Nancy Kavazanjian
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
EGEB: China led as the world installed 6.1 GW of offshore wind in 2020
2020 saw 6.1 GW of global offshore wind installed, down from 6.24 GW in 2019; more than 50% of the world's fossil fuels must stay buried.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
MunmuBaram to develop a 1.4 GW floating offshore wind farm in South Korea
The project will be capable of powering over 1 million homes.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Plant Breeding,
Identification of plant-parasitic nematode attractant
A research collaboration based in Kumamoto University, Japan has become the first to successfully purify and identify an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds. Their experiments revealed that rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), a flaxseed cell wall component, can attract root-knot nematodes. The linkages between rhamnose and L-galactose are essential for the attraction.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Tailored approach to fertilizer use can achieve triple-wins for smallholder farmers
A meta-analysis study assessed the performance of site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) applied to smallholder cereal cropping systems in Asia and Africa; the evidence points to triple-wins but weak extension and unfavorable policies hamper adoption
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
How microbial communities adapt to soil acidification
Temperate grasslands in northern China have experienced soil acidification in the last 30 years due to increasing acid deposition and unsustainable management. Long-term soil acidification may lead to ...
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, Vertical Farming, Climate Change,
From vertical gardens to plants on ceilings, the greening of cities
‘Green walls and rooftop gardens have become a common sight as the world’s cities become more sustainable – so how are they engineered, and who does the weeding?
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Weather,
Typhoon hits one of China's largest grain growing regions
China's import demand for wheat and corn will undoubtedly tell the true story over the next 12-months.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
China eyes upsurge in price of agricultural goods wholesale
Commodity futures news: China eyes upsurge in price of agricultural goods wholesale, updated 2021-08-02 08:02:10. Watch for more news articles, provided throughout the day courtesy of TradingCharts
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger,
Filipino farmers get approval to grow nutritious Golden Rice - Alliance for Science
Farmers in the Philippines have gotten the green light to grow Golden Rice, which has been genetically engineered to contain nutrients that can improve health, especially in young children. The commercial cultivation permit, issued July 21, marks the successful culmination of a decades-long initiative to develop rice that delivers additional levels of beta-carotene, which the […]
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