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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education, Weather,

Current climate model simulations overestimate future sea level rise - Florida News Times

Credit: CC0 public domain The melting rate of the Antarctic ice sheet is mainly controlled by the rise in seawater temperature around Antarctica. Using the new high-resolution climate model simulation, scientists at Utrecht University have discovered a much slower rise in seawater temperature compared to current simulations with coarser resolution. As a result, the projected …

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

Could paying farmers to store carbon help the climate and save farms?

The tech world is salivating over the idea. But some experts warn it's a field of dreams.

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

03/30/2021 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com

Watching for Signs of Recovery

President Joe Biden is expected to describe the “scope and ambition of his plans to expand and reorient the U.S. government, setting the stage for a bitter fight on Capitol Hill that could define his presidency.”

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

Scientists zero in on the role of volcanoes in the demise of dinosaurs

Earth has experienced five major mass extinction events over the past 500 million years. Massive volcanic eruptions have been identified as the major driver of the environmental changes that precipitated ...

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Climate Change, AgriBusiness,

The simple food that fights climate change

An unappreciated group of filter-feeding animals found around our coastlines could clean up our waters and nourish a billion people. Is it time we championed bivalves?

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Beef Cattle, Climate Change,

Opinion: To get cows to burp and fart less methane gas, just add seaweed to their diet

Fight climate change and reduce feed costs without affecting meat quality.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Recycling, Sustainability, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics - UConn Today

How shellfish like mussels and oysters can play a role in filtering the harmful microplastics that end up back in our environment.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Climate Change,

‘Garbage’ models and black boxes? The science of climate disaster planning

Scientists warn that the data may be too unreliable to guide the precautions that governments, businesses and retirement fund managers must take in the coming decades.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soil Health, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

Regenerative Agriculture: How Remote Soil Sensing Can Enhance Carbon Management

Carbon management requires understanding soil at increasingly finer scales. Learn how remote soil sensing is helping to meet that challenge.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Climate Change,

03/13/2021 SOURCE: www.sciencedaily.com

Farm-level study shows rising temperatures hurt rice yields

A long-term, farm-level study of the relationship between warmer temperatures and rice yields in the Philippines shows that rising temperatures adversely affect rice yields.

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