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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Economics, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Education,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.farmanddairy.com

Rodale Institute helps Pa. farmers go organic - Farm and Dairy

More than 50 Pennsylvania farmers have committed 4,000 acres to become organic through Rodale Institutes’s farm consulting program.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Economics, GMO's, Research, World Population, Education,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.standardmedia.co.ke

Farmers’ joy as new cotton seeds boost harvest

Department says the high breed seeds will see production increase from an average of 50 tonnes to 600.

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Rock-eating bacteria could help ensure food security

UC Riverside is leading an effort that could help ensure food security and improve the worst effects of climate change -- by studying rock-eating bacteria and fungi.

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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Key to feeding world in next agricultural revolution? The microbiome,

The key to the next agricultural revolution? A national task force releasing a scientific paper today says the answer lies in the microbiome – the communities of microorganisms that co-exist on, in an

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Topics: Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Education,

Crunchy, complex: Cornell releases three new apples | Cornell Chronicle

This fall, apple lovers can look forward to three new varieties from the oldest apple breeding program in the U.S. — located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Education,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos

Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle.

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.gasworld.com

Avocados can be cryogenically frozen for future generations, new ...

A researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia has become the first person ever to freeze the tips of avocado shoots in liquid nitrogen and successfully revive them to create healthy plants in a bid to protect the world's avocado supplies.

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TOPIC(S): Hemp, Research, Ag Middle East, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.benzinga.com

How Israel Became a Cannabis Research Hub

This article was originally published on The Cannigma, and appears here with permission. Many people have heard of Raphael Mechoulam, the Israeli scientist and “godfather of...

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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.