TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, World Population, Ag North America,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: www.energeticcity.ca

Local abattoirs, essential to beef up local meat, can't keep up. So why aren't there more?

Eventually, most B.C. livestock is slaughtered into meat — but where? It’s a question...

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, World Hunger, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.hppr.org

U.S. Dairy Farmers Want Help To Expand Trade

Dairy Farmers want U.S. trade policy to focus on opening markets and fending off competition from the European Union and New Zealand. U.S. dairy exports

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TOPIC(S): Research, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Climate scientists uncover 30-year-old temperature record

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized a temperature of -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at an automatic weather station in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as the coldest ever recorded in the Northern ...

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TOPIC(S): Ag India, World Hunger, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: thefinancialexpress.com.bd

Solar power can meet full electricity needs in Bangladesh!

Power generation has got significant boost in Bangladesh thanks to the bold initiative of the current government. It increased from less than 5,000 megawatts (MW) in 2010 to more than four times to 23,000MW in 2019. The 2016 Power Sector Master Plan (PSMP) projects a generation capacity of 60,000MW by 2041. Renewable energy, unfortunately, has only 3 per cent share in the current grid mix due to fossil fuel-based development. It is widely considered that Bangladesh has limited potential for renewable energy sources. The 2016 PSMP identified land shortage as a major constraint for harvesting solar energy and meteorological conditions as a constraint for reaping wind energy. The assessed potential for solar energy is 2,690MW and that of wind energy 637MW. With the addition of little biomass and hydropower, the total renewable energy potential is 3,666MW, which is only 6 per cent of the 2041electricity need, if the full potential is utilised. The stated scenario is very depressing, when more than 60 per cent of the global power generation capacity (since 2014) is from the renewable sources. As one of the most vulnerable countries to the climate change phenomena, Bangladesh must strongly focus on renewable energy sources to rise up to the need of climate change action. Recent developments in the solar power technology show great hope for meeting almost 100 per cent power demand of the country from this source. Floating solar panel on water bodies has seen a rapid growth since 2016 in different countries because of its advantages like higher efficiency and land saving. The floating solar system produces more electricity than the fixed land-based system. This is because of lower module temperature in the vicinity of water and the opportunity of turning the panels towards the sun as the day passes. Projects in different countries produce up to 1.5MW per hectare depending on the type of solar cell. However, for the assessments in this article 1.0MW per hectare is considered. Bangladesh has an estimated 150,000 hectares o...

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TOPIC(S): Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Covid-19 Support Groups Are a Potential Research Gold Mine

Social media groups are rife with peril, but for people coping with the virus—and those trying to treat it—they’re a valuable resource.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: news.cornell.edu

Migrations research highlights human impacts on environment | Cornell Chronicle

Ecologists Aaron Rice and Amanda Rodewald are working with Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge, part of Global Cornell, to understand how human impacts and activities affect animals and the ecosystems we all share.

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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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Topics: Crop Dusting, Economics, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Application pilots defy trend

Aerial spraying pilots in southern NSW have barely touched the ground.

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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Bright forecast for Australian dairy, but global warning

Australian dairy is set to recover this season on the back of good spring conditions but there are clouds on the horizon for global prices, according to Rabobank.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,