10/15/2021 SOURCE: techcrunch.com
Farming accounts for 24% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, and this is largely due to the intensive, “industrial” farming methods employed in the last few decades, together with the rise in the consumption of meat. However, a new approach has been taking the farming world by storm. “Regenerative farming” practices hand unproductive land back to […]
Agreena, a regenerative farming carbon market, raises $4.7M seed from Giant Ventures
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Topics: Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Weather,
A climate-smart success story for African agriculture - Nibio
InnovAfrica has taken an innovative and integrated approach to improve the food and nutrition security for thousands of smallholders in six African countries.
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Topics: Forestry, Pest Control, Gardening,
How To Get Rid of Bagworms On Trees
Bagworms can do a lot of damage to your conifers in a short period of time. The following is going to help in understanding how to get rid of bagworms.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
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10/14/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said there is growing optimism the government will allow more butchers to come to Britain on temporary visas to
NPA optimistic visas will be granted to foreign butchers - Farmers Weekly
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10/14/2021 SOURCE: thelintonian.com
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research…
USDA announces $146M+ investment in sustainable agricultural research; Purdue grabs $10M to diversify the Corn Belt | The Lintonian
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10/14/2021 SOURCE: www.wired.com
In the new scientific (and literal) field of agrivoltaics, researchers are showing how panels can increase yields and reduce water use on a warming planet.
Growing Crops Under Solar Panels? Now There’s a Bright Idea
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Topics: Soybeans, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,
Soybean study designs and implements a more effective and less toxic bio-fungicide - Samachar Central
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fungal diseases of plants are normally managed through the application of fungicides, which are not only toxic to the pathogens that cause these diseases but to other organisms, including humans, animals, and the environment, especially after long and repeated applications. A recent article summarizes an attempt to use dsRNA molecules, which […]
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Topics: Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), Ag North America,
Nanaimo fish farm planning to scale up to 15 times its current production - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Taste of B.C. Aquafarms was acquired by Miami, Fla.’s Blue Star Foods Corp. earlier this year
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,
Nigeria green lights GMO maize - Alliance for Science
Nigeria continues to emerge as a leader in Africa’s adoption of crop biotechnology, approving insect-resistant and drought-tolerant TELA maize for open cultivation. The improved maize joins insect-resistant Bt cotton and pod borer-resistant Bt cowpea as genetically modified (GM) crops that can help Nigeria’s smallholder farmers reduce pesticide use, increase yields, support food security and respond […]
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