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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Cotton, Water, Sustainability,

10/30/2021 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Damaging Sustainability Myths Debunked: Cotton Is Not A “Thirsty” Crop, Says Report

It has been stated that wild-growing plant fibers are more sustainable than cotton because they are “rainfed” and therefore use less water. In fact, more than half of global cotton crops are purely rainfed. Cotton water 'usage' myths debunked in part 3 of this 4 part series on cotton misinformation.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Poultry, Research, World Hunger,

A Better Way to Raise Chickens for Low-intensity, Small Stakeholders | Institute News

Researchers Introduce New Production Model to Improve Rwandan Broiler Industry

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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,

UCR Research Could Help Fight Coffee Rust.

By TCRN STAFF October 27, 2021 4 0 Share Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Email Must Read Environment TCRN STAFF - October

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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,

Bee colonies have collapsed across the US. One company has developed a high-tech solution

Tiny sensors let beekeepers know if there’s a problem in the hive so they take action before it’s too late

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Topics: Jobs, Young Farmers, Sustainability, Ag South America,

Sustainable agriculture project to benefit women and youth launched

Women in the agricultural field will soon get a boost in their development, as Jamaica is among five countries set to benefit from the five-year Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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Topics: Fruit, Research, USDA,

USDA Announces Over $243 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $243 million in grants to support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops through two USDA programs – the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.

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Topics: Sugarcane, Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Sugar, Plant Breeding,

Artificial intelligence accelerates search for markers of resistance to sugarcane yellow leaf disease

Yellow leaf disease, a major sugarcane pest in Brazil, is caused by a virus resistant to thermal treatment. An infected plantation can be saved only by growing plantlets in tissue culture in the laboratory ...

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Topics: Water,

America is running out of water: 3 things investors should know - Flipboard

$55 billion of President Biden's proposed infrastructure package, if passed, would go towards improving the U.S. declining water supply. Here's what this means for investors.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition,

Return to Office: Four Key Drivers to Watch with the Business of Food

By Karol Aure-Flynn, Food & Agribusiness Industry Advisors, Wells Fargo (October 19, 2021) The changing face of the American workplace has serious implications for the business of food. It turns out that our mid-pandemic expectations of the return-to-normal are more complicated than originally envisioned. On August 8, The Wall Street Journal[1] detailed the upending of fall plans for corporate America. While economic recovery has gained momentum, new COVID-19 variants are serving up additional c

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Topics: Crawfish, Agriculture Global, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Research, Ag Asia / Pacific,

Fossils of 244 million-year-old extinct bony fish found in China

Three fossilized Peltoperleidus were found in China that date back 244 million years - deeming them the oldest to found. This means the fish lived 2 million years longer than believed.

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