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Isaac L Isaac L
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Young Farmers, Food/Nutrition, Potatoes, Food Security/Shortage,
Isaac L Isaac L
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Topics: Soil Health, Vegetables, Gardening, Potatoes, Research, Plant Breeding,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Markets/Pricing, Sugarcane, Forestry, Fruit, Fishing (Commercial), Potatoes, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

Zimbabwe’s Resilience Building Fund, boosts agricultural production in Beitbridge

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Potatoes, Cellular Meat, Vegan,

01/15/2021 SOURCE: vegnews.com

Vegan Taco Bell Lovers, Rejoice: Potatoes Are Coming Back and Beyond Meat Is on the Way

Potatoes will be back on the menu in March as Taco Bell works to expand its vegetarian options, including its first plant-based meat offering coming to test locations within the next year.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Potatoes, Genes /Genetics, Biotech,

Bangladesh to import blight resistant GMO varieties developed at Michigan State University

Thousands of farmers in Bangladesh grow potatoes on over one million acres of land, spending up to a fourth of their investment on fungicide sprays to fight late blight. The disease damages 20 perc…

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Hobby Farming, Young Farmers, Sustainability, Potatoes, World Hunger, Urban Farming, World Population,

Southwest Fresno group aims to help local youth gain interest in agriculture

The Sweet Potato Project held its latest gathering and dozens of teens came together to harvest more than 3,000 pounds of sweet potatoes.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Vegetables, GMO's, Potatoes, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population,

The place of Europe in the new plant breeding landscape: evolution of field trials

Abstract CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural sector, the number of CRISPR-cas patents originating from Europe trails far behind the USA and China. Examining field trials is another mean to compile biotechnological innovation in plant breeding. We examined field trials since 2002 […]

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TOPIC(S): Potatoes, USDA,

10/15/2020 SOURCE: southeastproduceweekly.com

N.C. Ag Department Unveils Recipients Of $1.25 Million In USDA Specialty Crop Grants

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the recipients of more than $1.25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant …

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Potatoes, Genes /Genetics, Biotech,

Scientists Identify New Resistance Gene to Potato Disease that Caused Irish Famine

Late blight, the most important and most destructive pathogen of potato, was caused by the microorganism Phytophthora infestans. Late blight is the disease that caused the Irish Famine of the 1840s and still one of the most serious threats to potato production that causes significant economic losses globally.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Potatoes, Ag Global Specialty Food,

09/14/2020 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Potato prices soar amid drop in production, increase in demand

Demand for potato, a staple for Indian kitchens, has been rising during the pandemic as the tuber can be stored longer than other vegetables.

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