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TOPIC(S): Water, Vertical Farming, Urban Farming,

10/19/2020 SOURCE: www.latimes.com

Innovation is blooming at water-wise urban farms

As California moves through its fourth summer of drought, cutting back on water use means shorter showers, fuller dishwashers and drier lawns for most people living in urban areas.

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TOPIC(S): Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Ag Middle East,

10/18/2020 SOURCE: www.theafricareport.com

Egyptian farmers living in the shadow of Ethiopia’s dam

Egyptian farmers are already feeling the pinch of water rations as Ethiopia’s dam nears completion

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

Researchers get closer to the goal of flood-proof crops

Engineered enzymes could allow plants to tolerate low-oxygen conditions

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, Water, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Middle East,

Helping grains thrive in increasingly salty soil

Piloted in Israel and India, SaliCrop’s chemical process changes seed DNA to respond well in high salinity, without genetic engineering.

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Topics: Education U.S. MidWest, Water, Economics, Peanuts, World Hunger, World Population,

Auburn University peanut breeding program works on drought-tolerant plant

Researchers in Auburn Universityand#8217;s College of Agriculture are using a $490,000 grant to accelerate efforts to breed a drought-tolerant peanut plant, a development that would be a game changer for the industry.

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Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ, Weather,

After four years of punishing drought, Rick still needs to pinch himself at this year's harvest

After years without rain, many NSW farmers are now preparing themselves for a bumper crop. But with a La Niña weather event, the Bureau of Meteorology warns there's a possibility things could "swing from drought to flood".

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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Regreening Africa Aims to Resolve Land Degradation - Africa.com

In sub-Saharan Africa approximately 83% of people depend directly on land for survival. However, approximately...

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture US, Water, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.greenbaypressgazette.com

Wisconsin wild rice is unique in the world, but some worry about effects of climate change

Wild rice, known by its Ojibwe name as manoomin, is an important part of Ojibwe culture. Some fear climate change may impact its growth in the state.

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TOPIC(S): Water, Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Net loss: the high price of salmon farming

The long read: The salmon has always been a barometer for the health of the planet. Now industrial-scale farming is bringing pollution, plagues of sea lice and threatening the future of wild salmon

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TOPIC(S): Irrigation, Water, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.rnz.co.nz

Agriculture industry, environmentalists lukewarm on National, Labour policies

Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug of war between National's Judith Collins and Labour's Jacinda Ardern this election.

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