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Produce growers have gotten savvy when it comes to seeds. As in the kind that needs to be picked out of the fruit before eating it, or out of your teeth afterward. While it may only be a minor inconvenience, it’s a real turn-off to a lot of consumers, which is why you may have noticed an increasing number of ...
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Western style has been steadily trotting back into the American mainstream since the TV show “Yellowstone” became a huge hit. Recently, New York Fashion Week catapulted the trend to a whole new level, and not in the way you might think. While plenty of boots and hats were seen on the runways, it was supermodel Bella Hadid and her rodeo ...
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Boston-based startup “Galy” recently closed a $33 million series B funding round for its lab-grown cotton technology. You heard that right - just like meat and dairy and even diamonds, Galy is “growing” cotton in bioreactors. The company also claims its technology can work for almost any product that comes from a plant. The textile industry over the years has ...
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For as long as people have been growing food, they’ve been at war with the unwelcome weeds that rob crops of valuable resources. Chemical treatments have helped farmers better control these invaders but over the decades, many of the most noxious weeds have developed ways to survive the assault of herbicides. After more than 1,000 global field and greenhouse trials, ...
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It’s the third week of September, which means it is once again time for annual “National Farm Safety and Health Week” in the U.S. For many rural areas, harvest season is the busiest time of year, and also one of the most dangerous. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the agriculture industry is consistently at the highest ...
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Every year in late September, some 1,300 head of bison thunder through the prairies of South Dakota during the Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup. The event is not only an unforgettable experience for riders and visitors, but also a critical management tool to keep the herd healthy. Custer State Park rangers enlist the help of private citizens to help ...
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As Brazil’s farmers look to start planting 2024/25 crops, a severe drought is causing delays and raising the possibility of lower acreage than initially planned. Corn planting is progressing slowly in the South, while most soybean producers are said to be still waiting for rain before they even get in the fields.  According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, large parts of ...
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A toxic threat lurks on an estimated 50+ million acres of US farmland that can leave the acreage unusable if its presence is confirmed at high enough levels. So-called “forever chemicals,” aka poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have seeped into soils via contaminated water supplies as well as through direct applications of biosolid fertilizers that were loaded with the stuff. Now, the ...
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USDA’s latest forecast for US farm income in 2024 paints a less severe decline than initially forecast. The agency now expects net farm income will fall just -4.4% from last year versus its February forecast for a whopping -25% decline However, the outlook varies widely depending on the commodity and, unfortunately, most row crops are not given a rosier forecast ...
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As the hurricane season advances, the precision of Weather 20/20's predictions, deeply rooted in the science of our patent-pending Lezak Recurring Cycle methodology, becomes increasingly evident. This year, we are set to deliver the most accurate hurricane forecasts for the third consecutive year, distinguishing our approach from conventional forecasting methods. Even with the unexpected lack of activity in the tropics, ...
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