10 Myths About GMOs - Alliance for Science

[Download this page as a PDF] [En Español: 10 mitos sobre los OGMs] GMO stands for “genetically modified organism.” It most commonly refers to organisms—often plants—that have been modified to achieve desired traits, like drought-tolerance and pest-resistance, using recombinant DNA techniques or genetic engineering (GE). It’s a misleading term, since we’ve been modifying the […]

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture Global, Environment, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

01/19/2021 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com

Why we need to “rewild” our environment

By changing how we feed the world—with plant-based burgers, bioreactor-grown dairy, and more efficient indoor farms—we could turn land now used for agriculture back into wilderness.

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Big growth in agriculture drones reported during the past year

Drone adoption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the agricultural sector as farmers seek new insights using surveillance technology and drawing inferences from digital data.

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Bill Gates Becomes the Largest Farmland Owner in the United States: Report

The billionaire owns more than 268,000 acres of land combined across 19 states

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition,

The honey detectives are closing in on China’s shady syrup swindlers

Detecting honey laced with sugar syrup is notoriously tricky, but a new test could provide the evidence needed to make fake honey prosecutions stick

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Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag Labor,

Veg growers dump $150,000 worth of celery crops due to picker shortage

Growers in Victoria's Lindenow Valley have dumped crops due to a drastic shortage of seasonal workers caused by the COVID-19 travel bans.

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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global,

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

Integrated approach to increase agricultural production, fishing - Saba News

The Caribbean islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have good possibilities to improve domestic agricultural production and fishing, and to reduce the dependence on imported food, it appeared from a study conducted by Wageningen University and Research (WUR). A report was presented to the Dutch Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Relations on Wednesday, January 13. As part …

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Maize Price Rise Sends Shockwave | The Nation Online | Malawi Daily Newspaper

The continued rise in maize prices is a threat to inflation outlook and household survival, particularly among low-income earners, analysts have warned.

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