John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, Research, World Population,
Dry run: the wet farming experiment that could sow seeds for future crops
Cambridgeshire project trials plants that thrive in more extreme weather, including sphagnum moss and bulrush
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Research, Fertilizer, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,
Don't neglect the basics in pasture production
Legumes can build soil nitrogen by around 25 kilograms a hectare for every tonne/ha of legume drymatter production.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Cotton, Economics, Research, Biotech, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,
Improving on-farm biodiversity
A new project to improve biodiversity on cotton farms is set to get under way thanks to the backing of two iconic Australian brands, Country Road and Landcare Australia.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,
Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields
By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, Stanford scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and soybeans and improve the health of the soil – a win-win for global food security.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Soil Health, Herbicides, Weeds, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. SouthWest, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,
Field testing new integrated weed management strategies | AgriLife Today
A Texas A&M AgriLife-led study will research new weed management strategies to reduce weeds and mitigate the increasing herbicide resistance.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Weeds, Pesticides, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Insects, Research, Regenerative Agriculture, Pollinators,
Do Weeds Matter for Biodiversity? - Resilience
Weeds. A very negative-sounding word for many. However, weeds might not exactly be what we used to think they are. Let me take you on a walk in the countryside, observing fields of barley as we pass them by.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Sorghum, Forestry, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
UM Study Reveals Patterns That Shape Forest Recovery After Wildfires
New UM research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
Regenagri announces members of new governance group - Natural Products Global
The recently established global regenerative agriculture initiative regenagri has announced the members of its new governance team — a group of pioneering organizations who will work together to progress the initiative. “The governance consists of six synergistic organizations,” explains Harry Farnsworth (pictured), sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, who heads up the initiative. […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Soybeans, Sugarcane, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Sugar, Weather,
Newly discovered sugar transporter might help beans tolerate hot temperatures
The lab of Thomas D. Sharkey have characterized a sucrose transporter protein found in common beans. The recently discovered protein, called PvSUT1.1, could help us understand how beans tolerate hot temperatures.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Education, Weather,
Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming - UT News
AUSTIN, Texas — A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants,
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