up in waterways, including groundwater, and in the atmosphere in the form of potent greenhouse gases.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,

USDA project looks to diversify farms

A $10 million project funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture ha...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Innovation, AgriBusiness,

RCI Engineering Receives AE50 Award for T-Series Ag-Baggers®

“The AE50 Awards are among our industry’s highest achievements, and we are very proud and honored to be recognized for our engineering and innovation with

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Research, Ag Innovation,

Grow and Eat Your Own Vaccines? Using Plants As mRNA Factories - SciTechDaily

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Herbicides, Weeds, Research, Ag Innovation,

K-State studying use of equipment to crush seeds of herbicide-resistant weeds in grain fields

A new weed-deterring technology could provide an effective alternative to herbicides....

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Agronomy,