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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Irrigation, Water, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Education, Weather,

Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming - UT News

AUSTIN, Texas — A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants,

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Irrigation, Forestry, Water, Economics, Research,

Water consumption for trees is calculated in order to design precision irrigation systems

A University of Cordoba and Spanish National Research Council research team validated an indicator based on using a tree's temperature to calculate relative water consumption at an almond tree plantation

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Irrigation, Water, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

Anantapur farmers waiting for micro irrigation equipment subsidy for seven months

 Farmers of drought-prone Anantapur district have been  waiting to get micro irrigation equipment for the past seven months.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Irrigation, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture,

Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies launches next-generation agricultural solutions featuring heat-exchange probe

Roots has identified a number of potential customers in Israel and more broadly, is confident that it will secure first purchase orders shortly.

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09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.rnz.co.nz

Agriculture industry, environmentalists lukewarm on National, Labour policies

Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug of war between National's Judith Collins and Labour's Jacinda Ardern this election.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,

Wisconsin corn mazes feature a tardigrade, first responders in 2020

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09/03/2020 SOURCE: www.duluthnewstribune.com

Farming the Saltless Sea: Duluth woman launches urban farm in Lincoln Park | Duluth News Tribune

Saltless Sea farm is about a half acre in a dense residential neighborhood below Lincoln Park Middle School. “This was almost entirely wasteland when I moved here,” Starr Brainard said.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Tech, World Hunger, World Population,

Robots to help farmers water agricultural fields in Telangana

They can also collect the data and use it for future planning, which is the second part of this hi-tech plan.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Irrigation, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Save wetlands to avert disaster in Harare - The Zimbabwean

The water crisis in Harare has deepened with the Harare City Council announcing a critical shortage of water chemicals for water purification.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Irrigation, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,

'No meter, no pump' deadline for NSW irrigators to measure flood plain harvesting water take

The NSW Government sets a deadline of July 2021 for irrigators to install flood plain harvesting meters to measure how much water they are taking.

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