Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
On November 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit, President Biden announced that the United States intends to mobilize $1 billion in investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation over five years (2021-2025).
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture US, Fertilizer,
Energy crisis is hitting fertilizer—and risking a food shortage
Unlike other shortages, a food crisis is “a matter of life or death”, says the CEO of Yara International.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Ag Podcast US, Economics, Beef Cattle, World Hunger,
Nebraska ranchers have a plan to contend with Big Beef and restore local economy
Ranchers in Nebraska are rebelling against the “Big Four” meat companies by planning their own beef processing plant. They’re seeking a transformation for themselves, the industry and western Nebraska.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice
Millions of people in Asia are dependent on rice as a food source. Believed to have been domesticated as early as 6000 BCE, rice is an important source of calories globally. In a new study from the RIPE ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Economics, Hemp, Government / Policies,
Report: Cannabis is Michigan's third most valuable crop
MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- A report looking at cannabis crop data, insights and projections across the 11 states found that cannabis has become Michigan’s third most valuable crop, ahead of traditional crops like hay and apples. The report by the company Leafly found Michigan generated 189 metric tons of cannabis, with a value of $736 million in 2021.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Gardening, Ag Europe, Urban Farming,
swedish family envelops home in greenhouse to warm up stockholm weather
thanks to this construction, it is possible to keep a temperature of 20 ° C indoors, without turning on the heat, while the outdoor thermometer displays -15 ° C.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger,
floating salt-resistant marine farms might be the solution to rising sea levels
N-ARK combines salt-tolerant technology with sea-adapted architecture to tackle the issues of sea-level rise and salt damage.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag South America,
Can Hatch green chiles outlast the climate crisis?
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger,
India's record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protest
The sit-in against controversial agriculture reforms is taking place in the capital, miles away from the five acres (2 hectares) of lush green rice paddies tended by Sukrampal Beniwal in his village of Munak, in the northern state of Haryana.
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