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TOPIC(S): Rice,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.greenpeace.org

On the earth, under the sky: the people of Unhusk - Greenpeace East Asia

In China, local varieties of rice are dwindling, plummeting from more than 46,000 varieties in the 1940s to more than 1,000 in the 1990s.

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.oxfamamerica.org

How will climate change affect agriculture? | Oxfam America | Learn more

Climate change is affecting agriculture, but we can reduce climate-warming emissions and help farmers adapt to ensure we have nutritious food in the future.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: eos.org

How Soil Symbionts Could Unlock Climate-Smart Agriculture - Eos

By tracing the evolutionary history of beneficial soil microbes, scientists hope to unearth a sustainable solution for producing food to feed a growing global population.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Australia/NZ,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: niwa.co.nz

How clean are our rivers? | NIWA

Fiona Proffitt investigates the state of New Zealand's freshwater resources and the solutions science can offer.

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TOPIC(S): Research, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.citizen.digital

Kenya-China research project produces superior crop varieties

A joint Kenya-China agricultural laboratory has bred more than two dozen superior crop varieties over the past five years, improving food security for farmers countrywide.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Australia/NZ,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Austria's farming, economy ministers urge von der Leyen to delay EU anti-deforestation law

Austria's agriculture and economy ministers have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to postpone the implementation of the new EU anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), scheduled for January 2025, according to a letter seen by Euractiv.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture Global, Ag Russia & CIS,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: indianexpress.com

Russia may declare emergency due to frost impact on crops: Farm minister | World News - The Indian Express

Several Russian regions have already declared local emergencies because of the frosts, which have hit crops ranging from grains to apples.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.publicnewsservice.org

AZ town grapples with drying wells, unregulated water use, large ag ops

Wells in the Willcox Basin in southeastern Arizona are drying up, and many are pointing the finger at massive agriculture and cattle operations. Kristine Uhlman is a retired University of Arizona hydrologist who says the Willcox Playa, a basin a few miles south of the city of Willcox, holds fresh water. But it's also a place where there are no regulations to manage or control extraction. ...

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TOPIC(S): Sugarcane, Agriculture US, Sugar,

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.nola.com

Louisiana sugar cane farmers want a stalemated Congress to pass the Farm Bill. Here's why.

WASHINGTON — Vermilion Parish sugar cane farmer Kyle Zenon put on his Sunday church suit to haunt the halls of Capitol Hill in a quest to push a gridlocked Congress

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TOPIC(S): Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.kcur.org

Solar farming is taking land once used to grow food. Researchers are looking for ways to do both

Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem.

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