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Top 10 crop nutrition learnings of 2023

Real Agriculture

We’re looking back at some of the most important lessons we learned throughout 2023. Season 2 of The Dirt podKast aired with 38 episodes featuring an impressive lineup of guests and experts, from farmers to influencers to agronomists—and even a chuckwagon driver! The season took host Mike Howell all the way from the U.S. to.

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Brainfood: CGIAR impacts, Alternative ag, Landscape simplicity, Biocultural diversity, PPP, Bioversity & food security, Landrace legislation, Coffee ABS, Useful plants

Agricultural Biodiversity

The economic impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies on agricultural productivity in developing countries, 1961–2020. In 2020, modern varieties bred by CGIAR or developed by other institutions using CGIAR germplasm were sown on about 190 M ha, about 26% of the total harvested area of these crops in developing countries, and 43% of the total area sown with modern varieties for these crops in developing countries.

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Seed treatment vs soybean white mold

Real Agriculture

Understanding the need for better white mold management options, Colin Dutcheshen, President of Heads Up® Plant Protectants Inc., approached Matt Oehmichen, Owner of Short Lane Ag Supply LLC., with a proposal: find a progressive local farmer who has a field with a notorious history of white mold and is rotating back to soybeans in spring.

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It’s already hurricane season in the waters of the Atlantic. That could spell danger with La Niña coming

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

With Atlantic Ocean temperatures at summer-like conditions already this year in the main development region of the tropics, tropical scientists are very concerned about the likelihood of a very active Atlantic tropical season this year, especially if El Nino decays quickly and is replaced by La Nina. CNN has a good discussion on this here.

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How Drones Are Being Used in and Above the Greenhouse

Global Agtech Initiative

Drones in and above the greenhouse? While still a new use case, drone use in agriculture is expanding at a rapid pace. The post How Drones Are Being Used in and Above the Greenhouse appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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The truth about what roughages actually does for cattle

West Texas Livestock

Roughages are an essential but often overlooked part of a cow’s diet. Most of the time, people only focus on things like crude protein, energy, and possibly even mineral content. While those are vital for the overall production of cattle, roughages play just as important a role. Consuming a certain amount of roughage is essential […] The post The truth about what roughages actually does for cattle appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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How Making Farming Equipment Lighter Can Improve Efficiency

Global Agtech Initiative

Lightweighting in agriculture provides a practical solution to minimize the severity of soil compaction. The post How Making Farming Equipment Lighter Can Improve Efficiency appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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18 Medicinal Health Benefits Of Artemisia tridentata (Big Sagebrush)

Agric4profits

Artemisia tridentata, commonly known as Big Sagebrush, is a species of flowering shrub native to western North America, particularly prevalent in the Great Basi

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How snowflakes get their distinct and various shapes

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Even though a lot of the Southeast has not seen any snow this year, northern areas as well as some higher-elevation locations have seen snow. And of course it’s too early to count out more snow this year, since the Southeast can get snowstorms well into March.

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15 Medicinal Health Benefits Of Abronia fragrans (Fragrant Sand Verbena)

Agric4profits

Abronia fragrans, commonly known as Fragrant Sand Verbena, is a species of flowering plant native to western North America, particularly found in the southweste

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When planting trees is bad for the planet

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

I’ve recently seen a few stories promoting the use of widespread tree planting as a way to absorb carbon and reduce greenhouse gases. But if you do the numbers, we can never plant enough trees to absorb all the greenhouse gases that are being emitted, much less the excess that is already in the atmosphere.

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18 Medicinal Health Benefits Of Acorus calamus (Sweet Flag)

Agric4profits

Acorus calamus, commonly known as sweet flag or calamus, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to wetlands in Europe, Asia, and North America.

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The Time of His Life

AgWeb Farm Journal

Bill Northey was an amazing leader in agriculture who had the people skills of a retail politician and the vision of a statesman.