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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.thedailybeast.com

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Climate change is poised to wreck our ability to grow many kinds of crops. But there’s one farming staple that could weather the crisis: dairy.

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TOPIC(S): Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.csrwire.com

Bayer Sees More Than Doubling of Accessible Markets

Bayer announced its Crop Science Division will capitalize on opportunities presented by the shift to regenerative agriculture to grow in adjacent markets in addition to its core business of seeds, traits, crop protection and digital.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Carbon farming law only ‘first step’ in negative emissions push

The EU executive’s proposed legislation on carbon sinks is only the first step in a broader effort to certify negative emissions in agriculture, as well as remunerate and potentially trade them, according to a Commission official.

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TOPIC(S): Lamb/Sheep, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

New Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spread

Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Elon Musk Has a Surprise Weapon for Farmers Worldwide

Farmers are often singled out by environmental activists, who believe that their practices contribute to climate change.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com

Pollination From Honeybees Could Make Plants Less Fit to Survive and Reproduce

Plants visited by honeybees rather than native bees may become more inbred, a new study suggests

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.beyondpesticides.org

BEE Protective

Protecting Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators From Pesticides Beyond Pesticides advocates for widespread adoption...

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Pollination From Honeybees Could Make Plants Less Fit to Survive and Reproduce

Honeybees are often heralded as a symbol of biodiversity and a key species for plant pollination. In recent years, calls to “save the bees” have led to a rise in backyard beekeeping—but the practice does not help declining native pollinators. Despite the benefits of keeping bees, past studies have shown that honeybees, which are not native to the U...

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: thewest.com.au

Apples, bees, mites and the pollination gauntlet

Researchers have delivered the most comprehensive assessment of pollination in apple crops in Australia by native and non-native bees.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.3aw.com.au

Increasing threat of bee diseases - 3AW

Researchers are studying the origins of bee diseases and how they spread, to prevent further incursions. They’ve been looking at two strains of Deformed Wing Virus, which has been devastating western honeybee populations around the world. Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Australian National University Professor Sasha Mikhyev to hear how diseases are being […]

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