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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Soil Health, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Water, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

CRISPR climate game changer: What if we engineered rice to dramatically cut methane emissions?

The complexity of microbial communities has been a major obstacle to discovering technolog...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Jobs, Water, Ag Africa, Ag Australia/NZ,

Irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes - Alliance for Science

In January 2021, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique and flooded Berta Inácio Ngove’s field, burying a promising crop of maize and beans in a watery tomb. “It was bad,” recalls Ngove, a 52-year-old widow and mother of four children. “We did not harvest anything.” But cyclones aren’t the only extreme weather events that smallholder farmers […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Irrigation, Agriculture Global, Water, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Weather,

5 ways gene editing is making crops climate-resilient - Alliance for Science

Our world is undergoing climate changes that have triggered a spate of calamitous disruptions on agricultural production and overall food security. From the devastations of tropical typhoons to droughts that are increasingly pervasive and severe, it appears that Nature is trumpeting her rather boisterous bid to furnish us with a new order. In the agricultural […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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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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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Fruit, Sustainability,

Orchardist hopes to spread sustainable practices to farmers across the country

There is a growing need for farmers to maintain healthy soil and support biodiversity as we move into a future where our food systems could be at risk

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability, Weather,

Opinion: The importance of California’s agricultural water supplies

We cannot accommodate serious discussion on the demand side of water questions without working on the supply side.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Economics, Sustainability,

Scaling-up conservation practices: How much can farmers afford? | KBS LTER

East Lansing, MI – Prairie strips planted into row crops have the potential to contribute a suite of ecosystem services, such as improved soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Water, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Weather,

Farmers and livestock breeders affected by floods hope for agricultural assistance from govt | Malay Mail

DENGKIL, Jan 2 — Although thankful for the various assistance and incentives provided by the government for those affected by the recent floods, farmers and livestock breeders in Dengkil hoped their needs for agricultural assistance would not be overlooked. Gunasegar Rangasamy, 44, who...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Ag South America, Weather,

Small coffee farmers lay their chips on smart agriculture to overcome climate crisis in the Cerrado biome - South Africa Today

A long drought followed by a strong freeze in 2020 damaged the coffee harvest in Brazil, the world’s biggest producer and exporter of the crop. Small farmers in the Cerrado region who generally don’t use irrigation because of the area’s historically abundant rainfall were hit the hardest. To take on the challenges brought on by […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Climate Change,

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

Acute scarcity drives the search for water underground. But the West’s major aquifers are in trouble, too.

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