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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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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Insects, Climate Change,

Why is the eastern monarch butterfly disappearing?

A Spartan-led research team has uncovered an answer — at least for the most recent popul...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Water, Hemp, Equipment/Machinery, Ag Global Specialty Food, USDA, Weather,

'There was nothing we could save': Heat wave cooked Walla Walla sweet onions to mush

A summer heatwave made mush of Walla Walla's signature crop: oversized sweet onions. Baked...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Ag South America,

Pink lagoon and peculiar galaxies — July’s best science images

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Economics, Pollinators,

How to start bee farming for profit

Bee Farming | Site selection | Basics

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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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