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Why is it we now live in an age where the preposterous out right lies of politicians are accepted as truths and gospel, but people who tell the truth have to seek asylum in another nation? When did this not only become OK but the norm? What legacy are we leaving and what are we leaving our children?...Read More

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. West, Water, Environment, Weather,

05/24/2021 SOURCE: www.mercurynews.com

Facing a drought, California’s farmers make hard choices

“It’s a really sad day. The water is so uncertain.” — Fresno County’s Joe Del Bosque. Farmers are letting go of water-hungry, low-value crops.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Horses used the Bering Strait Land Bridge to cross between continents

Horses were domesticated in Eurasia and brought to North America by Europeans in the 1500s, but a DNA analysis shows the horses had traces of those that once lived in North America.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. West, Water, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Recycling, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Regenerative Agriculture, Food Security/Shortage,

Cleaner water through corn

Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98% of a pollutant from water

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John LaRose Jr.
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U scientists plumb the depths of the world’s tallest geyser | @theU

Seismologists learn all they can from Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser before it goes quiet again.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. West, Ethanol/Biofuel, Water, Research,

03/08/2021 SOURCE: www.slashgear.com

Researchers eye cactus as a drought-tolerant crop for biofuel and more

Agricultural activities use lots of water around the country each year as many areas don’t receive enough rainfall to adequately water crops without resorting to alternative watering methods.…

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John LaRose Jr.
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Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar

Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...

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Sabrina Halvorson
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We talk about beekeeping in California in the first episode of My Ag Life Daily News Report. We also get the details about the 2021 Virtual World Ag Expo.

Episode 1 - Feb. 1, 2021

In today’s My Ag Life Daily News Report, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with beekeeper Gene Brandi about the pollination season, varroa mite pressure, and the need for bee forage. We also talk with Jennifer Fawkes of the World Ag Expo to get the details abou...

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Research Addresses Structural Barriers to Building Soil Health - Organic Farming Research Foundation

In the U.S., the number of Latinx farmers continues to increase as the total number of farmers decreases. Providing resources for this community is critical to creating a more equitable food system and new generation of diverse farmers.

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John LaRose Jr.
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UC Davis engineers fight food insecurity through sustainable agriculture

By Noah Pflueger-Peters and Constanze Ditterich Associate professor Isaya Kisekka (Lucy Knowles/UC Davis)With the dawn of agriculture, humans became dependent on food production systems that exploit nature’s limited resources of land, water and air. As the world’s population is expected to reach 9–10 billion by 2050 according to the U.N., the world must double food production to meet demand while using and reusing the resources we have left in a sustainable manner. Ruihong Zhang and Isaya Kisekka at UC Davis are rising to meet the challenge by finding new ways to sustainably produce food, while conserving resources by using microbes to produce new sources of protein and managing and irrigating crops with pinpoint precision. “We really need to think hard about how to be climate-smart and optimize our resources,” said Kisekka. Harnessing the power of microbes Zhang, professor of biological and agricultural engineering, says one way to produce food more sustainably is by tapping into the huge potential of microbes like fungi and algae. Growing livestock is an expensive and time-consuming process due to the land, resources and time that are needed, leading to a huge carbon footprint. By contrast, microbes such as fungi and algae can grow in less than a week in any climate and require a small fraction of the space and resources. “We want society to start paying more attention to microbes as alternative food sources,” she said. “There are a lot of benefits environmentally and economically, especially for populations who live in areas that have very limited land for growing crops.” Eating fungi and algae is nothing new, as mushrooms and seaweed are staples of diets around the world. Zhang plans to innovate by harvesting these microbes using agricultural byproducts such as almond hulls and carrot and tomato pomace, the material that’s left over after pressing for juice or oil. This method improves the sustainability of the entire food production system, as what was once waste gets broken down i...