John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Research, Education,
DNA in Sheep and Dinosaurs
About 1,600 years ago, salt miners in Iran apparently left their lamb lunch down the shaft. Their loss became scientists' gain. The now-mummified sheep carcass suggests that salt helps preserve sheepskin DNA. The research results, published in Biology Letters, showed probably the best-preserved DNA from any skin from that time.1 The Iranian and European team used radiocarbon dating to help establish an age estimate. They sequenced DNA from the sheep skin and discovered that it was high en
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08/12/2021 SOURCE: southeastagnet.com
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA is investing $167 million in 12 states to deploy broadband infrastructure in .....
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08/12/2021 SOURCE: apnews.com
With the price of chicken soaring, the third-largest poultry producer in the U.S. is being bought for $4.53 billion. Cargill and Continental Grain have formed a joint venture to acquire Sanderson Farms, paying $203 per share in cash for a company that last year processed more than 4.8 billion pounds of meat.
With chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators, Education,
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is a comprehensive concept. It includes the diversity of all life on earth, from flowers and bees to bacteria and tropical forests. Biodiversity is essential to humankind, for it is the foundation for our food, clean air, soil quality and other ecosystem services. Biodiversity and nature also benefit our well-being: green is good for us. Moreover, biodiversity has intrinsic value: who are we to decide whether a panda or tiger deserves to live?
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First water cuts in US West supply to hammer Arizona farmers
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — A harvester rumbles through the fields in the early morning light, mowing down rows of corn and chopping up ears, husks and stalks into mulch for feed at a local dairy. The cows won't get their salad next year, at least not from this farm.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Innovation,
Innovating from the ground up
Farmers around the world are using new technology to create more sustainable, efficient operations
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Research, Weather,
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08/11/2021 SOURCE: www.nationalhogfarmer.com
USDA undersecretary nominees Bonnie and Torres Small votes also cleared out of Senate Ag Committee.
Full Senate approves USDA Undersecretary Moffitt
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Gardening, Goats, Urban Farming,
Goats Munch Their Way Through Invasive Plants In Webster Groves
Webster Groves is wrapping up a pilot project to see if goats are an option to help eliminate invasive plants throughout the city.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture Global, Environment, Climate Change,
Power Above, Berries Below: Farmers Reap Double Benefits With Solar Power in Fields
Solar panels generate electricity in the fields, helping both farmers and climate protection. DW visits a German solar farm — and looks at other places this combination is paying off. How widely can agrovoltaics spread?
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