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Topics: Agriculture Global, AgriBusiness,
TOPIC(S): Rice, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.eurekalert.org

In search of rice to reduce methane emissions

Livestock, the petroleum industry and landfills are all leading producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But another significant but less well known contributor is one of the world’s most popular crops: rice. Rice plants transport methane from the flooded rice field into the atmosphere. A new paper from researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has found that it is possible to lower emissions by developing new varieties of rice.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,
TOPIC(S): Forestry, Agriculture Global, Carbon Farming,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Agriculture, Forestry to Play Key Role in Namibia's Carbon Markets

Namibia has placed more weight on agriculture and forestry as key sectors in which carbon credits can be traded in Namibia, as agricultural practices, such as conservation tillage and soil carbon sequestration, can remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil.Recent studies have found that forests take in about 30% of the carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels globally.Other related sectors that Namibia has also lined up as...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Beekeeping,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.fox9.com

Where Minnesota's honeybee population stands

Giving us a tour of her South Minneapolis backyard bee haven, Terry McDaniel is a beekeeper, advocate, and board member of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association. She also knows firsthand — just like her worker bees — keeping a hive alive isn’t easy.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Ag Africa,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: ca.news.yahoo.com

The bees are buzzing, and so is this N.L. beekeeper from Nigeria

William Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's. He began beekeeping in Nigeria. (Heather Barrett/CBC)Growing up as a beekeeper in Nigeria, William Kigbu said protecting his bees over the winter months was a foreign concept before continuing his hobby in Newfoundland."I've never heard that term before," Kigbu told CBC News. "Here you have to winterize them, protect them from too much exposure to the cold and wind."Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. Joh

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,
TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Florida beekeeper feels the sting from dead bees, less honey money

SORRENTO — Keith Seifert Jr. is calm surrounded by bees. While he wears protective gear over his head, the 34-year-old beekeeper leaves his arms exposed in a T-shirt as he opens up a hive under the sand pines on his Sorrento property in Lake County. It’s when he starts talking about the onslaught of trouble his Sweet Bee Company has faced over the last year that Seifert gets tense. It’s been ...

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