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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Sustainability, USDA, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture,

05/17/2022 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com

How family farmers are working to get federal support for regenerative agriculture

Every five years, Congress’s $1 trillion Farm Bill funds the agricultural industry. A coalition of farmers and companies are campaigning to get the bill to support regenerative farming—and prioritize family farmers over large-scale agribusiness.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Tomato, Consumer/Retail,

05/17/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Heinz to package ketchup in recyclable paper bottles

Heinz is working to create a recyclable paper bottle for its ketchup in an effort to reduc...

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Ag Africa,

'By better managing agricultural potential, food crises could be avoided' in the Horn of Africa

For Djibouti's Ayan Mahamoud, program coordinator of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), solutions exist to deal with the region's drought.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Fruit, Sustainability, Research,

Sweet lime oils defeat pests

Citrus peel and pulp is a growing waste problem in the food industry and in the home. However, there is potential to extract something useful from it. Work in the International Journal of Environment ...

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,

Face to Face With Mining Bees - Bay Nature Magazine

The mining bee family Andrenidae is tough to get to know. They are, for all this, among our most common wild bees.

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics,

'Extreme' plants grow faster in the face of stress

When faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most plants try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves and roots and close up their pores to hold in water. If circumstances don't ...

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Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research,

Higher Wheat Yields and Protein Content on the Horizon

Insights from this research has the potential to help improve the nutritional and economic value of wheat

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Lamb/Sheep, Sustainability,

05/10/2022 SOURCE: eluxemagazine.com

Is This The Most Sustainable Fabric On Earth?

most sustainable fabric in the world, most ethical fabric on earth, most eco friendly material for fashion, why alpaca is so sustainable

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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,

Soil microbes use different pathways to metabolize carbon | Flipboard

phys.org - Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong. New evidence from Northern Arizona University suggests that microbes in different …

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Topics: Dairy, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Weather,

How drones can help dairy farms manage methane emissions

Accurate atmospheric measurements directly over their farm can help farmers fight climate change

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