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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Europe,

Wake up and smell the 'sustainable' coffee produced in Finnish lab

HELSINKI: With climate change threatening traditional coffee farming, Finnish scientists say they have produced coffee from cell cultures with an aroma and taste resembling the real thing. The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland may have come up with a more sustainable alternative to growing

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag South America,

An efficient and low-cost approach to detecting food fraud

Fraudulent practices in food production, especially false claims of geographical origin, cause billions of dollars in economic damage every year. Botanists at the University of Basel have now developed a model that can be used to determine the origin of food in an efficient and low-cost manner.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

Start Maize Farming Commercially For Making Money

Maize farming is very popular among the farmers in many parts of the world. It has become a staple food in many parts of the world with total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability,

Alabama Innovator Featured in Video About Climate-Smart Farming – U.S. Farmers and Ranchers In Action

Every farmer, every acre, every voice matters

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

Potential crop yields can be dozens of percentage points higher than estimated

Food security policies implemented by governments, businesses and organisations such as the UN rely partly on global models that assess current and potential crop yields. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln warn that these global top-down models have certain shortcomings.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, Sustainability,

Youth Council leads ag into future

We hear the questions again and again. Where will the next generation of people in agricul...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation,

Analysis: Importance of science and technology in modern farming

Scientific discoveries and technological novelties greatly assist agribusiness, making it faster, more accurate, cost-effective, and efficient. At the disposal of present-day farmers, there are eco…

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,

Innovating from the ground up

Farmers around the world are using new technology to create more sustainable, efficient operations

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