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

Farm flowers could pull pollinators

Having floral resources is a good way to attract a diversity of pollinators.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

Agriculture, Philippines’ Problem Child

Improved relative 2020 performance still problematical

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

NGO tasks farmers on climate smart agricultural practice -

The Executive Director of GIFSEP, David Michael, made the call on Wednesday at a Capacity Building Workshop organised for the FCT secondary school teachers, who are patrons and matrons of environmental clubs in Abuja.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis

A new paper in Frontiers in Plant Science reviews the 'Seeds for Needs' approach that combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties identified by scientists.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Hawaiian Electric to quit coal power and add solar and battery storage

Hawaiian Islands utility will end the use of coal power generation and replace it with another 300MW of solar PV and almost 2GWh of energy storage.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Education,

Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People - Universe Today

There are two main approaches that humanity can take to living in space.  The one more commonly portrayed is of us colonizing other celestial bodies such as the Moon and Mars.  That approach comes with some major disadvantages, including dealing with toxic soils, clingy dust, and gravity wells. The alternative is to build our own … Continue reading "Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People"

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

The EU's mission to save our soils

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. #Futuris

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