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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sustainability, AgriBusiness,

Bragging about your sustainability is increasingly risky

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Vertical Farming,

Why vertical farming just doesn't work

Vertical farms save water, prevent pesticide pollution and avoid extreme weather — but their Achilles' heel is their massive electricity use.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.farmweeknow.com

Corn and soybean trait options outlined for 2023

Corn and soybean growers will have choices when it comes to trait packages.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pest Control,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: phys.org

Push-pull practices 'control pests, increase maize yields'

So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimizing the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from adapting over time, ...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Crop Dusting, Crop Diseases,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.morningagclips.com

As corn rust blows into south Georgia, producers should be on the lookout

The first cases of southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora) for the 2023 growing season were discovered on Tuesday, June 20

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Urban beekeeping is not driving bee decline

Beekeeping is a positive good for our communities. So is planting a variety of native plants.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: apnews.com

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.anthropocenemagazine.org

As urban beekeeping grows, do wild pollinators decline?

"Just as we wouldn’t advocate keeping backyard chickens to save the birds, we shouldn’t look to beekeeping to save the bees,” say researchers.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: extension.okstate.edu

Registration open for OSU beekeeping workshop

The general public is invited to learn about beekeeping basics at an OSU Extension beekeeping workshop in Oklahoma City.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/30/2023 SOURCE: www.dailyherald.com

Izaak Walton League presentation looks at bees, beekeeping

The Izaak Walton League of America will host a presentation on bees and beekeeping from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the historic Jefferson House, 1841 S. River Road, in Des Plaines.

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