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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Poultry, Research, Education,

Poultry Farming For Beginners: Guide For Starting A Poultry Farm

Following a poultry farming for beginners guide will help you a lot for setting up your new poultry farming business. As poultry farming has already proven to be lucrative business, so you may be willing to start a farm for your new source of income. In broad, poultry farming means raising various types of domestic birds commercially for the purpose of meat, eggs and feather production.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

Potential crop yields can be dozens of percentage points higher than estimated

Food security policies implemented by governments, businesses and organisations such as the UN rely partly on global models that assess current and potential crop yields. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln warn that these global top-down models have certain shortcomings.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,

Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss's wilt- TechCodex

Bacterial colonization and movement. Credit: Alexander Mullens and Tiffany M. Jamann Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is one of the most damaging diseases affecting corn. The most effective way to control this disease is to plant corn varieties that are resistant to the disease. In other words, growers avoid the disease by growing certain […]

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Alfalfa/Hay, Insects, Research,

10/07/2021 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com

Here's Why Fall Armyworms Were So Bad This Year -- And Why It Could Happen Again

A warm winter, lots of storms and chemical failures and shortages combined to let fall armyworms wreak havoc this year.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Ag Australia/NZ, Plant Breeding, Food Security/Shortage,

Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security : Research for Agriculture

The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead to a food-secure world. Two papers, recently published in Trends in Genetics and Nature Biotechnology, were the result of a Perth-based workshop organised by […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation,

Analysis: Importance of science and technology in modern farming

Scientific discoveries and technological novelties greatly assist agribusiness, making it faster, more accurate, cost-effective, and efficient. At the disposal of present-day farmers, there are eco…

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Research, Education, Weather,

Increasing Temperatures Led to Better-Tasting Wine Grapes, but for How Long?

Increasing temperatures from climate change have led to better tasting wine grapes, but a new UC Davis study suggests we may be at a tipping point.

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Topics: Soil Health, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Europe PMC

Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Helping Farmers Benefit from Soil Management : Research for Agriculture

The Australian Government has released for public consultation a draft soil carbon method for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said the new method will support greater uptake of soil carbon projects by overcoming barriers to participating in the ERF by reducing costs and introducing new activities to […]

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