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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Weather,

Drought in Plains a concern for U.S. corn and soy crops | Food and Environment Reporting Network

Drought in the northern Plains, increasingly important in corn and soybean production despite the region's prominence as a wheat-growing region, may foil expectations of near-record U.S.

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, Pollinators,

04/13/2021 SOURCE: www.wwf.it

"In 30 years 70% of the pollinator biomass disappeared"

In 30 anni scomparso il 70% della biomassa degli impollinatori

Il WWF in campo per proteggere api e farfalle

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Team AgWiki
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The Different Grades of Beef and What They Mean

People “know” meat comes from animals, but sometimes it’s easy to forget just how complex those animals are. A cow’s diet, living conditions, and lifespan can all have an effect on how steaks, roasts, or any other cut reacts to heat, and one way you can predict the outcome is by understanding the different USDA beef grades.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

Why food, agriculture experts are not buying central govt’s formulae to enhance farmers’ income

Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) Ugrahan General Secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said that the Government of India has assured World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it will decrease the number of farmers in the country, which means that “our government is toeing the line of the WTO and the World Bank policies”.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Weather,

Five Decades of Observed Daily Precipitation Reveal Longer and More Variable Drought Events Across Much of the Western United States

Daily station data reveal longer and more variable dry intervals between rainfall during the period 1976–2019 across much of the western US The longest dry interval per year increased in 75% of e...

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Team AgWiki
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Florida oranges down 7 per cent

USDA forecast shows decrease for both oranges and grapefruit

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Nature Conservancy, USDA enter 5-year agreement for private land conservation

The Nature Conservancy, a longtime partner with the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, has entered into an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture's Natual Resource Conservation Service...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/12/2021 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Opinion Piece

Women in agriculture hit hard by pandemic

Iowa can lead the nation in supporting women entrepreneurs year-round

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Precision AG , Dairy, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability,

Winona County dairy farmer packs up and leaves with 245 cows: 'We're not able to grow anymore' | Post Bulletin

Citing Winona County's animal unit cap, dairy farmer Parker Byington packs up part of his dairy herd and moves to Colorado.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education, Weather,

Current climate model simulations overestimate future sea level rise - Florida News Times

Credit: CC0 public domain The melting rate of the Antarctic ice sheet is mainly controlled by the rise in seawater temperature around Antarctica. Using the new high-resolution climate model simulation, scientists at Utrecht University have discovered a much slower rise in seawater temperature compared to current simulations with coarser resolution. As a result, the projected …

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