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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Fertilizer, Ag Tech,

11/06/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

The History of Poop Is Really the History of Technology

Sure it's gross, but human mastery over its chemistry allowed the success of agriculture—and the rise of civilization.

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TOPIC(S): Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Covid-19 Support Groups Are a Potential Research Gold Mine

Social media groups are rife with peril, but for people coping with the virus—and those trying to treat it—they’re a valuable resource.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Biotech,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Biotech company Oxitec has created a caterpillar with self-destructing eggs in an attempt to curb agricultural damage. But will other pests simply move in?

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The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California

The Great Flood of 1861–1862 was a preview of what scientists expect to see again, and soon.

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Matthew Kroger Matthew Kroger
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Beekeeping, Fruit, Stone Fruit,

Many will find this hard to believe because of the conditioning we received... “Managed honey bee colonies supplement the work of natural wild pollinators, not the other way around. In a study of 41 different crop systems worldwide, honeybees only increased yield in 14 percent of the crops. Who did all the pollination? Native bees and other insects. A whole host of little blueberry bees, squash bees, and orchard bees co-evolved with many of our fruits and vegetables. It makes sense they would be good at pollination. In watermelons, native bees do 90 percent of the pollination. Native bees improve fruit production in apples. Native bee pollination creates twice as much fruit as honey bees in blueberries. In tomatoes, native bee species increase fruit production significantly.”

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