John LaRose Jr.
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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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Economics, Research, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
Auburn researchers aim to fuel new markets from hurricane-ravaged timber
A team of researchers from Auburn Universityand#8217;s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences is exploring ways to give new life to downed timber that has been decimated by hurricanes.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Ag Africa, Weather,
Wheat blast has made the intercontinental jump to Africa
For the first time, wheat blast, a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease, has been reported on the African continent, according to a new article published by scientists from the Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the US Department of Agriculture – Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit (USDA-ARS)
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John LaRose Jr.
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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10/10/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au
There are now 150,000 trees in the ground across the North West properties.
Pecan farm boosts production with almost 40,000 more trees planted
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Nancy Kavazanjian
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10/01/2020 SOURCE: www.leaderlive.co.uk
THE UK's fastest-growing commercial waste company is urging businesses to act now to combat the food waste crisis.
Businesses urged to help combat the UK's food waste crisis
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Weather,
Photos: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture meets with local farmers
Escambia and Santa Rosa County farmers met with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue after they were hit hard by Hurricane Sally.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,
A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields
The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Climate Change, Weather,
Agricultural Soil Management: Improved practices can generate environmental and economic benefits
What are the best ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere? Greenhouse gas emissions need to be slashed to net zero by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, but there isn’t just one solution. Find out if soil management practices like cover cropping and optimising grazing patterns are the key increasing carbon uptake or do they have a limited contribution to global carbon removal efforts? Find out at https://carbonremoval.economist.com/agricultural-soil-management/.
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