John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Jobs, Water, Ag Africa, Ag Australia/NZ,
Irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes - Alliance for Science
In January 2021, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique and flooded Berta Inácio Ngove’s field, burying a promising crop of maize and beans in a watery tomb. “It was bad,” recalls Ngove, a 52-year-old widow and mother of four children. “We did not harvest anything.” But cyclones aren’t the only extreme weather events that smallholder farmers […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Vertical Farming,
Indoor farm in Milwaukee 'hacks' nature to grow food all year long
There's a place in this frozen, snowy city where the growing season never ended.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Irrigation, Agriculture Global, Water, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Weather,
5 ways gene editing is making crops climate-resilient - Alliance for Science
Our world is undergoing climate changes that have triggered a spate of calamitous disruptions on agricultural production and overall food security. From the devastations of tropical typhoons to droughts that are increasingly pervasive and severe, it appears that Nature is trumpeting her rather boisterous bid to furnish us with a new order. In the agricultural […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Podcast Global, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag North America,
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,
Meet Engineer who quit job to venture into lucrative chilli farming
Engineer joins chili pepper farming, now exports to Europe
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Research, Food Security/Shortage,
Study shows that certain bird species pose more food safety risk to crops than others
According to research from the University of California-Davis, concerns over foodborne risk from certain wild birds may not be as severe as once thought
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Irrigation, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Weather,
How to Improve Agriculture in the Philippines, Ways, Ideas, and Tips
Guide on how to improve agriculture in the Philippines, the role of government, factors that affect the agriculture productivity and ways to improve.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Organic, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, Weather,
How plant-based diets not only reduce our carbon footprint, but also increase carbon capture
Almost 100 billion tons of CO₂ could be pulled out of the atmosphere by the end of the century. That is, if high-income countries switch to a plant-based diet. The double carbon profit of returning farmland to its natural state would equal about 14 years’ worth of agricultural emissions, researchers…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Research, Animal Health,
Body condition in transition cows
Excellent nutrition during lactation results in proper body condition in dry cows, which is a determining factor for a successful next lactation.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Research, Ag Europe, Education, Weather,
Drought makes heatwaves hotter, but less deadly
During heatwaves, there is no rain and the soil dries out. This further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. But remarkably, desiccated soils also have an advantage: they reduce air humidity and make a heatwave less deadly to humans.
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