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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, USDA,

03/20/2024 SOURCE: www.freshplaza.com

USDA asked to boost support for fruit and vegetable farmers in the US

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been asked to offer more support to U.S. fruit and vegetable producers to boost competition. One of the pivotal points raised involves the…

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Consumer/Retail,

03/20/2024 SOURCE: flip.it

Humans Living in Cities Are Slowly Losing Their Ability to Digest Plants

What's going on?

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Consumer/Retail,

03/20/2024 SOURCE: www.cnn.com

Blueberries, strawberries again on the ‘Dirty Dozen’ list | CNN

Based on government tests of pesticide levels, here is the Environmental Working Group’s 2024 list of the produce with the highest and lowest levels of pesticides.

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Vegetables, Ag Innovation, Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msasa-j-0b0b20116_tomatoes-tanzania-smallholderfarmers-activity-716673183684750540...Read More

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JAMES MSASA
shared this 2 image 1 year ago
Topics: Agronomy, Regenerative Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Agriculture Global, Vegetables,

Interventions are designed to boost resilience and identify the specific needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of boys, girls, women and men. We partner with Buddhistglobalrelief to build farming skills of women of reproductive age including pregnancy and lactating women in Singida, Tanzania.
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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Vegetables, Urban Farming, Carbon Farming,

01/31/2024 SOURCE: www.openaccessgovernment.org

A new study highlights the challenges to the carbon footprint faced by urban agriculture

A study has discovered that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms carry a carbon footprint six times more than conventional produce

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Consumer/Retail,

10/24/2023 SOURCE: flip.it

Yellow Onion vs. White Onion: An Expert Explains the Difference

Here's what you need to know about subbing one for the other, according to a chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 2 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Water,

In a remote, dry patch of California, a battle is raging over carrots

In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles.

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Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 2 years ago
Topics: Pesticides, Organic, Vegetables,

Are your organic vegetables and fruits truly pesticide-free?

While it is expected that vegetables and fruits in the open market may have pesticide residue, the presence of these harmful chemicals in supposedly organic produce is particularly concerning.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 2 years ago
Topics: Vegetables, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

CRISPR Alters Onion for the First Time

Scientists from the Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research in India and Iowa State University are reporting for the first time about the successful application of CRISPR-Cas9 to alter an onion trait. Their work provides supporting evidence for further basic and applied molecular and breeding research work on onions.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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