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09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.benzinga.com

How Israel Became a Cannabis Research Hub

This article was originally published on The Cannigma, and appears here with permission. Many people have heard of Raphael Mechoulam, the Israeli scientist and “godfather of...

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09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.nigerianeye.com

Cannabis use during pregnancy may lead to psychotic-like behaviour in kids — Research

A study on the use of weed among pregnant women has revealed that such a habit may increase the possibility of psychotic-like behaviors in c...

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09/24/2020 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu

Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

Range cattle spend most of their time grazing, ruminating, resting and watering.

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Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Research, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

World Food Prize Laureate hails DSR as solution to Punjab’s water crisis

Amid labour shortage due to Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, more and more farmers in Punjab adopted DSR sowing instead of manual sowing method, which requires water puddling.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Farm flowers could pull pollinators

Having floral resources is a good way to attract a diversity of pollinators.

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis

A new paper in Frontiers in Plant Science reviews the 'Seeds for Needs' approach that combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties identified by scientists.

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Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops | Living

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

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