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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Research, World Population, Education,

Feed additives 'key tool' in achieving farming sustainability goals, say stakeholders

Feed additives hold enormous potential for reducing the environmental impact of the farming sector, but are not getting the attention they deserve according to farming sector and feed industry stakeholders, who are calling for more focus on the role of feed additives in contributing to sustainability goals.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Agriculture doesn't have to be the villain: regenerative farming can s

This World Soil Day, Petra Hans of IKEA Foundation argues that working with not against nature is the only sustainable way for agriculture to feed a growing human population.

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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, World Population, Education,

Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld | Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like, soil-swimming robots to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers | Cornell Chronicle

A collaboration between researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that small, community-based reserves in Thailand’s Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of overharvesting.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Research, Ag Tech, Education,

Robots in Agriculture: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology | Grainnet

In a new issue paper published on Nov. 16, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) outlined opportunities provided by ground and aerial…

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

South Island soil scientist joins 'stellar line-up' of Women of Influence

Canterbury scientist Dr Trish Fraser helps crop farms become more environmentally sustainable and more productive.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Herbicides, Pesticides, Education U.S. SouthWest, Ag Innovation, Education,

Panhandle farm, ranch management symposium set Dec. 1| AgriLife Today

The Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will take place virtually on Dec. 1.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthWest, Economics, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Education,

Bat Week an opportunity to separate fears from facts | AgriLife Today

Bats play an integral part in the Texas ecosystem, saving billions of dollars. Texas A&M AgriLife experts say that bat is a friend, not foe.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Economics, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Education,

Lettuce losses could cause shortage across U.S. | AgriLife Today

Lettuce crop losses could affect availability and prices at Texas grocery stores and restaurants highlighting supply chain fragility.

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