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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Food Security/Shortage,

How many farms can Arizona and California lose before we feel it at the grocery store?

Nearly two-thirds of the nation's fruits and vegetables come from Arizona and California, where water is becoming increasingly scarce.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Hemp, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

08/05/2022 SOURCE: highgradehempseed.com

Are Hemp Batteries Better Than Lithium-Ion? | High Grade Hemp Seed

Hemp batteries can be more powerful than commonly used lithium and graphene batteries. Learn more about a more sustainable and efficient way to create power.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

08/03/2022 SOURCE: www.rigzone.com

DOE Project To Prove U.S. Power Grid Can Fully Run On Clean Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $26 Mn to fund projects demonstrating that America's electricity grid can reliably run on clean energy.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

08/03/2022 SOURCE: rcg.org

A Missing Ingredient for World Peace

It can be easy to take the soil beneath our feet for granted. Yet its health has always been a key to our survival.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag South America,

07/30/2022 SOURCE: www.agricforumng.com

Good microbes from South Asia to South America | Agriculture Forum Nigeria

Lifeless soil, worn out by years of tillage and chemical fertilizer, can be brought back to good health with the help of beneficial micro-organisms. A video on that topic, “Good microbes for plants and soil”, tells how to make a liquid, which is rich in beneficial microbes, that you can apply to your soil and crops.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

07/27/2022 SOURCE: www.supermarketperimeter.com

Farmer-owned: the story of Organic Valley's sustainable mission

La Farge, Wis.-based Organic Valley is a farmer-owned cooperative representing nearly 1,700 organic farmers in 34 US states.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sustainability, Insects, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

GM plant grows insect sex pheromones as alternative to crop pesticides - Alliance for Science

Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify the camelina plant to produce pheromone precursors that can control agricultural insect pests without the use of pesticides. Pheromones and other semiochemicals are among the next generation of sustainable insect controls. They protect crops by repelling pest insects from plants, preventing them from mating or otherwise manipulating their […]