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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Innovation, Urban Farming,

AppHarvest buys ag-robotics firm, Root AI

Indoor farming company AppHarvest this week announced that it has acquired Root AI. The deal is valued at around $60 million, with $10 million in cash and the reminder coming from AppHarvest stock. Root AI is a Boston-based robotics startup, with a mission fairly in line with that of its future parent company. We’ve covered […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US,

JFK Airport CBP Catches Highly Invasive Giant African Snails in Man’s

JAMAICA, N.Y. – They may be slow, but the highly invasive, slimy critters that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists caught at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday can

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Research, Ag Tech, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,

This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement

Guosong Zeng, a postdoctoral fellow in the chemical sciences department at Berkeley Institute, is te

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Researchers Develop Liquid That Absorbs And Stores Solar Energy For 18 Years

To use this trapped energy, the liquid is flown through a catalyst developed by the research team that creates a reaction warming the liquid by 63 degrees celsius. This kickstarts the process, with the molecule back to its original form and releases the energy in the form of heat.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Young Farmers, Sustainability, Ag Tech, Ag Africa, World Population, Education,

Tech Savvy Youth With High Social-Emotional Skills Succeed In Agriculture – Study Shows - Africa.com

Saheed Babajide, a young animal production graduate and a manager at a national milk production company in Iseyin, Nigeria, is a beneficiary of the government’s youth agriculture intervention programme.

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Small farms beat out Big Ag in biodiversity, crop yields: study

With about a third of the world's food coming from farms two hectares in size or smaller, the findings point to a need for better global policies to support smaller, more diversified farms, say the

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag India, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Coronavirus India updates: Madhya Pradesh govt announces night curfew in urban areas

The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.15 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,28,01,785, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Jobs, Agriculture Global, Ag India, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Number of workers in agri dipped in 30 years: Report | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: In a reflection of the changing socio-economic dynamics, the report on “Women and Men In India 2020” shows that while share of male and fem.

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Amazon deforestation rose 17% in 'dire' 2020, data shows

By Anastasia MoloneyBOGOTA, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deforestation in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, rose by 17% last year, with wildfires, beef production and logging causing forested areas roughly the size of El Salvador to disappear, according to new data published on Wednesday.The loss of primary forest - the clearing of old-growth, intact forest for the first time - hit its third-highest annual total on record since 2000, reaching 2.3 million hectares (5.6 million acres) in the nine countries spanned by the Amazon.

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Andrew Chronister
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Topics: Crop Dusting, Drones UAV,

Agriculture spraying drones are being held back by regulations - DroneDJ

Agriculture spraying drones in the UK are currently being held back by outdated rules and regulations, warns researcher Jonathan Gill.

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