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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Conservation agriculture increasing yields

In any drought year, communal farmers often struggle to feed their families. ...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. SouthWest, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Research,

Research to improve soil health takes root at NMSU

Soil is a natural resource that supports human civilization and plays a vital role in glob...

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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Water, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Coronavirus/COVID,

Building climate resilient agriculture

“Overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic, primary agri-food producers in many parts of the...

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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom,

Why Farming Matters for Wildlife - The RSPB

Three-quarters of land in the UK is farmed. Food production is a vital activity on which w...

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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Research, Ag Africa,

Africa's Shea Zone Plays Crucial Role in Conservation and Biodiversity

Yields from shea trees likely improve as shrub and tree diversity also increases in the pa...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Sustainability, GMO's, Research,

Computomics: Revolutionizing Breeding Programs with Disruptive Technology - Seed World

The seed and food industry is becoming more integral for everyone and its focus on being e...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Regenerative Agriculture,

06/03/2020 SOURCE: www.technologyreview.com

"The world’s farmlands do have the capacity to store billions of tons of carbon dioxide in the soil annually, according to a National Academies report last year. But there is still uncertainty concerning which farming techniques work, and to what degree, across different soil types, depths, topographies, crop varieties, climate conditions, and time periods."

Regenerative agriculture is raising a lot of climate hopes - and a lot of concerns

A California nonprofit’s efforts to create a standard to certify carbon uptake in soil u...

CONSERVATION HERO: Pete Morkel, wildlife veterinarian par excellence, conservation legend and beloved mentor

From Namibia to Gabon, Chad, Angola and Niger, wildlife vet extraordinaire and conservatio...

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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Fishing (Commercial), Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing,

CRISPR a tool for conservation, not just gene editing

The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used for a variety of agricultural and public ...

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, Research, Ag Innovation, Agronomy,

New tool could help scientists dig deeper for prized crop genes

A new computer application from Agricultural Research Service scientists could speed the s...

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