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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Cotton, Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Pesticides,

01/27/2022 SOURCE: theconversation.com

The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers' weed problems – instead, it's making farming harder for many of them

Farmers are stuck in a chemical war against weeds, which have developed resistance to many widely used herbicides. Seed companies’ answer – using more varied herbicides – is causing new problems.

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Topics: Wheat, Rice, Soybeans, Cotton, Sugarcane, Coffee/Tea, Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag India,

Top 10 Leading Agriculture States of India – With Most Crops!

Dive into the article to know about the agriculture states of India. We have compiled a list of top 10 leading agriculture states.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Cotton, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ,

Farmer breathes new life into unwanted cotton clothes - AustralianFarmers

Have you ever been roped into the fast fashion frenzy of buying a new piece of clothing on a weekly or monthly basis, only for it to end up in landfill a short time later? There is a world first movement on the Queensland-New South Wales border to tackle that very issue. On a farm […]

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Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa,

Malawi Farmers under-utilizing Chinese funded Cotton ginneries - The Maravi Post

Malawi Farmers under-utilizing Chinese funded Cotton ginneries Agriculture - The Maravi Post

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Cotton, Water, Sustainability,

10/30/2021 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Damaging Sustainability Myths Debunked: Cotton Is Not A “Thirsty” Crop, Says Report

It has been stated that wild-growing plant fibers are more sustainable than cotton because they are “rainfed” and therefore use less water. In fact, more than half of global cotton crops are purely rainfed. Cotton water 'usage' myths debunked in part 3 of this 4 part series on cotton misinformation.

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Topics: Cotton, Agriculture US, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides,

Fusarium wilt of cotton more aggressive and diverse than previously understood

Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused by the soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV). In a study recently published in Plant Disease, plant pathologists, agronomists, and breeders in California, Texas, and North Carolina identified current populations of FOV in infected plants and examined their diversity and aggressiveness during the seedling and wilt stages of disease development.

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Topics: Cotton, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Ag Africa,

Burkina Faso cotton industry wants to bring back GMO seeds - Alliance for Science

Burkina Faso’s cotton industry wants to bring back the genetically modified varieties the nation phased out in 2015. The German firm Bayer will begin negotiations with Burkinabe authorities by the end of this year to allow for a return of the Bt cotton seeds that local farmers have been demanding, according to Wilfried A. Yameogo, […]

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Cotton, Agriculture US, GMO's, Insects, Research,

Effectiveness of the natural resistance...

Scientific Reports - <ArticleTitle Language="En" OutputMedium="All" xml:lang="en">Effectiveness of the natural resistance...

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Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. West, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,

New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease

Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.

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Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, Genes /Genetics, Pollinators,

Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects

In a Yucatan nature park, engineered genes influence nectar production, affecting ants’ and maybe pollinators’ attraction to the wild cotton plants.

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