Climate Change
TOPIC(S): Water, Vertical Farming, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/01/2020 SOURCE: www.dw.com

Farming tech fit for the desert

With high temperatures and water scarcity, the Emirates might seem an unlikely place for a farm. Yet, as coronavirus and climate change heighten the desire for food security, could vertical farms be the solution?

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Economics, Fishing (Commercial), Climate Change,

08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.adn.com

Alaska salmon returning smaller amid climate change and competition with hatchery fish, study finds

The decline encompasses salmon runs all over the state but varies by species and region.

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TOPIC(S): Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.abc.net.au

Ballarat’s Yang-Cai family started reducing plastic waste – now they’ve got hundreds of solar panels

Migrants are no stranger to adaptation, as making a new home is no small feat. But now they're being challenged to adapt to a changing climate.

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Topics: Sustainability, Equipment/Machinery, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

John Deere Named a Sustainability and Climate Leader | John Deere News Room

By showing farmers in India alternatives to traditional farming methods we’re helping them achieve a better living while also making the world around them sustainably better. Our Samruddhi Project, a joint initiative with the Centre for Advanced Research & Development (CARD), which shows India’s farmers updated farming methods, was featured by Bloomberg this week as […]

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

How to Finance Regenerative Agricultural Practices | AgAmerica

Learn more about the resources available for farmers and ranchers to support the sustainability of U.S. agriculture on an economic and environmental scale.

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Topics: Economics, Research, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Ag Australia/NZ,

NFF poses question of why Australian agriculture must be carbon neutral by 2050

NFF is conditionally supporting an Australian economy-wide carbon neutral target by 2050.

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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

Key to feeding world in next agricultural revolution? The microbiome,

The key to the next agricultural revolution? A national task force releasing a scientific paper today says the answer lies in the microbiome – the communities of microorganisms that co-exist on, in an

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Climate Change,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. SouthEast, Water, Research, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

08/24/2020 SOURCE: blog.ucsusa.org

Hurricanes and COVID-19 in Florida: Are Counties Prepared to Protect Hurricane-Vulnerable Populations?

Hurricane season is underway, and many counties in Florida, severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma (2017) and Michael (2018), may not be ready to protect lives. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this task becomes even more difficult, as evacuating during a pandemic places greater burdens on vulnerable pop

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