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Bayer soybean trait technology offers five herbicide tolerances built-in

Real Agriculture

New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops. The new trait technology will be the first in the industry to Read More New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops.

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Food Science triumph of the week: silencing Doritos

Food Politics

I was riveted by this announcement: PepsiCo’s Doritos brand creates technology to ‘silence’ its crunch. Gamers download Doritos Crunch Cancellation software and when the technology is turned on, the software detects the crunching sounds and silences it while keeping the gamer’s voice intact. I could not make this up if I tried.

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Losing science-based rules for agriculture weighs heavily on trade, policy, and regulation

Real Agriculture

The pressure on continued acceptance of agriculture technology tools such as herbicides and breeding techniques has ripple effects here in Canada, from at home and abroad. The September ruling by the EU to maintain registration of glyphosate for 10 more years seems a positive move, but the fact that glyphosate was on the chopping block.

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AgriTech Careers for a Sustainable Future

Agri-tech

AgriTech combines science, technology and engineering to generate innovative ideas to help solve agricultural problems. With a changing climate and rising population, improvements to sustainable agriculture are vital to ensuring global food security for the future. Find out more about the exciting world of AgriTech.

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A new tool joins the fight against corn rootworm

Real Agriculture

Pests, such as corn rootworm, continue to evolve and so does the technology required to control these these yield-robbing insects. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show earlier this month, Bayer Crop Science launched SmartStax Pro with RNAi technology, a new mode of action to help defend corn plants against the pest. Read More

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Food science and technology student focuses on helping others

AgriLife Today

Penelope Medellin hopes to help improve her community through better nutrition, food choices Penelope Medellin ’27, who started this semester at Texas A&M University, has always enjoyed science, but especially food science. The post Food science and technology student focuses on helping others appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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The Successors, Ep 19: Career path pivots, navigating industry challenges, and new opportunities

Real Agriculture

No academic year is the same for Bevin Hamilton, as he helps guide students to tackle different industry challenges as the Animal Science Technology program head at Lakeland College at Vermilion, Alta The school year is non-stop for Hamilton, who also serves as an instructor judging team supervisor, and the commercial beef unit advisor for.

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