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Maize crops perform well in this year’s challenging weather

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Maize has done well in this year’s challenging weather conditions, utilising summer rain for excellent plant growth, reports Neil Groom, manager of forage specialists Grainseed. Spring was wet and maize drilling delayed in many areas well into May since field conditions were too wet to cultivate.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters. Afro-Indigenous harvests: Cultivating participatory agroecologies in Guerrero, Mexico. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too. And vice versa. domestication in Mexico. domestication in Mexico.

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Challenges Faced By Subsistence Farmers

Agric4profits

Subsistence farmers primarily cultivate staple crops such as maize, rice, and beans, along with vegetables and livestock, to support their households.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Black Urban Growers , United States Black Urban Growers (BUGs) is dedicated to fostering a robust community that supports cultivators in urban and rural environments, while nurturing Black leadership. This year, they were the recipient of the Pax Natura Foundation’s annual environmental prize.

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