John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Beekeeping, Fruit, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Ag South America, Pollinators,
Colombia's apiarists say avocado buzz is killing bees
For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Rice, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
India expected to harvest record wheat, rice crops this year: Agri ministry
Rice output is estimated to rise by 1.2% to 120.32 million tonnes
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,
Drought Risk to the Agriculture Sector
Farmer losses from extreme drought represent an economically relevant share of crop production values, and may increase in coming decades as global temperatures rise.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,
Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine? | ZeHabesha - Latest Ethiopian News Provider %
Heinz Strubenhoff/ Brookings Institution February 24, 2021 Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. However, the low level of industria
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John LaRose Jr.
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.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Education,
Tweaking corn kernels with CRISPR - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Corn—or maize—has changed over thousands of years from weedy plants that make ears with less than a dozen kernels to the cobs packed with hundreds of juicy kernels that we see on farms today. Powerful DNA-editing techniques such as CRISPR can speed up that process. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor David Jackson and his...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Young Farmers, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,
Young agripreneurs bet on networking to beat Covid shocks - FarmKenya Initiative
he impacts of the pandemic seemed to hit female entrepreneurs particularly hard
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Water, Hydroponics , Vertical Farming, World Hunger, World Population,
Which type of hydroponic system is better?
Hint: They are all just irrigation systems. One of the questions that I get most frequently is, “Which hydroponic system is the best?” I am fairly sure that my standard answer of, “it a…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,
The United States of Agriculture
There are more than 2 million farms in the United States, about 98% of which are operated by families, individuals, family partnerships, or family corporations, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. About 87% of all agricultural products in America are produced on family ranches or farms
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
India's recovery gathers pace on good agri show, falling Covid cases: S&P
India faces a permanent loss of output versus its pre-pandemic path, suggesting a long-term production deficit equivalent to about 10 per cent of GDP
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