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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Agronomy,

Maize-soy rotation raises African farmer productivity

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Safety (Farm/Production),

12/14/2021 SOURCE: www.westport-news.com

Farmer rescued after falling into corn up to chest in bin

MOUNT AUBURN, Ill. (AP) — A farmer was rescued Monday after falling into a grain bin in...

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Corn/Maize,

Local maize milling in Africa-Tanzania

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Fertilizer,

The simpler the better for nitrogen on corn

Study: Nitrogen calculators not created equal

URBANA, Ill. — When deciding how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply, farmers have options...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, Research, Sweet Corn, World Hunger,

Long thought extinct, a native corn re-emerges - Indian Country Today

The fact that these age-old varieties survived — the fact that Pawnee corn exists at all in 2021 — is a story of tribal perseverance, cutting-edge horticulture and good, old-fashioned cooperation

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans,

Study shows corn, beans benefit in wheat rotation

A long-term study in Canada appears to show that sowing wheat occasionally can increase yi...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Research,

Plan alfalfa-corn rotation

Alfalfa provides many benefits to the corn crops that follow it, with the most notable bei...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sweet Corn, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Corn-based cluster farms pushed in Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 Nov) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the development of corn-based cluster farms in parts of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) to improve production a…

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Sustainability, Consumer/Retail,

11/16/2021 SOURCE: luxurylaunches.com

Style goes sustainable as Louis Vuitton debuts its first-ever vegan sneaker that are made from corn - Luxurylaunches

Earlier this year, Gucci upgraded the luxury market to environmentally friendly practices by inventing an all-new revolutionary material called Demetra

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Pesticides, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Fruit, Research, Pollinators,

As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits

Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows. A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found this approach led to a 95% reduction in pesticid