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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Conservation/Tillage, Pollinators,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: www.honeybeesuite.com

Grow a no-till, herbicide-free bee meadow

Many of us long to grow a show-stopping bee meadow, but we often get stuck in the beginning. The big problem: what should we do with the lawn?

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TOPIC(S): Water, Research, Fertilizer, Ag Middle East,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu

Six observations from six years of tile sampling for nitrates in southeast Minnesota

By: Greg Klinger, assistant Extension educator, agricultural climate resilience Since 2016, I’ve taken water samples from the outlets of til...

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Pest Control, Animal Health,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: www.cn2.com

York Dairy Farm Not Concerned About Asian Longhorned Tick, Credits Natural Ways it Protects Livestock - CN2 News

YORK, S.C. (CN2 TODAY) – South Carolina State health leaders concerned about a tick infestation at a York County cattle farm. South Carolina DHEC is not naming the farm in question, but says a pasture is infested with Asian Long Horned Ticks. The ticks are an invasive species that is not commonly found in the […]

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Education U.S. West, Beef Cattle, Research, Climate Change,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: clear.ucdavis.edu

An informative article from UC Davis - from earlier this year.

Dairy Cows — The Original Upcyclers

Mitloehner lab Ph.D. student Conor McCabe, M.S. explains what constitutes a dairy cow diet and the many ways they upcycle byproducts into high-quality nutrition.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, AgriBusiness,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

Syngenta rolls out 3 AgriPro winter wheat varieties

Three new hard red winter wheat varieties target the Central Great Plains.

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech, Ag Africa,

07/11/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

African scientists lead the continent's gene editing research - Alliance for Science

Research using gene editing technology is being undertaken on the continent largely by African scientists to provide solutions for Africa, according to a panel of scientists and regulatory experts. Their work is drawing upon the efficiency and precision of gene editing to restore staples that African farmers prefer, like banana and sorghum, they said. The goal […]

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Topics: Consumer/Retail, Food Safety,

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Climate Change,

MIT scientists think they’ve discovered how to fully reverse climate change

MIT scientists have proposed a new plan to reverse climate change that uses 'space bubbles' to shield the Earth from the Sun's radiation.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Europe,

Anger simmers for Dutch farmers who oppose pollution cuts

MAASLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves stand empty because distribution centers are blocked by farmers. Then, at dusk, a police officer pulls his pistol and shoots at a tractor.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

The Global Food Crisis—This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal

When it comes to the food supply, it's past time to pay attention to what's happening at a global level, and take action at the local level.

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