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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, GMO's, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

GMO eggplant is documented win for resource-poor farmers - Alliance for Science

Insect-resistant brinjal, or eggplant, is arguably the most impactful project to bring agricultural biotechnology to resource-poor farmers. Studies show that Bangladesh farmers, who began growing Bt brinjal commercially in 2014, have enjoyed a sizable increase in income, a receptive market and significantly reduced pesticide use. It is now on its way to commercialization in the […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag South America, Pollinators,

Monarch Butterfly Tagged in Kentucky Shows Up 1,600 Miles Away

A female monarch butterfly tagged in Kentucky last October was found months later, 1,600 m...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Consumer/Retail, Commodity/Trade Groups,

09/16/2021 SOURCE: www.businesswire.com

Tractor Supply Supports Future of Agriculture by Joining U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action

Tractor Supply Company today announced it has joined U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. The Company is also endorsing USFRA’s Decade of Ag Vision.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, Research, Fertilizer, Genes /Genetics, Plant Breeding, Education, Weather,

How plants sense phosphate - NewsBreak

A new study by the University of Bonn and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben sheds light on the mechanism used by plants to monitor how much of the nutrient phosphate is available, and to decide when strategies to mobilize and take up more phosphate from the soil must be activated. The enzyme ITPK1 plays a key role in this process. The researchers were also able to show that a particular group of signaling molecules involved in phosphate sensing respond very sensitively to phosphate and that this regulation takes place not only in plants but also in human cells. In the long term, the results could lead to the breeding of new crop varieties that require less phosphate fertilizer. The final version of the study has now been published in the journal Molecular Plant.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Fruit, Research, Genes /Genetics, Education,

Coconut tree cloning breakthrough will help propagation and preservation

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists at KU Leuven and the Alliance multiplied seedlings faster and conserved coconut genetic resources for the long-term. This will help preserve coconut tree biodiversity and meet increasing demand for coconuts and derived products

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sustainability, Fertilizer, Ag Innovation,

Taking STEPS to solve the wicked problem of phosphorus

ASU engineering researchers are helping to lead a new science and technology center focuse...

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: GMO's,

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say 'yes.'

Genetically modified, or bioengineered, food is getting a new label from the FDA. This is the science that goes into making and testing them.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, GMO's,

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say 'yes.'

Genetically modified, or bioengineered, food is getting a new label from the FDA. This is the science that goes into making and testing them.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Education U.S. MidWest, Water, Economics, Hemp, Sustainability, Research, Hydroponics , Urban Farming,

Hemp-based composite could facilitate soil-free farming

Nebraska researchers have introduced a method that could make hemp fiber a more suitable growth medium for plants, boosting its viability in soil-free hydroponic horticulture.