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Brainfood: Ag and CC, Improved varieties, Yield growth, Food system transformation, CGIAR maize, Genetic erosion, NBSAPs, Technology & conservation, Cattle breeding

Agricultural Biodiversity

Yield growth patterns of food commodities: Insights and challenges. “The same” has meant that yield growth for dozens of crops is not slowing down. Poverty and yield effects of CGIAR maize varieties in smallholder farming systems of Zambia. Right, so what we need is more of the same? At least for now.

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Maize Watch: Bumper maize yields for many

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Maize growers around the country are reporting very good yields this year. Yields are 44-49t/ha, which is very good compared with the long-term UK average of 40-42t/ha. Contractors are chopping now in all regions.

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Maize harvest begins with yields off to a promising start

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly As foragers start chopping maize crops across the South and East, reports are that yields are very good, ranging between 43 and 48t/ha. Excellent growth throughout the summer was due to July and August rainfall, according to Grainseed manager Neil Groom.

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Brainfood: Marroon rice, Dutch aroids, Sicilian saffron, Inca agriculture, Native American agriculture, Mexican peppers, Afro-Mexican agriculture, Sahelian landraces, Small-scale fisheries, Coconut remote sensing

Agricultural Biodiversity

Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too. No word on what ancient text have to say, but I’m sure it’s something. Sometimes traditional knowledge can use a helping hand from scientists.

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Farmer Focus: Plenty of forage, but costs are still biting

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly The maize is in the clamps. The yield monitor counted 730t freshweight off 12.14ha (30 acres), which is about 60t/ha. The best bits yielded more than 100t/ha at 34-36% dry matter. After 19 weeks in the ground, it is a massive yield for only 100kg/ha of purchased fertiliser.

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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%. An example is the YQ (Yield and Quality) variety of wheat, which is now grown by many farmers.

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