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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Agroforestry-grown coffee gives Amazon farmers a sustainable alternative | South Africa Today

Located in the southern part of Brazil’s Amazonas state, the municipality of Apuí has been producing the Amazon’s first agroecological coffee since 2012. The municipality has one of the highest rates of fire outbreaks in the region, and investing in social development is one way to combat land grabbing and deforestation for cattle pastures. Funded […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Nursery upgrade to boost supply of young trees for erosion control

The Tasman District Council nursery at Appleby is expanding its capacity to supply poplar and willow poles to help prevent erosion.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

For Women Who Feed Africa | The Nation Online | Malawi Daily Newspaper

Women form the backbone of rural economies, growing over two-thirds of food for Africa’s 1.2 billion people.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability, Hydroponics , Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Hydrologic simulation models that inform policy decisions are difficult to interpret correctly, University of Illinois study shows

URBANA, Ill. – Hydrologic models that simulate and predict water flow are used to estimate how natural systems respond to different scenarios such as changes in climate, land use, and soil management. The output from these models can inform policy and regulatory decisions regarding water and land management practices.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag South America, Regenerative Agriculture,

Ancient Amazonian farmers fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it» Gamers Grade

Credit: Mark Robinson Ancient Amazonian communities fortified valuable land they had spent years making fertile to protect it from battle, excavations present. Farmers in Bolivia constructed picket defenses round beforehand nutrient-poor tropical soils they had enriched over generations to preserve them secure throughout occasions of social unrest. These long-term soil administration methods allowed Amazonians to …

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Drones UAV, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,

How drones are making agriculture sustainable - CNN Video

With advances in technology, drones are boosting sustainability in agriculture, prompting farmers around the world to adopt them more readily.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability,

Planting into poor soils costs farmers money

Patches of some fields in eastern South Dakota are as barren as the moon because they suff...

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Consumer/Retail,

02/09/2021 SOURCE: www.just-style.com

North Face partners on regenerative cotton sourced collection

The North Face has partnered with sustainable solutions firm Indigo Ag to develop what is claimed to be a first-of-its-kind collection made with cotton sourced and traced from farmers deploying regenerative farming practices proven to draw down carbon from the atmosphere and restore soil health.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Regenerative Agriculture,

Grazing and Feeding Cull Cows in the Fields instead of in the lot!

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,

Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar

Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...

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