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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Education,

Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People - Universe Today

There are two main approaches that humanity can take to living in space.  The one more commonly portrayed is of us colonizing other celestial bodies such as the Moon and Mars.  That approach comes with some major disadvantages, including dealing with toxic soils, clingy dust, and gravity wells. The alternative is to build our own … Continue reading "Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People"

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

The EU's mission to save our soils

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. #Futuris

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops | Living

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Fertilizer,

Next Gen Fertilizer Innovation Challenge

This Challenge aims to identify concepts for novel technologies for fertilizers and other product technology innovations that can reduce the environmental effects from modern agriculture while maintaining or increasing crop yields.

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09/21/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

Food, fertilizer, fuel: Why the worldwide demand for seaweed is growing

Seaweed is used in more than just sushi. It can be found in almond milk, baby food and lotion. Kelp is used in medicine, animal feed, fertilizer and even as a biofuel. Here’s why the global demand in seaweed is expected to boom in the coming years.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Young Farmers, Economics, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom,

Yorkshire Water wants to rent a farm to a young farmer

APPLICATIONS are now open for Yorkshire Water’s first Beyond Nature starter farm.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

Wild Cousins May Help Crops Battle Climate Change

Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help our preferred crops adapt?

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Morocco Announces Crop Rotation Program for Next Agriculture Campaign

Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture announced the establishment of a crop rotation program for its next agricultural campaign.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Environment,

Great video about one Nebraska farmer couple's environmental commitment to farming

2020 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Ed and Leta Olson epitomize what it means to be a steward of the land. When the Nebraska farmers were given a copy of A Sand County Almanac by a local wildli...

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