John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population,
Making Small Farms More Sustainable — and Profitable
A case study of Better Life Farming, an innovative public-private partnership in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Herbicides, Weeds, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,
No-till production farmers can cut herbicide use, control weeds, protect profits | Penn State University
Farmers using no-till production — in which soil never or rarely is plowed or disturbed — can reduce herbicide use and still maintain crop yields by implementing integrated weed-management methods, according to a new study conducted by Penn State researchers.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, Climate Change,
Supply Chains Are the Achilles’ Heel of Food Company Climate Action
Companies cannot credibly address climate risk without disclosing and reducing their supply chain emissions. Through Food Emissions 50, investors are issuing an urgent call to action for companies to raise their ambition to disclose emissions, set targets and implement climate-transition action plans.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Economics, Sustainability, Goats, Research,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
How microbial communities adapt to soil acidification
Temperate grasslands in northern China have experienced soil acidification in the last 30 years due to increasing acid deposition and unsustainable management. Long-term soil acidification may lead to ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Weather,
Study proposes new ways to estimate climate change impacts on agriculture
Most scientists agree climate change has a profound impact on U.S. agricultural production. But estimates vary widely, making it hard to develop mitigation strategies. Two agricultural economists at the ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Water, Fruit, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa,
East Africa's banana farmers welcome new varieties that resist disease and drought - Alliance for Science
Plant breeders in Uganda and Tanzania have developed drought-tolerant and disease-resistant banana hybrids that are intended to support the commercialization of East Africa’s banana sector. The response to the new hybrids has been positive from more than 1,350 Ugandan and Tanzania smallholder banana farmers who have struggled to sustain their plantations beyond four or five […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Fruit, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag South America,
In First, Israeli Avocado Farmers to Grow Superfood in Morocco to Meet Surge in Global Demand
An avocado farm off the coast of Lagos, Portugal. Photo: Reuters Israel’s largest grower and exporter of citrus is for …
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Education,
South Dakota producers reap rewards of cover crops
The longer farmers use cover crops, the more likely they are to see the benefits and to use the conservation practice on a higher percentage of their farmland, according to a survey of eastern South Dakota producers. Cover crops, which are planted after harvesting the cash crop, help prevent erosion and runoff and increase soil organic matter, thereby reducing the need for fertilizer and improving water quality. In addition, cover crops can help suppress weeds, thereby reducing herbicide and pesticide usage, according to assistant professor Tong Wang of South Dakota State University’s Ness School of Management and Economics. She is part of a team of SDSU researchers who conducted the spring 2018 survey to evaluate producers’ perceptions about the benefits of conservation practices aimed at improving soil health, reducing the industry’s carbon footprint and increasing the sustainability of agriculture. Furthermore, Wang reported those who use cover crops for grazing are more likely to view them as increasing their profitability, even during the first few years. “Grazing helps offset the cost of using cover crops by reducing forage costs.” More than 70% of South Dakota producers graze their livestock on crop residue and cover crops, according to a 2016 survey in the Northern Great Plains. An article on South Dakota farmers’ perceptions about profitability and their likelihood of continuing to use cover crops was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. The research was funded by the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. Tracking cover crop usage In the contiguous United States, the number of acres on which farmers plant cover crops increased from 218,000 in 2012 to 619,000 in 2017, according to the fifth-annual Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education–Conservation Technology Information Center cover-crop survey. Of the 708 South Dakota producers who responded to the SDSU researchers’ su...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fungicides, Research,
Keeping clubroot in rapeseed in check by using fungi
Teams from the Chair of Plant Physiology at Technische Universität Dresden and the Julius Kühn Institute in Braunschweig have been researching biological methods to better control the widespread plant ...
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