05/03/2024 SOURCE: www.thecooldown.com

Scientists find incredible potential using shade to boost coffee plant productivity: 'Shade-grown coffee has the ability to challenge our perception of agriculture'

An article on phys.org highlights an exciting study demonstrating how conservation and agriculture can be mutually beneficial.

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02/06/2024 SOURCE: newatlas.com

Synthetic microbes gang up to safely smash weeds and fuel wheat growth

Herbicides were touted as ‘miracle’ chemicals when they changed farming practices forever in the late 1940s, but researchers are now desperate to find a more sustainable, soil-friendly and non-toxic way of wrangling weeds while promoting crop growth. Now, researchers out of China believes they've made a major breakthrough that could give wheat crops an eco-friendly future.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Research, Fertilizer,

Nitrogen fertilization application strategies improve yield of the rice cultivars with different yield types by regulating phytohormones

Scientific Reports - Nitrogen fertilization application strategies improve yield of the rice cultivars with different yield types by regulating phytohormones

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11/13/2023 SOURCE: lafarmbureaunews.com

McNeese Farm Researching Rice That Grows Well In Southwest Louisiana — Louisiana Farm Bureau News

The McNeese State University Farm is growing a little rice. McNeese, the LSU Agricultural Center and Jefferson Davis Rice Growers have joined forces to research varieties of rice that grow well in Southwest Louisiana.

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11/06/2023 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Kansas State University to lead climate change food-strengthening initiative

The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded Kansas State University $22 million ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Research, Genes /Genetics,

Natural genetically modified crops: Grasses take evolutionary shortcut by borrowing genes from their neighbors

Grass may transfer genes from their neighbors in the same way genetically modified crops are made, a new study has revealed.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Weeds, Research, Ag Innovation,

A Weed Seed Killing Machine: Testing the Redekop Seed Control Unit

University research on the Redekop Seed Control Unit, a seed impact mill, shows it kills t...

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09/28/2023 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

A key locale for Southeast hay research and award

On-going research on the Sunbelt farm address basic forage needs and new weed and insect management strategies, which growers can use to improve their operations and profitability.

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09/28/2023 SOURCE: www.miragenews.com

Cancer Center to House New CA Tobacco Cessation Research

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the state's first-ever Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center. The Tobacco-Related Disease

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 7 months ago
Topics: Research, Ag Innovation,

The turbo-charged plants that could boost farm output

Researchers are tweaking the photosynthesis process to raise the output of crops like soy, maize and wheat.

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