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Nancy Kavazanjian
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The winners: Cool Science Images 2020

Eyeball-licking geckos, wiggling brain cells and a whole planet’s worth of weather are a...

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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, Government / Policies,

Soil erosion adds to woes of people | Patna News - Times of India

With rivers showing receding trend in north Bihar, soil erosion has become a major problem...

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Topics: Herbicides, Pesticides, Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

Americans spend more on wasted food than on gasoline

A new study by Zach Conrad, assistant professor in William & Mary's Department of Kinesiol...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Historic deal preserves millions of pollination corridors for monarch butterflies

Historic agreement gives monarch butterflies and other pollinators millions of acres of ne...

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Topics: Beekeeping, Conservation/Tillage, Hemp, Regenerative Agriculture,

Hemp fields offer a late-season pollen source for stressed bees Hempoint

Low-THC cannabis attracts a wide range of bee species collecting food for larvae BY SUSAN...

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Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Water, Climate Change,

Climate change made a southwestern U.S. drought one of the worst in 1,200 years

Tree ring records show that the 2000–2018 drought in southwestern North America is among...

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Topics: Beekeeping, Economics, Sustainability, Pollinators,

U.S. honeybees had the worst winter die-off in more than a decade | Science News

Colonies suffered from parasitic, disease-spreading Varroa mites. Floods and fire didn’t...

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Topics: Vegetables, Beekeeping, Pest Control, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Tomato,

Pollen-deprived bumblebees may speed up plant blooming by biting leaves

In a pollen shortage, some bees nick holes in tomato leaves that accelerate flowering, and...

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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Forestry, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Pest Control, Fungicides, Potatoes, Research,

Insects' extreme farming methods offer us lessons to learn and oddities to avoid

Insects invented agriculture long before humans did. Can we learn anything from them?...

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Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Sustainability, World Hunger,

Feature: Namibian gov't addresses hunger, soil erosion with tree-planting initiative

Helena Ndapewa, a subsistence farmer from a far-flung village in Ohangwena region in Namib...

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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.

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