John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest,

Weed goes off script to resist herbicides

URBANA, Ill. – Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Beef Cattle, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Could super-charged cattle embryos solve world food challenges?

URBANA, Ill. – What if, in the next five to 10 years, we could double or triple milk and meat availability in developing countries without converting more land to cattle production? Millions of hunger-related deaths and nutritional deficiencies could be prevented, giving farmers and families a real shot at prosperity.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Research,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Plant-Based/Animal Free,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Plant Breeding,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Hobby Farming, Urban Farming,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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