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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,

UCR Research Could Help Fight Coffee Rust.

By TCRN STAFF October 27, 2021 4 0 Share Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Email Must Read Environment TCRN STAFF - October

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit, Research, USDA,

USDA Announces Over $243 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $243 million in grants to support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops through two USDA programs – the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crawfish, Agriculture Global, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Research, Ag Asia / Pacific,

Fossils of 244 million-year-old extinct bony fish found in China

Three fossilized Peltoperleidus were found in China that date back 244 million years - deeming them the oldest to found. This means the fish lived 2 million years longer than believed.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,

MYB70 transcription factor modulates Arabidopsis seed germination and root development

Crosstalk among Abscisic acid (ABA), auxin, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays critical roles in modulating seed germination, root growth, and suberization. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Climate Change, Weather,

10/26/2021 SOURCE: www.kcur.org

A changing climate will cost Kansas farmers millions in future harvests

A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Europe, World Hunger,

Milk fueled Bronze Age expansion of ‘eastern cowboys’ into Europe

Ancient proteins show the Yamnaya dairy revolution took just 300 years

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Weeds, Pesticides, Research,

Evaluation of 2,4-D Chlorine Off-Target Movement and injury is susceptible soybeans from University of Wisconsin Madison Research

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

Revealing the 'hidden half' of grain using imaging at ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron to benefit Australian agriculture

Professor of Soil Science at The University of Queensland Peter Kopittke and co-principal investigator Professor Enzo Lombi of the University of SA are very optimistic about the use of a new synchrotron-based imaging technique that captures in 3D the complex interaction of soil and roots.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, World Hunger,

GMO bean benefits Brazil's consumers and smallholder farmers - Alliance for Science

In a win for smallholder farmers and public sector research, Brazil grocery stores are now selling a genetically modified (GM) bean that is resistant to a destructive plant disease. The bean developed by the government-funded Embrapa can successfully resist the troublesome Bean Golden Mosaic Virus (BGMV), which causes losses estimated at 300,000 tons per year […]

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Research, USDA, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

10/21/2021 SOURCE: vtx.vt.edu

Virginia Tech researchers among team awarded $10M from USDA to bring cultivated meat closer to dinner plates

Cultivated meat — animal cells grown in vitro to form anything from chicken tenders to salmon fillets — is pushing the boundaries of food production at a time when the agriculture industry is racing to keep up with growing demand. Researchers from Virginia Tech are part of a team awarded $10M from the USDA to usher in the era of lab-to-table protein to help to fill that gap.

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