John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, Education,
Scientists uncover pathogen’s similar impact on two very different crops
Bacterial blight leads to browning and sometimes the death of important crops. Most famously, late blight of potato resulted in the Great Irish Famine. Blight continues today, affecting crops around the world. One form of bacterial blight (caused by Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis or Pcal...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Recycling, Regenerative Agriculture,
Special Report: BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables
Deep in the Oman desert lies one of BP's more lucrative projects, a mass of steel pipes and cooling towers that showcases the British energy giant's pioneering natural gas extraction technology.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Livestock/Meat, Ag United Kingdom, Genes /Genetics,
Wow what a turn of policy!
UK set to approve gene-edited livestock and crops in major post-Brexit break with EU policy
The move marks a major shift away from EU post-Brexit and could see better breeds of crop developed
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,
Glow-in-the-dark plants could act as passive lighting for public spaces
A decent chunk of energy usage goes towards lighting, so scientists at MIT are developing a new kind of passive lighting – glow-in-the-dark plants. In the latest experiment, the team has made them glow much brighter than the first generation plants, without harming their health.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, USDA,
Agricultural Economic Insights | CRP, CRP, Where Art Thou Acres?
Since 2007, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage has declined by nearly 17 million acres. The next farm bill will impact the fate of the program.
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09/20/2021 SOURCE: pennsylvanianewstoday.com
Wellsboro, PA-Why attract birds to your yard? There are many benefits beyond the joy of seeing them flutter in the garden. Birds feed on insects, spiders, grabs and other backyard pests. This is a chemical-free natural pest control system. Large birds can also take care of rodents. They also pollinate the flowers and eat your …
Want to see more birds in your backyard? Learn how to do it at the Tiadaghton Audubon Society | Outdoors - Pennsylvania News Today
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A shortage carbon dioxide could mean no Christmas turkey
The rise in gas prices across Europe gives the U.K. meat industry a new headache: a shortage of carbon dioxide to stun pigs and chickens before they're slaughtered
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09/20/2021 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com
Some of Britain's meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry's lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and has shut fertiliser plants that also make CO2 as a by-product of their production process.
UPDATE 2-UK meat industry warns of imminent threat to supplies from CO2 crisis
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09/20/2021 SOURCE: cosmosmagazine.com
An international team of researchers has come up with a quantitative Sustainable Agriculture Matrix to define agricultural goals.
A new measurement for sustainable agriculture
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