John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Agriculture Global, Water, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, Climate Change,
Gene Discovery May Help Effort to Breed Climate Resilient Crops
The gene discovery could lead to the breeding of crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions.
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03/11/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com
More than 10,000 Dutch farmers protested in The Hague on Saturday against government plans to limit nitrogen emissions, a policy they say will spell the end of many farms and hit food production.
Dutch farmers and climate activists protest over government policies
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03/07/2023 SOURCE: www.whig.com
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Climate Change, Weather,
Linked Climate Variability Between Distant Regions Highlights Interconnectivity of Global Climate Change
A new report on teleconnections between the Amazon rainforest and the Tibetan Plateau creates new understanding of interconnected tipping elements and their perilously close tipping points: “The major lesson here is that it’s a small world.”
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02/28/2023 SOURCE: www.publicnewsservice.org
By Carey L. Biron for Context.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration The owner of Deep Roots Farm in rural Maryland and her workers finished the fall harvest last month, but some of their most vital plantings are still in the ground - and growing fast. Four species of cover crops - plants such as winter rye and hairy vetch, later removed in the spring - are key to soil resuscitation efforts underway at Deep Roots, 53 acres of rolling hills that used to be part of a tobacco farm. ...
U.S. Carbon Farming Takes Root, but Do Economics Add Up?
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02/21/2023 SOURCE: interestingengineering.com
Amazon is putting significant funds into the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm conveniently located between offshore wind turbines.
Amazon tests carbon removal with seaweed farming between wind turbines
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02/21/2023 SOURCE: globalnews.ca
Experts say that farmers will increasingly struggle with profitability amid the unpredictable seasons as climate change makes drought, flooding and wildfires more common.
Extreme drought could hurt future beef supply in U.S. and Canada, experts warn - National | Globalnews.ca
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Cotton, Climate Change, Weather,
How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Water, Climate Change, Weather,
Before and after: New photos show remarkable recovery at California's most beleaguered reservoir | CNN
California's drought-stricken reservoirs have seen a remarkable recovery after a barrage of storms lashed the state last month. Officials say it's a much-needed improvement after hovering at critically low levels for the past several years.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Climate Change,
The “Cs” That Challenge Agriculture and Represent Opportunities for Resilience
In these dangerous times of food insecurity, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have taken on new names. They are the four “Cs” of climate, crisis, conflict, and costs, as identified by a pair of …
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