John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Turkish man on mission to leave behind greener planet - Turkey News

A retired Turkish officer is on a mission to leave behind a greener planet to honor the memory of his late wife.

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Ivory Coast cocoa growers step up campaign against chocolate giants | Fin24

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast has escalated a media campaign against multinational chocolate makers, threatening them with a boycott in a dispute over payment.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Agriculture doesn't have to be the villain: regenerative farming can s

This World Soil Day, Petra Hans of IKEA Foundation argues that working with not against nature is the only sustainable way for agriculture to feed a growing human population.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, Biotech,

Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants

To meet increasing global food demand, breeders and scientists aim to improve the yield and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to increase because of climate change. CRISPR genome-editing technology opens new opportunities to engineer disease resistance traits. With precise genome engineering and transgene-free applications, CRISPR is expected to resolve the major challenges to crop improvement. Here, we discuss the latest developments in CRISPR technologies for engineering resistance to viruses, bacteria, fungi, and pests. We conclude by highlighting current concerns and gaps in technology, as well as outstanding questions for future research.

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Andrew Chronister Andrew Chronister
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Topics: Forestry,

Drones Are The Future of Wildland And Wildfire Management – If We Allow Them To Be - sUAS News - The Business of Drones

by DJI ViewPoints Team This year stands as the worst year for wildfires on record in California and across much of the western United States. Five of the six largest fires in California history happened this year, and experts estimate more than 8.5 million acres have burned so far due to decades of forest mismanagement and […]

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Farm Women Educating Consumers Through CommonGround Volunteer Program

CommonGround is a volunteer-based national organization, using women farmers to communicate how food is produced and common agricultural practices to consumers.

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