05/16/2022 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com
A free new tool from the World Wildlife Fund helps farmers measure how much crop loss is really happening in their fields.
Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Fruit, Sustainability, Research,
Sweet lime oils defeat pests
Citrus peel and pulp is a growing waste problem in the food industry and in the home. However, there is potential to extract something useful from it. Work in the International Journal of Environment ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Research,
Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares
In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Middle East,
Iraq's prized rice crop threatened by drought
Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of rich lamb and other dishes, and a key element in a struggling economy.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,
Face to Face With Mining Bees - Bay Nature Magazine
The mining bee family Andrenidae is tough to get to know. They are, for all this, among our most common wild bees.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag India, Food Security/Shortage,
India Bans Wheat Exports
Bloomberg writer Pratik Parija reported today that, "India prohibited wheat exports that the world was counting on to alleviate supply constraints sparked by the war in Ukraine, saying that the nation’s food security is under threat."
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, World Hunger, World Population,
Ice Age Hunters’ DNA Reveals The Origins Of Farming
What were the origins of the first farmers? Where did they come from and where did they go? This question was recently asked by a team of scientists studying the genomes of Europe's first farmers.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics,
'Extreme' plants grow faster in the face of stress
When faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most plants try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves and roots and close up their pores to hold in water. If circumstances don't ...
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Dairy, AgriBusiness,
Former Fair Oaks COO Joins DBA/Edge - Mid-West Farm Report
The Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative today announced the hiring of Julie Basich as director of corporate... Read More
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