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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research,

Best Pig Farming Business Guide For Beginners

Commercial pig farming business is a very popular business throughout the world. It's very easy to start and a profitable business.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research,

Intensively managed grazing can increase profits, improve environment

What is good for the environment can also be profitable for livestock producers.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 leads to African agricultural innovation - Verve times

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture A bean market in Kampala, Uganda. Credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

Start Maize Farming Commercially For Making Money

Maize farming is very popular among the farmers in many parts of the world. It has become a staple food in many parts of the world with total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Beef Cattle, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Could super-charged cattle embryos solve world food challenges?

URBANA, Ill. – What if, in the next five to 10 years, we could double or triple milk and meat availability in developing countries without converting more land to cattle production? Millions of hunger-related deaths and nutritional deficiencies could be prevented, giving farmers and families a real shot at prosperity.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Poultry, Research, Education,

Poultry Farming For Beginners: Guide For Starting A Poultry Farm

Following a poultry farming for beginners guide will help you a lot for setting up your new poultry farming business. As poultry farming has already proven to be lucrative business, so you may be willing to start a farm for your new source of income. In broad, poultry farming means raising various types of domestic birds commercially for the purpose of meat, eggs and feather production.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Ag Asia / Pacific, Vertical Farming, Urban Farming,

10/08/2021 SOURCE: nextcity.org

Singapore Shows What Serious Urban Farming Looks Like

In a city-state that imports 90% of its food, rooftop gardens are a matter of national food security.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research, Sweet Corn, Ag Innovation,

Sweet corn yield gain over 80 years leaves room for improvement

URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University of Illinois shows sweet corn, when planted at high densities, has steadily increased in yield since the 1930s. The historical view underscores the importance of planting modern density-tolerant hybrids at their optimal densities, and suggests an opportunity to improve density tolerance even more.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

Potential crop yields can be dozens of percentage points higher than estimated

Food security policies implemented by governments, businesses and organisations such as the UN rely partly on global models that assess current and potential crop yields. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln warn that these global top-down models have certain shortcomings.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Crop Diseases, Research, Plant Breeding,

Bacteria enters through natural openings at edges of corn leaves to cause Goss's wilt- TechCodex

Bacterial colonization and movement. Credit: Alexander Mullens and Tiffany M. Jamann Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is one of the most damaging diseases affecting corn. The most effective way to control this disease is to plant corn varieties that are resistant to the disease. In other words, growers avoid the disease by growing certain […]

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