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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Rice, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Europe, Ag Asia / Pacific, Genes /Genetics, Food Security/Shortage,

CRISPR gene editing shown to increase corn and rice yields

A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China and one in Germany has found that turning off a certain gene in corn and

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Education,

JGF celebrates women farmers in agriculture

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics,

Global crop gene editing advances as numerous countries break from European Union's restrictive policies

Great Britain has already decided to take the first steps, as has Switzerland: dealing wit...

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Topics: Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Research, Genes /Genetics, Plant Breeding,

Breeding a tastier bug: Insect farming may not replace crops and livestock, but they have a bright future in the food chain

Christine Picard's search for a better bug to feed the world starts with dead bodies. Well...

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03/22/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

A mysterious solar farm crops up in Colorado

Are the solar panels, spread over 74 acres on the Western Slope, intended to power a crypto mine? No one’s saying.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Research,

Sex Pheromone Could Be Key to Stopping Giant “Murder” Hornet Invasion

Chemicals used as bait to trap and track so-called ‘murder hornets’ as they expand their footprint in the Western United States. The world’s largest hornet has been the focus of extensive news coverage of late due to its menacing appearance and expanding footprint in North America. But while t

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Pollinators,

Butterflies are vanishing in the western U.S.—but not for the reasons scientists thought

Warming falls, not habitat loss, is a key source of decline

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Topics: Precision AG , Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Research,

Murder Hornet's Deadly Pheromone Found Effective as Bait for Themselves

The Asian giant hornet, or the 'murder hornets,' had been invading crops and bee colonies of North America. Read on to know more about a potential solution that could eliminate them.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crawfish, Agriculture Global, Water, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Research, Genes /Genetics,

Research sheds new light on the microbiota of farmed fish

The results of decades of research into the microbiota of fish intesti

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Beef Cattle, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Cow methane 'burps' are one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. Could bovine genetic selection reduce climate change impacts?

Using genetics, scientists have isolated the gene in cattle which causes excess methane pr...

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CRISPR gene editing shown to increase corn and rice yields

JGF celebrates women farmers in agriculture

Global crop gene editing advances as numerous countries break from European Union's restrictive policies

Breeding a tastier bug: Insect farming may not replace crops and livestock, but they have a bright future in the food chain

A mysterious solar farm crops up in Colorado

Sex Pheromone Could Be Key to Stopping Giant “Murder” Hornet Invasion

Butterflies are vanishing in the western U.S.—but not for the reasons scientists thought

Murder Hornet's Deadly Pheromone Found Effective as Bait for Themselves

Research sheds new light on the microbiota of farmed fish

Cow methane 'burps' are one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. Could bovine genetic selection reduce climate change impacts?

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