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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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The latest developments on the cultivated meat front

Food Politics

It is produced from stem cells, which are highly flexible and can create yields with the potential to be far greater in volume than the meat the cells originated from….

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El Valle de Guadalupe Under Threat: The Campaign to Save Mexico’s Wine Country

Food Tank

The land has been subdivided and sold for the construction of private homes, businesses, and concert venues. We cannot yield an inch of this valuable land, even if its use is to produce alcoholic beverages. Only 9 percent of the soil of Baja California is suitable for agriculture.

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

This level of agriculture was not possible in the Imperial Valley until the construction of the Alamo Canal , also known as the Imperial Canal, in 1901, which diverted water from the Colorado River. More efficient watering, in other words, could mean healthier crops and higher yields, but an increase in overall water use. “So

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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Shade from the solar panels is significantly reducing blueberry yield. To measure this, researchers worked with BlueWave to designate three areas with varying levels of construction precautions. Wild blueberries “can handle some shade, because when they’re grown in the woods they are shaded and they still grow,” Calderwood said.

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Maces Pond: Agrisolar Wild Blueberries

ATTRA

However, he didn’t want to see acres of wild blueberries destroyed in the process of constructing a solar array. Bluewave funded research by Dr. Calderwood to study the effects of solar construction on the established blueberry plants. To do this, the construction area was divided into three sections. megawatts of DC power.

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Polyhouse Subsidy | 85 Per Cent Subsidy for Farmers

Kavya Organic Farm

Polyhouse farming has revolutionized agriculture in India, allowing farmers to grow crops under controlled environments and increase their yield and income. Greenhouse Technology Mission: Launched by the government, this mission aims to provide financial assistance for polyhouse construction.