John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthEast, Economics, Research, Ag Innovation,
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
How robust are ecosystems? Three key indicators hold the clues
23.09.2021 - Göttingen University research team involved in global study on conditions and capacity to adapt Ecosystems provide a wide range of services to people. These services depend on basic ecosystem functions, which are shaped by natural conditions like climate, the mix of species and by human intervention.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies, World Population, Pollinators,
’More support needed for pollination services in agriculture’
20.09.2021 - Agroecologist from the University of Göttingen emphasises their importance for food security of smallholder farmers The global decline of pollinators threatens the reproductive success of 90 per cent of all wild plants globally and the yield of 85 per cent of the world's most important crops.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthWest, Beef Cattle, Research, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics,
Eliminating beef cattle pregnancy loss with technology - AgriLife Today
Calves on the ground mean dollars in the pocket and steaks in the meat case. Buy pregnancy loss in the beef cattle industry is a problem.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Fungicides, Insects, Research,
How To Get Rid Of Fungus Gnats In Soil
The real danger with fungus gnats lies in their larvae, which burrow into the soil and devour fungus and mold, often munching on plant roots in the process.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Crop Diseases, Potatoes, Genes /Genetics,
MSU researchers breeding beetle-resistant potato varieties
Potato farmers face many challenges. One tiny, yet devastating, pest is the Colorado potato beetle. It can cause immense damage to potato crops. It’s also notorious for becoming resistant to …
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research,
Appropriate preconditioning and testing could reduce winter damage to seedlings
The growth of the trees in the boreal zone is based on the acclimation and adaptation of their annual cycle with the changes of the weather conditions during the four seasons. Winter damage would be one ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,
Feed additive reduces cow methane output by 55% | Boing Boing
Methane produced from cows (cow farts and burps) contribute greatly to the harmful emissions on our planet and are a contributor to global warming. As a way to counteract the methane output from be…
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Weather,
Africa to push rapid adoption of biotechnology to transform food systems at historic UN Summit - Alliance for Science
Africa will be pushing for a rapid adoption of biotechnology as one tool to help transform the world’s food systems at the historic United Nation’s Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) on Thursday. The 2021 Africa Agriculture Status Report 2021, launched a few days ago by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), discloses that the […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, Education,
Scientists uncover pathogen’s similar impact on two very different crops
Bacterial blight leads to browning and sometimes the death of important crops. Most famously, late blight of potato resulted in the Great Irish Famine. Blight continues today, affecting crops around the world. One form of bacterial blight (caused by Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis or Pcal...
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