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Maize grower relief at emergency seed treatment ruling

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly British maize growers can breathe a sigh of relief that three European seed treatments have been given the green light for UK use next year. UK regulators have granted emergency authorisations for: Korit – bird repellent Redigo M – fungicide Force ST – wireworm product.

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Nibbles: Forest seed collecting, Colombian maize, Türkiye & China genebanks, Community seedbank trifecta, Wheat breeding, Rice breeding, Bean INCREASE, WorldVeg regen, UK apples, Rangeland management

Agricultural Biodiversity

How to collect forestry seeds. Whole bunch of new maize races collected in Colombia. Probably a good idea to collect seeds is what I’m saying. The Türkiye national genebank in the news. Lots of collecting there. Though maybe not as much as in this genebank in China. But small communities need genebanks too.

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Nibbles: USDA germplasm plan, Millet CoP, Seed system resources, Kenyan sorghum Scottish crab apples, Heirloom maize, Yak cheese, Indian mangoes

Agricultural Biodiversity

The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website. Why Jimmy Red maize is worth saving, despite its faults. Yes, there’s now a community of practice on millets. The latest on the Kenyan genebank’s sorghum work. Yak cheese ? Yes, please.

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The Maize/Corn Kernels: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Maize/Corn kernels are the seeds of the maize plant and are rich in carbohydrates, providing a significant source of energy for human consumption, livestock fee

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Nibbles: SDG funding, GBIF RoI, Food system revitalisation, Bean Power, British baked beans, C**k beer, Access Agriculture, SCANR, Nuts, Hawaii, USDA livestock, Norway livestock, SPC, and WorldVeg genebanks, Millet ambassador, Mango orchards, Wild foods, Degraded lands, Orphan crops, PPB, Biofortification, Ugali, Variety ID, Variety definitions

Agricultural Biodiversity

Shout out for the Access Agriculture farmer-to-farmer educational video platform from the Seed System Newsletter. Livestock also getting the genebank treatment in the US. They would help with malnutrition where maize biofortification hasn’t worked so well, for example. Maize needs to be decolonized , not biofortified.

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Four UK crops you might be eating in 2035

Sustainable Food Trust

Crops like maize – the primary staple food for many of the world’s people, particularly in lower latitudes – are especially at risk; by the end of the century, it’s possible that maize production could drop by as much as 24%. That’s how populations thrive in nature.”

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Demanda Colectiva , Mexico The Demanda Colectiva has fought to protect Mexico’s native maize varieties, which are threatened by uncontrolled cross-pollination from genetically modified corn. The organization operates their Farmer Training Centre and community seed banks. food culture.

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