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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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shared this 2 article 5 years ago
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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shared this 2 article 5 years ago
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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shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global,

Human activities boosted global soil erosion already 4,000 years ago

Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thu...

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shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Water, Fertilizer,

Nuclear Techniques Help Reveal High Rate of Soil Erosion in Benin

Harmless traces from nuclear testing more than half a century ago are helping researchers ...

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

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/18/us-dust-bowl-conditions-likely-to-reoccur-great-plains

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Topics: Soil Health, Education U.S. West, Research, Climate Change,

Study Finds Vegetation Changes can Outweigh Climate Change

Worldwide, grasslands that feed a majority of the grazing animals have been changing into ...

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Kim Bremmer
shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, GMO's, Fertilizer,

GM crops reduce the use of pesticides, often increase yield, and now improve nitrogen use efficiency. This study and meta-analysis focused on rice, maize and wheat...if these three crops were planted using GM varieties worldwide, we would feed 800 million more people and use less nitrogen along the way.

Genetically modified crops are superior in their nitrogen use efficien

Genetically modified crops are superior in their nitrogen use efficiency-A meta-analysis o...

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shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Regenerative Agriculture,

Bamboo grove initiative to surmount water scarcity in Latur

The river rejuvenation project is being implemented by Kalam Farmer Producer Company...

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