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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Goats,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs

Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and ...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Organic, Pest Control,

03/26/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

New research shows unintended harms of organic farming

Organic farming is often touted as a more sustainable solution for food production, leveraging natural forms of pest control to promote eco-friendly cultivation.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, World Population, Human Health,

03/23/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Study shows benefits of chatgroups to human health can be replicated in plant health

A CABI-led study has revealed that there is evidence of the benefits of chatgroups to human health, which can also be replicated in plant health.

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Ag Global Specialty Food,

03/05/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets

Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

02/02/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria

Bacteria have adapted to all terrestrial environments. Some have evolved to survive in the gut of animals, where they play an important role for their host; they provide energy by degrading indigestible ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Urban Farming, Carbon Farming,

01/31/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint six times larger than conventional produce, study shows

A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally ...

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

01/17/2024 SOURCE: phys.org

Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane

A team of engineers and atmospheric scientists at Harvard University, working with a colleague from the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has calculated the increased amount ...

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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

Researchers discover genes responsible for low and ultra-low glycemic index in rice

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced they achieved a scientific milestone with the discovery of the genes responsible for low and ultra-low glycemic index (GI) in rice.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Climate Change,

10/13/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talks

Top scientists have launched a yearly report series to plug knowledge gaps ahead of crunch climate talks, with their global warming "countdown clock" vying for the attention of world leaders and ordinary ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Research, Genes /Genetics,

Natural genetically modified crops: Grasses take evolutionary shortcut by borrowing genes from their neighbors

Grass may transfer genes from their neighbors in the same way genetically modified crops are made, a new study has revealed.

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