John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Drones UAV, Ag Innovation,

Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 - Breeding programs for crops with limited per-plant seed yield require one or more generations of seed increase to generate sufficient quantities for sowing replicated yield trials. The ability

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Sustainability, Climate Change, Weather,

10/23/2020 SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com

Are the Great Plains Headed for Another Dust Bowl?

Researchers say atmospheric dust in the region has doubled in the last 20 years, suggesting the increasingly dry region is losing more soil skyward

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Global Specialty Food, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/23/2020 SOURCE: www.archdaily.com

Exploring The New Vernacular That Will Emerge as a Response to Climate Change

How can we begin to think about mitigating the effects of climate in an architectural way that involves creating a newly globalized vernacular?

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H, Sustainability,

With farmer's help, interest among Villa Grove students is growing

Denny Reifsteck over the last three years has donated the use of 3 acres of his farm ground, where he allows the high school's FFA chapter to grow crops.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes,

Early estimate puts Sonoma County 2020 grape harvest loss at $152 million

At least 70% of local growers had fruit rejected because of potential smoke damage from wi...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Ranching,

10/22/2020 SOURCE: www.economist.com

Fences are bad for wildlife

Where possible, they should be removed or redesigned

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables,

Kenosha County Man Grows 2,015 Lb. Pumpkin - Mid-West Farm Report

There’s the pumpkins that you carve into jack-o-lanterns around Halloween, and then there’s the pumpkins that Jim Ford grows.... Read More

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Building a better future

How gender research supports rural women during times of crisis.

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TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Economics, Insects,

10/21/2020 SOURCE: www.wattagnet.com

Chickens love insects

One of the aspects of poultry welfare is whether birds can perform their natural behaviors -- like pecking the ground -- that although it gives us a check mark as thinking beings, I do not know if it helps the birds from a productive point of view.

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

5 poultry innovations ready to change the industry in 2021

COVID-19 posed numerous challenges for the poultry industry, from worker shortages to interruptions throughout the supply chain. New technologies can help the industry solve these issues and look forward to future opportunities to thrive and succeed.