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10/08/2021 SOURCE: nextcity.org

Singapore Shows What Serious Urban Farming Looks Like

In a city-state that imports 90% of its food, rooftop gardens are a matter of national food security.

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Beef Cattle,

Safely grazing frosted sorghums

The first light frosts are still a few weeks away in Nebraska. However, planning for these...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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Topics: Organic, Coffee/Tea, Gardening, Fertilizer, Tomato,

Are Coffee Grounds Good For Tomato Plants? Err, Probably Not!

Coffee grounds are recommended by gardeners worldwide for a range of gardening ills. From fertilizing, to mulch, to pest control – it seems there’s nothing a spoon of used coffee grounds can’t do. But does

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US,

Growers Could Receive $25 Per Acre Payments if Using Cover Crops

Landowners could receive payments of $25 per acre on up to 1,000 acres if cover crops are established in their fields for the purposes of soil health, according to a preliminary Senate draft of the Build Back Better bill and corresponding budget. Non-operating landowners could receive payments of $5 per acre for encouraging tenants to seed covers on rented fields.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability,

Alabama Innovator Featured in Video About Climate-Smart Farming – U.S. Farmers and Ranchers In Action

Every farmer, every acre, every voice matters

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, AgriBusiness,

The Iowa Farm Bureau is a small nonprofit. It's sitting on a huge business empire. - Investigate Midwest

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s most profitable farm bureau, influences most aspects of agricultural policy in the state. One profitable loan underscores how large and complex the organization has become.

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Caitlin Schlichting
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Soybean Insect Management - Learn on AgWiki

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Beekeeping, Conservation/Tillage,

The American Bumblebee Has Vanished From Eight States

In two decades, the insect's population has declined by nearly 90 percent due to a combination of threats, including habitat loss, pesticides and diseases

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Jobs US, Coronavirus/COVID,

Dairy farmers forced to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to HGV driver shortage and rising costs and labour shortages

The slim margin on milk and its short shelf life means any small hit to the labour market has a much larger effect on dairy than other products.

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