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Randy Krotz
shared this article 2 years ago
Topics: Consumer/Retail, Ag Europe, Organic, Agriculture US,

Will this trend move to the United States?

The big idea: has organic food passed its sell-by date?

Touted as a cure for environmental and physical ills, the organic movement is falling short of high expectations

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US,

09/06/2022 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

US farmers face plague of pests as global heating raises soil temperatures

Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Weather,

09/02/2022 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants

Night temperatures are rising fast, and that’s a problem for rice and other critical crops, which have fewer defenses at night

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial),

07/21/2022 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Offshore fish farms: a new wave of food production … or the ‘wild west’ of ocean pollution?

Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Government / Policies,

Animals farmed: pigs cloned by robots, horsemeat trial and bird flu culls

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, World Hunger, Biotech, Food Security/Shortage,

05/25/2022 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says

Legislation introduced in Lords aims to help speed up development of gene-edited products

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Poultry,

Animals Farmed: egg crisis, new farmed fish killing rules and decoding pig grunts

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Crop Consultant, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Global Specialty Food, Pollinators,

‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim

The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,

Bee colonies have collapsed across the US. One company has developed a high-tech solution

Tiny sensors let beekeepers know if there’s a problem in the hive so they take action before it’s too late

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Equine/Horse, Economics, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Ag Europe,

Draught wines: French vineyards rediscover the power of horses

Working horses not only outperform tractors on tricky terrain but provide a natural way to improve health of soil and crops

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