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

Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops | Living

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Water, World Hunger, World Population, Ag South America, Weather,

Brazilian wetlands fires started by humans and worsened by drought

Cloud of soot from fire heads towards São Paulo as nearly fifth of Pantanal wetland destroyed by blaze

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

New wave of famine could sweep through the globe: UN officials

The global hunger crisis caused by conflict and compounded by Covid-19 pandemic is moving into a dangerous phase, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

Wild Cousins May Help Crops Battle Climate Change

Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help our preferred crops adapt?

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Morocco Announces Crop Rotation Program for Next Agriculture Campaign

Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture announced the establishment of a crop rotation program for its next agricultural campaign.

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

Across China: Gansu herb farmers cure poverty while fighting coronavirus

Photo shows farmers tilling a female ginseng field in Minxian County, Gansu Province, on June 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Wanan)LANZHOU, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The locals

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09/17/2020 SOURCE: indianexpress.com

Festive demand, rising prices of milk products help dairy farmers see recovery after Covid lows

On Tuesday, prices of SMP at Global Dairy Trade (GDT), the fortnightly auction platform of New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, averaged $2,889 per tonne.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, World Hunger,

An inspiration to so many of us in agriculture.

Remembering William H. Danforth - Danforth Plant Science Center

Remembering William H. Danforth William Henry Danforth, M.D., Founding Chairman of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Chancellor Emeritus of Washington University in St. Louis, passed away on September 16, 2020 at the age of 94. Bill — as he always asked others to call him — was a shining example of selflessness and […]

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09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

Tony Blair: Why it's vital we are giving African agriculture the attention it needs

'The inability of many poorer countries’ agricultural systems to meet their populations’ most basic needs will have huge geopolitical consequences if not tackled urgently.'

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

MIS-C is a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19 – here's what we know about it

Even kids who were asymptomatic when they had COVID-19 have developed multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a new review of hundreds of cases shows.

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