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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Commodities, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer, Vertical Farming,

09/06/2020 SOURCE: news.knowledia.com

The yield potential of wheat grown in controlled-environment vertical farms

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. has investigated the yield potential of wheat grown on controlled-environment vertical farms, finding it higher than expected. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes modeling indoor vertical wheat farming and what their models showed.

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Topics: Wheat, Drones UAV, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders

Usually, breeders pick the best wheat lines by hand, but unmanned aerial vehicles that record certain measures of plant health can help breeders select wheat lines more efficiently.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Cotton, Dairy, Forestry, Vegetables, Drones UAV, Fishing (Commercial), Beef Cattle, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/06/2020 SOURCE: www.marketsandmarkets.com

Agriculture Drones Market by Application, Offering, Farming Environment, Farm Produce, Component | COVID-19 Impact Analysis | MarketsandMarkets™

[255 Pages] Agriculture Drones Market categrizes the Global market by Application (Precision Farming, Livestock Monitoring) and Geography. COVID-19 Impact on Agriculture Drones Industry.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Fruit, Ag Middle East,

09/04/2020 SOURCE: timesofoman.com

Cultivated area in Oman has increased

The total agricultural yield increased to 3,018,103 tons, compared to 2,951,113 tons at the end of 2018, according to the preliminary statistical data in the Statistical Yearbook issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Russia & CIS, USDA, Government / Policies, World Population,

Russia on track to have one of its largest-ever grain harvests — RT Business News

Russia on track to have one of its largest-ever grain harvests

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Middle East,

08/24/2020 SOURCE: www.uni-kiel.de

Rapid acceptance of foreign food tradition in Bronze Age Europe

New study: Common millet got onto the menu

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Precision AG , Irrigation, Oats, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,

No-till farming: traditional ideas with new technologies to tackle current challenges

With soil health high on the EU policy agenda, EURACTIV spoke with US-based farmer Trey Hill, whose innovative approach to farming explores the potential of no-till agriculture, a practice that can contribute to the EU’s sustainability goals although some dismiss it as "technologically backward".

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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Water, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Drought & Deluge: Eastern India Faces Severe Floods While Agricultural States Bicker Over Water

New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian states of Haryana and Punjab are the “breadbasket” of India and were the centre of the green revolution in the country. While the former...

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