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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Poultry, Economics, Sustainability, Research,

Ohio Department of Agriculture Warns Songbird Illness Could Impact Poultry

Although there's no evidence yet, the Ohio Department of Agriculture says it's possible the mysterious illness affecting songbirds could also affect poultry.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger,

Researchers breeding 'sea rice' to feed millions

May is harvest season at the Qingdao Sea Rice Research and Development Center's experimental fields in Hainan province.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Crop Consultant, Fruit, Pest Control, Insects, Research, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies,

CBP Agriculture Specialists in Pharr Intercept Rare Pest, a First in the Nation Discovery

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr International Bridge discovered a rare pest, a first in nation discovery, in a shipment of coconuts.

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Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research,

FUTURE FIELDS OF GOLD - CROP PLANTING RISES - Condobolin Argus

By Melissa Blewitt A forecast 22.93 million hectares of winter crop planting is expected across Australia including a massive six million hectares in NSW, according to Rabobank’s recently released 2021/22 Winter Crop Outlook report. The...

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Research, Weather,

07/12/2021 SOURCE: www.lancasterfarming.com

Keep Cows Cool Amid Summer Heat

Dairy cows are extremely sensitive to heat and begin experiencing heat stress at just 65 t...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Fertilizer,

How plants compensate symbiotic microbes

Combining economics, psychology and studies of fertilizer application, researchers find that plants nearly follow an ''equal pay for equal work'' rule when giving resources to partner microbes - except when those microbes underperform.

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Consumer/Retail,

07/09/2021 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

Survey: Consumers are willing to embrace gene edited foods if they understand their sustainability and health benefits

Consumer acceptance of gene edited foods. That’s the title of a research paper co-authored with Vicenzina Caputo and Valarie Kilders for the Food Industry

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Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Research,

An ecologist’s new book gets at the root of trees’ social lives

In ‘Finding the Mother Tree,’ Suzanne Simard recounts how she discovered hidden networks in forests.

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Topics: Irrigation, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Research, Ag India,

Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals

If mounted above irrigation canals, the shade of solar panels would reduce evaporation by 63 billion gallons, while generating clean energy.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. West, Drones UAV, Research, Ag Innovation,

Drone support helps expand agricultural research at Colorado State University

A newly established drone center at Colorado State University is helping researchers work faster.

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