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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Organic, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Agriculture on Mars: Can it be done?

Martian colonies of the future will require vast quantities of food, but bringing an endless stream of foodstuffs from Earth would be costly and dangerous. The best answer to this conundrum is to grow food in greenhouse, specially constructed for that purpose. However, such a system would likely require large quantities of topsoil as a […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Ag Innovation,

Goodyear and Skechers in Step with U.S. Soy

U.S. soy is now found in new lines of Skechers footwear, thanks to their collaboration with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Innovation, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Solar cells of the future

Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 - Organic solar cells are cheaper to produce and more flexible than their counterparts made of crystalline silicon, but do not offer the same level of efficiency or stability. A group of researchers l

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Research, 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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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Innovation, Biotech, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

2020’s Top Employers: Rapid response to COVID-19, diversity, and innovation

Companies that made this year’s Top Employers Survey overcame challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Education, Weather,

Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming - UT News

AUSTIN, Texas — A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants,

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Jobs, Fruit, Economics, Drones UAV, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Fresh fruit picked from the tree by Israeli robots

10 percent of fruit worldwide rots on the trees. Tevel Aerobotics combines aeronautics, robotics and artificial intelligence to pick it

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Education U.S. West, Fruit, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, Regenerative Agriculture,

Stopping the rot: the fight to save fresh food

An American firm has developed an organic coating that extends the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables. Might it save the world?

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Drones UAV, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Telangana varsity working on SOPs for use of drones in farming

To test the efficacy of drones, the PJTSAU, along with World Economic Forum and Telangana Department of Information Technology, has identified five crops to be grown in five different districts.

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