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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Breeder traces wheat’s evolution from ancient grain

Esten Mason is using his time to study wheat in Colorado and help solve production problems.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability, Hydroponics , Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Hydrologic simulation models that inform policy decisions are difficult to interpret correctly, University of Illinois study shows

URBANA, Ill. – Hydrologic models that simulate and predict water flow are used to estimate how natural systems respond to different scenarios such as changes in climate, land use, and soil management. The output from these models can inform policy and regulatory decisions regarding water and land management practices.

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Agronomy, Plant Breeding,

The Next Generation Of Plant Breeding Is Powered By Visual Technologies

Visual technology is being deployed across the agricultural industry to enable rapid phenotyping, a critical part of the $3.9B spent annually on seed research & development.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

No-till practices in vulnerable areas significantly reduce soil erosion

URBANA, Ill. – Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. It affects soil quality and carries nutrient sediments that pollute waterways. While soil erosion is a naturally occurring process, agricultural activities such as conventional tilling exacerbate it. Farmers implementing no-till practices can significantly reduce soil erosion rates, a new University of Illinois study shows.

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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag South America, Regenerative Agriculture,

Ancient Amazonian farmers fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it» Gamers Grade

Credit: Mark Robinson Ancient Amazonian communities fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it from battle, excavations present. Farmers in Bolivia constructed picket defenses round beforehand nutrient-poor tropical soils they had enriched over generations to preserve them secure throughout occasions of social unrest. These long-term soil administration methods allowed Amazonians to …

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Topics: Wheat, Weeds, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Dr. Kalil To Speak On Scab Management In Durum During Wheat Show

At 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the National Hard Spring Wheat Show in Williston, Dr. Audrey Kalil, NDSU Williston Research Extension Center plant pathologist, will be speaking about her research on fusarium head blight (scab) management in durum. Dr. Kalil leads both basic and applied research programs focused on management of plant diseases on...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Regenerative Agriculture,

Grazing and Feeding Cull Cows in the Fields instead of in the lot!

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,

Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar

Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...

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Topics: Irrigation, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population,

Govt proposes 10% hike in farm loan target for FY22; announces agri infra development cess

The minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to APMCs for augmenting infrastructure facilities.

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Will the new Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess affect common man?

The Finance Minister has presented the budget, which overall did not seem to touch the middle class in any major way. There was an Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess (AIDC), which has been brought in to aid the agri sector. The cess is not uniform and varies from product to product.

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