Education U.S. MidWest
TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Education U.S. MidWest, Research,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.jamestownsun.com

NDSU soybean plant population and row spacing recommendations updated | Jamestown Sun

Data generated by NDSU soybean planting rate and row spacing field trials was conducted from 2008 through 2019.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Alfalfa/Hay, Research,

12/31/2020 SOURCE: www.machinefinder.com

MU Extension Agronomist Offers Considerations for Proper Hay Storage

To provide more insight into proper hay storage, Jim Humphrey, a University of Missouri agronomist and member of the NRCS+MU Grasslands Project, is sharing his tips. Learn more.

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Topics: Soybeans, Education U.S. MidWest, Drones UAV, Ag Innovation, World Population, Plant Breeding,

Drones and AI detect soybean maturity with high accuracy

URBANA, Ill. – Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers brave the heat daily during crucial parts of the growing season to look for plants showing desirable traits, such as early pod maturity. But without a way to automate detection of these traits, breeders can’t test as many plots as they’d like in a given year, elongating the time it takes to bring new cultivars to market.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Population,

Team IDs differences in gene-related activity between ancient, modern

Nebraska's Jinliang Yang and colleagues have shown how activating and deactivating genes, rather than swapping them out or rewriting them, may have directed the evolution of modern-day corn.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research,

11/20/2020 SOURCE: bioengineer.org

Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Education U.S. MidWest, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

11/18/2020 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

Iowa organic farm sales rise

Livestock Outlook: Animal products generate about half of Iowa’s organic agriculture sales revenue.

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Topics: Soil Health, Sorghum, Forestry, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

UM Study Reveals Patterns That Shape Forest Recovery After Wildfires

New UM research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.

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