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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fungicides, Research,

Keeping clubroot in rapeseed in check by using fungi

Teams from the Chair of Plant Physiology at Technische Universität Dresden and the Julius Kühn Institute in Braunschweig have been researching biological methods to better control the widespread plant ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture,

History of the spread of pepper (C. annuum) is an early example of global trade- TechCodex

The researchers conducted a huge genomic scan of over ten thousand pepper (Capsicum spp.) samples from worldwide genebanks and used the data to investigate the history of this iconic staple. Credit: Ilan Paran Genebanks collect vast collections of plants and detailed passport information, with the aim of preserving genetic diversity for conservation and breeding. Genetic […]

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Andrew Chronister
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Topics: Drones UAV,

Remote Sensing of Vegetation Using SWIR Cameras on a UAV | AgriTechTomorrow

Forage Mass Monitoring (FFM) analysis has been traditionally done using biomass sampling to calculate biomass yield per hectare (t ha-1). Current research is now looking at reflectance spectroscopy methods using remote sensing systems based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Cotton, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. West, Economics, Crop Diseases, Fungicides, Research,

New Pima Cotton Cultivars Show Improved Resistance to Disease

Researchers at UC Davis have helped develop three new Pima cotton cultivars that are resistant to Fusarium wilt disease, a soil-borne fungus that can devastate a cotton crop.

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California drought takes toll on world's top almond producer

FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley, where a deepening drought threatens one of the state's most profitable crops.

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TOPIC(S): Gardening, Tomato, Consumer/Retail,

08/17/2021 SOURCE: foodprint.org

Advice From a Tomato Expert About The Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties

Learn about the best heirloom tomatoes to look for at the farmers’ market, along with advice from a tomato expert on shopping for tomatoes.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Consumer/Retail,

08/17/2021 SOURCE: flipboard.com

Texas farmers react to California law could make pork products scarce - Flipboard

Texas pig farmers say the California law will go a long way to making the life of pigs more humane on farms.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Research,

The hashtags that brought Black scientists...

Nature - Online communities forged last year sparked collaborations and conversations about diversity and equity in academic research.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Research, Climate Change,

Humble pond plant duckweed may help researchers to develop better crops

Duckweed, a tiny freshwater floating plant, is an excellent laboratory model for scientists to discover new strategies for growing hardier and more sustainable crops in an age of climate change and global population boom, a Rutgers-led study finds.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Water, Research, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe, Pollinators,

Restoring farmland ponds can help save our declining pollinators

Pollinating insects such as bees, butterflies, hoverflies and wasps, interact more with plants at well-managed farmland ponds than those that are severely overgrown by trees, finds a new study led by

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