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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Beyond Organic , Gardening, Urban Farming,

FarmBot | Open-Source CNC Farming

Farming and gardening robots for home, educational, and commercial use. Premium Hardware · Worldwide Shipping · Drag and Drop Farm Designer · Step-by-Step Assembly Instructions · Own Your Food

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Isaac L
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Topics: Soil Health, Vegetables, Gardening, Potatoes, Research, Plant Breeding,

Potato Facts | Fun Facts About Potatoes | Potatoes USA

Have you ever wondered the history of potatoes and how they have developed into the dietary staple they are today? Learn that and more here!

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Gardening, Insects, Urban Farming,

New Screens Keep Greenhouse Insects at Bay

Svensson has introduced a line of Xsect insect control screens that are engineered to keep harmful insects out of the greenhouse and keep beneficial ones in.

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Gardening,

04/01/2021 SOURCE: www.housebeautiful.com

Vegetable and Tomato Fertilizer

If you planted a veggie garden this year, this 2-5-3 fertilizer makes 30 gallons that are suitable for most edibles. It also contains beneficial soil bacteria.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Farming,

Community Supported Agriculture - The Reader

The last year has done a great deal for exposing and demonstrating the weak links in the food supply chain Americans are reliant upon, but that reliance is a relative blip in our collective agricultural history. Prior to our parents’ generation, the word “farmer” didn’t conjure images of hazmat-suited hothouse workers, and “fresh fruit” didn’t […]

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Education U.S. NorthEast, Hobby Farming, Gardening, Urban Farming,

There are different ways to test your soil | Detroit Lakes Tribune

The Detroit Lakes Tribune has begun featuring a gardening column, courtesy of the Becker County Master Gardeners. The Master Gardener program is offered by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. If you have an interest in plants and gardening and would enjoy sharing that interest with others, apply at the Becker County Extension Office to become a volunteer Master Gardener.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Gardening, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,

The miracle of a tiny seed

TOWNSEND — There is nothing like the taste of homegrown vegetables, herbs, and fruits and even though we have a few more months before we can plant in the ground, it is never too late to star…

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Gardening, World Population, Pollinators, Education,

Bumblebees’ Self-Image Gets Them through Tight Spots

Sridhar Ravi was outdoors with his colleagues on a summer day in Germany when a group of bumblebees grabbed his attention. As the bees made their way from flower to flower, they skillfully flew between obstacles, dodging branches and shrubs. These actions seemed to require a complex awareness of one's physical body in relation to one’s environment that had only been proven to exist in animals with large brains.  To examine this, a team of researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales, Canberra, led by Ravi, set up a hive of bumblebees inside their laboratory. The bees could come and go via a tunnel, which could be partially blocked with an adjustable barrier. Ravi and his team made the gap progressively smaller over time, and observed how the bees’ reactions changed. The study , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , found the bumblebees measured the gap by flying side-to-side to scan it. When the gap became narrower than their wingspan, the bees took a longer time to scan the opening. And then they did something remarkable: they turned their bodies to fly through sideways . Some of the bees’ bodies did bump the sides of the narrowed opening—but every one of the 400 recorded flights through the gap was a success. “Over thousands of years nature has coded insects with some amazing attributes,” Ravi says. “Our challenge now is to see how we can take this and apply similar coding to future robotic systems, enhancing their performance in the natural world.”

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Matthew Kroger
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Topics: Gardening,

Made my own seed starter tent. What they want for these things on line is ridiculous...

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Topics: Young Farmers, Gardening, Ag Startups & Financing,

Kamal Bell Has Turned His Farming Business Into The Backbone Of The Community - Spectacular Magazine

Kamal Bell is providing for his community, educating the next generation about farming and caring for the environment over at Sankofa Farm.

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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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