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Cargill passes halfway mark on Regina canola crush plant construction

Real Agriculture

Cargill says it has passed the halfway mark on construction of its new canola processing facility located in the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina, Saskatchewan. “The current construction environment is full of unique. Read More

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Construction of world-leading UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank now complete

Agri-tech

The construction of the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank (UK-CMCB) – the first publicly available resource of its kind anywhere in the world – is now complete after three years of painstaking research.

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Provincial grain grower organizations commit $13.4 million to Cereals Canada’s GATE project

Real Agriculture

million toward construction of Cereals Canada’s proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg, Man. Provincial grain grower organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario have pledged a total of $13.4

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Water Adaptation In the desert, getting water to crops often requires irrigation. billion in payments from the agency’s crop insurance program).

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Seeds from Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change

Civil Eats

Its 2,800 acres—the first protected habitat for the wild relatives of crops in the United States—now shelter not just a single pepper but at least 45 different species. Forest Service to identify and collect other wild relatives of crops in this area. In the U.S. Arizona is the third driest state in the U.S.

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Repurposing Urban Spaces for Farming: 7 Creative Ideas

Modern Farmer

Grow vining crops on trellises. Plant low-growing crops like beets, lettuce, and carrots on either side of the trellised crop to further maximize your space. Construct vertical planters : South-facing fences and walls are a great place to add vertical planters to maximize growing space. Here are a few examples.

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Crop and Energy Production Merge in Iowa Project

Modern Farmer

The solar farm Alliant Energy completed construction on the 10-acre Alliant Energy Solar Farm on the ISU research farms near Ames, Iowa in the fall of 2023. The remainder of the crops will be planted in the spring. Traditional Iowa crops such as corn and soybeans were avoided due to the need for large equipment and the small acreage.

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