John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Research, Ag Europe, Education, Weather,
Drought makes heatwaves hotter, but less deadly
During heatwaves, there is no rain and the soil dries out. This further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. But remarkably, desiccated soils also have an advantage: they reduce air humidity and make a heatwave less deadly to humans.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Weather,
How gene editing livestock protects farmers from climate change
In temperate regions such as Europe, cows are able to lose excess heat to the environment, as certain cattle breeds there have less hair than those in
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Pollinators,
Solar Farms Could Boost Bumblebee Populations, Study Says
A new study finds that installing solar farms could become a two birds, one stone situation, as these areas can also double as thriving pollinator habitats if land owners allow meadows to grow around solar panels. The study, from researchers at Lancaster University in the UK, shows that installing solar farms could be greatly beneficial to nature.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
The world's largest freshwater wind farm is now online
Windpark Fryslân, the world's largest freshwater wind farm that sits in the Netherlands' Lake IJssel, is now fully commissioned.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Organic, Ag Europe,
Paris Is Building the World's Largest Organic Rooftop Farm
It will be roughly three football fields in size.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Ag Middle East,
Gene editing can prevent eucalyptus from becoming invasive - Alliance for Science
Gene editing can prevent eucalyptus — a tree highly valued in Kenya and elsewhere for its hardy timber, wood fuel and medicinal extracts — from invading native ecosystems, a team of international researchers has shown. Dr. Steve Strauss of Oregon State University led a team of scientists in the research, which concluded that the CRISPR […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Ag Europe, Government / Policies, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Ag Middle East,
UK export agency to finance Turkey's biggest solar energy plant
A British export credit agency will provide financing for Turkey's largest solar facility in central Konya province, which will provide electricity to...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Global Specialty Food, Pollinators,
‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Gardening, Ag Europe, Urban Farming,
swedish family envelops home in greenhouse to warm up stockholm weather
thanks to this construction, it is possible to keep a temperature of 20 ° C indoors, without turning on the heat, while the outdoor thermometer displays -15 ° C.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
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