05/29/2024 SOURCE: www.wired.com
Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer
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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Ag Africa, Weather, Food Security/Shortage,
Drought and Floods in Southern Africa: WFP Chief Calls for Action
Millions of people are facing hunger due to El Niño-fueled drought and floods in southern Africa, WFP Executive Director McCain warned.
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05/23/2024 SOURCE: www.brownfieldagnews.com
At least six tornadoes were confirmed in Iowa on Tuesday resulting from a severe weather system that caused catastrophic damage and left multiple people dead. Sergeant Alex Dinkla, public information officer for the Iowa State Patrol, says a large tornado directly struck the rural community of Greenfield,which is located about 60 miles west of Des […]
Iowa tornadoes cause massive damage, fatalities reported - Brownfield Ag News
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05/21/2024 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
According to USDA’s latest Crop Progress report, more than three-quarters of the corn crop has been planted in each of these top growing states.
7 State have less than 25% of corn left to plant
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05/20/2024 SOURCE: extension.msstate.edu
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi’s rice crop is poised to be bigger and healthier than it has been in four years -- the result of increased planting to meet demand and favorable weather conditions
Rice crop starts strong as market prices hold
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05/20/2024 SOURCE: www.purdue.edu
Climate change, extreme weather events, unprecedented records in temperatures and higher, acidic oceans make it difficult to predict the long-term fate of modern crop varieties.
Machine-learning model demonstrates effect of public breeding on rice yields in climate change
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05/20/2024 SOURCE: www.engadget.com
The biggest news stories this morning: Waymo’s robotaxis are making 50,000 paid trips every week, Most Apple App Store developers aren’t trying outside payments, Alienware m16 R2 review.
The Morning After: Those geomagnetic storms are messing with farming tech’s GPS systems
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05/16/2024 SOURCE: kfrm.com
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – No need to tell Kansas wheat producers, but drought has really been a bummer ...
Kansas wheat battling through tough conditions - KFRM Radio 550 AM
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05/16/2024 SOURCE: jcpost.com
Harvest Public MediaBy Grant WintererPlanting is well underway across the Midwest, but farmers are still grappling with dry conditions that
Drought lingers in parts of the Midwest: ‘You have to have some hope’
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05/14/2024 SOURCE: www.hortidaily.com
Following years of growth in the North European lit tomato cultivation, the European tomato sector has changed drastically in recent years due to the energy crisis and the rugose virus. The…
"European retail opts for high-tech in winter tomato cultivation"
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