John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Gardening, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID,
Achieving better planting through new techniques - Borneo Post Online
HORTICULTURISTS are constantly looking at better ways and the latest techniques in planting. What if we’re to apply the ‘lateral-thinking’ concept to solve land scarcity? There is this thing called ‘air-planting’ utilising circular transparent upright columns for growing vegetables. Roots of the seedlings are inserted to the holes around the tube – very little or no amount of water is used; there’s
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crawfish, Agriculture Global, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Research, Ag Asia / Pacific,
Fossils of 244 million-year-old extinct bony fish found in China
Three fossilized Peltoperleidus were found in China that date back 244 million years - deeming them the oldest to found. This means the fish lived 2 million years longer than believed.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Jobs, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Transportation, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag Asia / Pacific, Weather,
Yakutian Cattle Characteristics, Uses, Feeding, Breeding
The Yakutian cattle are a landrace cattle breed, which are bred in the north of the polar circle in the republic of Sakha. They belong to the East Asian Turano-Mongolian group of Taurine cattle.
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10/08/2021 SOURCE: nextcity.org
In a city-state that imports 90% of its food, rooftop gardens are a matter of national food security.
Singapore Shows What Serious Urban Farming Looks Like
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Weeds, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Innovation, Weather,
Climate-smart crop rotation works for Gangetic plains - Asia & Pacific
Climate-smart agricultural practices such as crop rotation can safely suppress weeds, says study.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,
India’s heirloom rice can supplement infant nutrition - Asia & Pacific
Traditional Indian rice varieties that have fatty acids vital for child nutrition need to be revived, says study.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
Farm produce pile up in south as farmers struggle to sell them amid COVID restrictions
Farmers across the south and Central Highlands are struggling to sell their harvests due to COVID-19 restrictions on travelling and business operations, leading to a massive pileup of agriculture goods.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Asia / Pacific,
China's hog farmers struggle as pork prices swing and throw off debt-fueled expansion plans
African swine fever decimated herds, and lured many businesses into the hog industry to take advantage of high prices, government subsidies and easy financing.
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