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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/29/2020 SOURCE: www.minnpost.com

Regenerative farming: Why isn’t it more prevalent in Minnesota? | MinnPost

One cannot help but draw a connection between the underutilization of regenerative practices and the high number of big agricultural companies headquartered in the state.

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Precision AG , Oats, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,

BDA finances 500 agricultural projects

Luanda - The Development Bank of Angola (BDA) has financed, since its creation 14 years ago, more than 500 projects in the agricultural sector in different regions of the country, said the CEO, Henda Inglês, who did not disclose the values.

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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

GM wheat variety with drought tolerance

"We think that the trifecta of herbicide, drought & frost tolerance is the next quantum leap in yield."

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Topics: Wheat, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

News » CGIAR Research Program on WHEAT

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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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K-State scientists earn award for pioneering work with wheat genes

K-State scientists have been instrumental in building durable resistance to Ug99, a highly-virulent strain of stem rust in wheat.

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Topics: Wheat, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

Genome Editing of Wheat Alters Spike and Grain Characteristrics

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences used CRISPR-SpCas9 to edit wheat TaAQ and TaDq, transcription factors that are vital in the evolution of the spike characteristics from wild and domesticated emmer to modern wheat cultivars. The findings are released in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics.

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Markets/Pricing, Economics, Ag South America,

Argentina promotes initiative to produce 200 million tons of grains per year before 2030

The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture launched the “Initiative 200 million tons of cereals, oilseeds and legumes”, which aims to boost the production of these grains over the next decad…

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, Water, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Middle East,

Helping grains thrive in increasingly salty soil

Piloted in Israel and India, SaliCrop’s chemical process changes seed DNA to respond well in high salinity, without genetic engineering.

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