Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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Maize Seeding Production Livestock 130

Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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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Maize Seeding Science Agriculture 168

Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 3, 2024

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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Maize Seeding Science Forestry 157

Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 4, 2023

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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Maize Livestock Food Crop 165

Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

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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Maize Livestock Seeding Production 59

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

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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Crop Maize Food Production 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145