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John LaRose Jr.
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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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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Recycling, Regenerative Agriculture,

Special Report: BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables

Deep in the Oman desert lies one of BP's more lucrative projects, a mass of steel pipes and cooling towers that showcases the British energy giant's pioneering natural gas extraction technology.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation,

Glow-in-the-dark plants could act as passive lighting for public spaces

A decent chunk of energy usage goes towards lighting, so scientists at MIT are developing a new kind of passive lighting – glow-in-the-dark plants. In the latest experiment, the team has made them glow much brighter than the first generation plants, without harming their health.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Ag United Kingdom,

09/20/2021 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 2-UK meat industry warns of imminent threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

Some of Britain's meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry's lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and has shut fertiliser plants that also make CO2 as a by-product of their production process.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,

09/20/2021 SOURCE: cosmosmagazine.com

A new measurement for sustainable agriculture

An international team of researchers has come up with a quantitative Sustainable Agriculture Matrix to define agricultural goals.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Farm produce pile up in south as farmers struggle to sell them amid COVID restrictions

Farmers across the south and Central Highlands are struggling to sell their harvests due to COVID-19 restrictions on travelling and business operations, leading to a massive pileup of agriculture goods.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Weather,

Researchers release first-of-its-kind quantitative assessment for

For the first time, scientists have assembled a quantitative assessment for agriculture sustainability for countries around the world based not only on environmental impacts, but economic and social

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

First agrivoltaic research facility for carbon-neutral orcharding in Germany

The agrivoltaic systems can provide plant protection against harmful environmental influences.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics,

Sustainable coffee grown in Finland – the land that drinks the most coffee per capita produces its first tasty cup with cellular agriculture

VTT has successfully produced coffee cells in a bioreactor through cellular agriculture. The innovation can help to make the production of coffee more sustainable. The first batches produced by VTT in a laboratory in Finland smell and taste like conventional coffee.

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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Environment, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

We’re Building Farmer-Focused, Regenerative Agriculture Relationships | Cargill

Agriculture is how Cargill is working to mitigate climate change, regenerate soil and improve water use, while nourishing the world in a more sustainable way.

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