John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Irrigation, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population,
Govt proposes 10% hike in farm loan target for FY22; announces agri infra development cess
 The minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to APMCs for augmenting infrastructure facilities.
 
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Will the new Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess affect common man?
 The Finance Minister has presented the budget, which overall did not seem to touch the middle class in any major way. There was an Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess (AIDC), which has been brought in to aid the agri sector. The cess is not uniform and varies from product to product.
 
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Government / Policies, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Weather,
The dark side of ‘green energy’ and its threat to the nation’s environment
 What happens to old solar panels, windmills and high tech batteries?
 
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Weather,
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                                                                Topics: Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Population, Weather,
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Water, Research, Environment, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
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                                                                Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
Using Food Waste Byproducts for Agricultural Purposes
 There's a better end for used food than taking up space in landfills and contributing to global warming.
 
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Organic, Beekeeping, World Population, Pollinators,
These Special Bees Craft Nests From Flower Petals
 The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.
 
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                                                                    John LaRose Jr.
                                                                Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, World Population,
Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice
 In rice, one endophyte (Sphingomonas melonis) colonizes seeds and produces anthranilic acid, which confers resistance to a bacterial pathogen (Burkholderia plantarii) in the plant.
 
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