03/17/2022 SOURCE: www.thedenverchannel.com
Since 1980, Farm Aid, a nonprofit that advocates for farmers, estimates the farmer’s share of the retail food dollar has plummeted by 50%, and the processor’s share, or the companies that prepare the meat for packaging, has risen by 58%.
Farmers aren't benefiting from higher food costs. They're hurting just as much
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Gardening, Urban Farming, Ag South America,
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Ag Africa,
Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises $125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir
Informal retail is king in Africa, with hundreds of billions of dollars of consumer goods sold through its channels yearly. Yet its industry remains highly fragmented as shop owners and kiosks still have issues around access to capital and getting goods regularly and on time from suppliers and distributors. B2B retail and e-commerce platforms have […]
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Epic Gardening's Kevin Espiritu Answers All Your Raised Bed Questions - Sunset Magazine
Epic Gardening's Kevin Espiritu walks us through the basics in prepping a raised bed this season.
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03/16/2022 SOURCE: techxplore.com
Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues from five other universities around the world have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells—which show great ...
Materials scientists discover why perovskite solar cells degrade in sunlight
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03/16/2022 SOURCE: www.sunnyskyz.com
Someone posted a fascinating video of bees refusing to fly in the dark. When the beekeeper turns off the lights, the bees immediatlely drop to the ground. It's like someone pulled the plug on the bees.
Interesting Video Shows Bees Refusing To Fly In The Dark
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Ethanol/Biofuel, Government / Policies, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Farmers Fuel America with Ethanol - Farm Policy Facts
When we think of farming, the food on our plates and clothes on our backs likely comes to mind. But what about the fuel in our cars? Ethanol is a low-carbon, high-performance biofuel made from American-grown crops such as corn and sorghum. Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, the nation’s largest ethanol trade association, joined…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Pollinators,
Butterflies are vanishing in the western U.S.—but not for the reasons scientists thought
Warming falls, not habitat loss, is a key source of decline
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Research,
Murder Hornet's Deadly Pheromone Found Effective as Bait for Themselves
The Asian giant hornet, or the 'murder hornets,' had been invading crops and bee colonies of North America. Read on to know more about a potential solution that could eliminate them.
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