John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Middle East,
Jordan Valley farmers say their profits plummet in face of rising production costs
AMMAN — Farmers have been significantly hit with production cost increases, according to a stakeholder.“Most farmers in the Jordan Valley are turning towards low-cost agribusiness such as growing potatoes, onions, garlic and carrots,” Nawash Al Yazjeen, a farmer from the Jordan Valley, told The Jordan Times over the phone on Thursday. He added that labour, transport and the operational costs of farming are very high, noting that few farmers nowadays are making any profit and most farmers are in debt.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Research, Ag Innovation, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Weather,
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11/05/2021 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com
To transition to more sustainable practices, farmers need better policy, better tech, and more access to capital. All could be coming soon.
3 reasons agriculture is poised for a surge of sustainable innovation
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Research, Ag Innovation, Weather,
Using machine learning to predict a ground frost
Machine learning can be used to forecast when a geographical region might have a ground frost, according to new work published in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems. Weather ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Pesticides, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Fruit, Research, Pollinators,
As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits
Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows. A multiyear study of commercial-scale fields in the Midwest found this approach led to a 95% reduction in pesticid
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
On November 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit, President Biden announced that the United States intends to mobilize $1 billion in investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation over five years (2021-2025).
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture US, Fertilizer,
Energy crisis is hitting fertilizer—and risking a food shortage
Unlike other shortages, a food crisis is “a matter of life or death”, says the CEO of Yara International.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Ag Podcast US, Economics, Beef Cattle, World Hunger,
Nebraska ranchers have a plan to contend with Big Beef and restore local economy
Ranchers in Nebraska are rebelling against the “Big Four” meat companies by planning their own beef processing plant. They’re seeking a transformation for themselves, the industry and western Nebraska.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice
Millions of people in Asia are dependent on rice as a food source. Believed to have been domesticated as early as 6000 BCE, rice is an important source of calories globally. In a new study from the RIPE ...
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