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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Water, Weather,

Soil quality critical to help some US crops weather heat stress from climate change

The capacity of soil to hold water will be critical to determine how well farms in some regions of the United States manage the problem of prolonged heat stress due to climate change, a new study suggests. ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change,

06/23/2022 SOURCE: phys.org

Agriculture emissions pose risks to health and climate

Agricultural pollution comes from the prairie, but its economic impact on humans is a problem for cities.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Insects, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

05/31/2022 SOURCE: phys.org

Edible insects and plant-based proteins to be the subject of classroom debates

Edible insects and plant-based alternatives to meat will be discussed with children as part of new research.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability,

Development of a potential super wheat for salty soils

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed several new varieties of wheat that tolerate soils with higher salt concentrations. After having mutated a wheat variety from Bangladesh, they ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Fruit, Sustainability, Research,

Sweet lime oils defeat pests

Citrus peel and pulp is a growing waste problem in the food industry and in the home. However, there is potential to extract something useful from it. Work in the International Journal of Environment ...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Research,

Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares

In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Middle East,

Iraq's prized rice crop threatened by drought

Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of rich lamb and other dishes, and a key element in a struggling economy.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics,

'Extreme' plants grow faster in the face of stress

When faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most plants try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves and roots and close up their pores to hold in water. If circumstances don't ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Education U.S. West, Research,

Novel species of pathogenic bacteria of onion identified in Texas

While conducting the survey of bacteria in onions, a team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers in Uvalde identified a new pathogen—a bacterial species now named for where it was found.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,

Soil microbes use different pathways to metabolize carbon | Flipboard

phys.org - Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong. New evidence from Northern Arizona University suggests that microbes in different …

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