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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Two Wits students focus on agritech for cannabis industry

Two master’s students at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), Constant Beckerling and Anlo van Wyk, are developing new technologies aimed at disrupting the booming cannabis, or so called ‘green gold’, industry. Their novel cannabis cultivation technologies, developed for the African climate, have earned them special recognition in the Biosciences category of the Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP).

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Jobs US,

Why Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could Be a ‘Big F**king Deal’ for American Farmers

It is, at long last, Infrastructure Week in Washington. It likely will be for months to come, too. President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally unveiled a $2-trillion infrastructure proposal during an afternoon speech that kicked off what is expected to be a prolonged sales pitch for the sweeping package. “It’s not a plan that tinkers around the edges,” he said. “It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America unlike anything we've done since we built the interstate highway system and the space race decades ago.' Dubbed the American Jobs Plan, the eight-year spending proposal promises to modernize 20,000 miles of roads, repair

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Agriculture US, USDA,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture,

Fresh lettuce grown and sold year-round in South Bend

Believe it or not, South Bend is the perfect place to grow lettuce year-round. Pure Green Farms has just built a massive hydroponic greenhouse on Calvert Street in South Bend and the company is growing fresh lettuce inside. Several varieties of the leafy greens are already in the produce aisle of some local supermarkets.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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