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Mexico Amends Constitution to Prohibit GM Corn Seeds

Food Tank

The Mexican government has amended its constitution to prohibit the use of genetically modified (GM) corn seeds. The reform strengthens previous legal action against GM seeds by enshrining the ban in the constitution. The post Mexico Amends Constitution to Prohibit GM Corn Seeds appeared first on Food Tank.

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Linamar Acquires Broad Acre Seed Outfit Bourgault For $640 Million

AgWeb Farm Journal

of Saskatchewan to add to its offerings and advance its position as a short-line agriculture equipment manufacturer. Linamar announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault Industries Ltd.

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Precision Ag News 12/19

Agwired

The data can be visualized and used to create maps for variable rate application of seeding, fertigation, and irrigation, and harvest yield maps can be added for planning future seasons. Seeds treated with new BioBoost start out strong and get season-long nutritional benefits.

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The Silicon Valley of Agriculture

Farmbrite

The overarching goal of the institute is economic development, attracting agricultural equipment companies and fostering research that will pave the way for technology-based startup companies. Furthermore, it aims to cultivate a new workforce equipped with the skills to thrive in this era of robotics, mechatronics, and computer coding.

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Precision Ag News 8/28

Agwired

The Seed Association of the Americas (SAA), in collaboration with the Argentine Seed Association (ASA), is hosting the 9th Seed Congress of the Americas Sept. With the motto “Promoting the Seed Business in the Americas,” this congress will focus primarily on trade and regulatory issues. 30 – Oct.

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Large-Scale Ohio Research Project to Explore How Solar and Farming Can Co-Exist

Daily Yonder

The team has found compacted soil around the solar panels, “but we are relieved to see that the seeds that we put into the ground are growing,” he said. Arnold speculated that some companies may develop special equipment whose attachments can fit under solar panel rows more easily. Moser plans to work with other crops, too.

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Breaking Barriers & Ground: How Equipment Sharing Empowers Small-Scale Farmers in California

CalCAN

Melissa Sorongon, Piedrasassi – Photo Credit: Piedrasassi Three years later, their equipment sharing collaborative, named California Plowshares , has expanded to a broader network of approximately 25 farmers across the Central Coast and southern San Joaquin Valley.

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