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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Weather,

Can sustainability standards effectively mitigate food system challenges?

URBANA, Ill. – While agrifood production is essential for feeding our growing global population, it can also contribute to environmental and social problems, including deforestation, biodiversity loss, poor or precarious labor conditions, and persistent poverty. Certification and standards can encourage use of sustainable production practices, but how effective are such programs in addressing food system challenges?

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Coffee/Tea, Food/Nutrition, Gardening,

How To Use Coffee Grounds To Power Your Garden, Annuals & Perennials

See how to use coffee grounds to power your plants - You might be amazed at the power of coffee grounds to help fertilize plants!

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

Why experts don't want a new international body for food science.

An “IPCC for food” is more controversial than it sounds.

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Food/Nutrition,

Protein-based foods

Protein is a building block of life and we'll need to grow more protein, more sustainably, to feed the world's growing population. We're helping make new high protein foods and feed with our expertise in livestock production, cropping systems, proteomics, food science, innovation and more.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Jobs, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Ag Europe,

Britain 'could face national shortage' of turkeys ahead of Christmas

The head of the Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association blamed a shortage of European wo...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Vertical Farming, Regenerative Agriculture,

New vertical farms will tackle global food challenges – and are set to be used by retailers, caterers and schools

A next generation ‘vertical farming’ system is being developed which will address global food challenges by using hi-tech growing methods to produce high quantities of nutritious fresh crops all year round.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

Hidden mechanisms of apple watercore formation

Watercore apples with enhanced sweet flavors are preferred in most Asian countries, although the underlying mechanisms of the transparent water-soaked symptom formation remained unknown. A collaborative research team conducted site-specific cellular analyses in conjunction with two principally different osmometers to reveal the cellular mechanisms related to the tissue appearance. This research team consists of members from Ehime University, the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan, and the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Weather,

Africa to push rapid adoption of biotechnology to transform food systems at historic UN Summit - Alliance for Science

Africa will be pushing for a rapid adoption of biotechnology as one tool to help transform the world’s food systems at the historic United Nation’s Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) on Thursday. The 2021 Africa Agriculture Status Report 2021, launched a few days ago by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), discloses that the […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, Education,

Scientists uncover pathogen’s similar impact on two very different crops

Bacterial blight leads to browning and sometimes the death of important crops. Most famously, late blight of potato resulted in the Great Irish Famine. Blight continues today, affecting crops around the world. One form of bacterial blight (caused by Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis or Pcal...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Farm produce pile up in south as farmers struggle to sell them amid COVID restrictions

Farmers across the south and Central Highlands are struggling to sell their harvests due to COVID-19 restrictions on travelling and business operations, leading to a massive pileup of agriculture goods.

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