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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Jobs, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Transportation, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,

Vegetables pricier than pork worry Chinese consumers as costs swell

Vegetable prices are surging in China after heavy rain swamped crops this month, fuelling ...

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

Bill Gates latest big climate investment is . . . milk

The aptly named Neutral is a climate-neutral milk trying to push low-carbon solutions in dairy farming by sourcing all its milk from farms using carbon reduction techniques.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Ag Innovation,

The young plant’s pantry does more than just feed it

26.10.2021 - A team from the University of Geneva has observed that the role of plant tissue - called endosperm - is not only to feed the seed but is crucial for the development and protection of young plants.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sorghum, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Small grains deliver big returns for African farmers facing climate change - Alliance for Science

The rains are long gone and the field is dry, but the sorghum crop is flush with luscious green leaves, foretelling a good harvest. The stubby, thin sorghum stalks, which delicately balance bi-color heads of grain, crowd farmer Simangaliso Ncube’s one-hectare plot in Mapulubusi village in Zimbabwe. Ncube planted the sorghum in the 2019-20 season, […]

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Ag Europe, Consumer/Retail,

Consumers and The Cornucopia Institute to Costco: Carrageenan has No Place in Organic Food

/PRNewswire/ -- The Cornucopia Institute is mobilizing organic eaters to demand that Costco remove a harmful ingredient from two of its organic products....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Gardening, Sustainability, Pollinators,

Where To Place A Beehive - Can You Put It In The Woods?

Knowing where to place a beehive is crucial to your bees' wellbeing. Planning to place your beehives in the woods? Here's what you should know before you do that

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics,

MYB70 transcription factor modulates Arabidopsis seed germination and root development

Crosstalk among Abscisic acid (ABA), auxin, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays critical roles in modulating seed germination, root growth, and suberization. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Climate Change, Weather,

10/26/2021 SOURCE: www.kcur.org

A changing climate will cost Kansas farmers millions in future harvests

A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Europe, World Hunger,

Milk fueled Bronze Age expansion of ‘eastern cowboys’ into Europe

Ancient proteins show the Yamnaya dairy revolution took just 300 years

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Economics, Grapes, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation,

Aerial scanning can help protect food crops against devastating disease

Virulent diseases which devastate food crops like coffee, almond, citrus and grapevines with serious global economic and environmental consequences, could be controlled by large-scale aerial scanning, says new collaborative research involving Swansea University.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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