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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Rock-eating bacteria could help ensure food security

UC Riverside is leading an effort that could help ensure food security and improve the worst effects of climate change -- by studying rock-eating bacteria and fungi.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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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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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability,

Soil and water outcomes fund

How farmers can get paid for conservation

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Research, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

World Food Prize Laureate hails DSR as solution to Punjab’s water crisis

Amid labour shortage due to Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, more and more farmers in Punjab adopted DSR sowing instead of manual sowing method, which requires water puddling.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

NGO tasks farmers on climate smart agricultural practice -

The Executive Director of GIFSEP, David Michael, made the call on Wednesday at a Capacity Building Workshop organised for the FCT secondary school teachers, who are patrons and matrons of environmental clubs in Abuja.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

I am currently about half way through this documentary. It is new to Netflix today. Primarily the storyline relates to the impact of “industrial” agriculture and how regenerating the soil can reverse climate change.

New Soil Documentary Promises a Powerful Solution to the Growing Effects of Climate Change | Civil Eats

The makers of 'Kiss the Ground' explain how our actions to improve soil and food in the next 20 years will shape a thousand years of human civilization.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Regenerative Agriculture,

Midwest Cover Crop tool has been updated to better help farmers | WSGW 790 AM & 100.5 FM

Monica Jean, Michigan State University Extension – September 11, 2020 Friendlier interface, more accurate seeding dates and

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

The EU's mission to save our soils

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. #Futuris

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Education, Weather,

New soil models may ease atmospheric CO2, climate change | Cornell Chronicle

In Nature Geoscience, Cornell’s Johannes Lehmann says that scientists should develop new models that accurately reflect soil carbon-storage processes to draw down atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Morocco Announces Crop Rotation Program for Next Agriculture Campaign

Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture announced the establishment of a crop rotation program for its next agricultural campaign.

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