Scientists believe the hope of using pig hearts to solve the chronic donor shortage for humans is now truly in reach. The current wait for most patients is six months or longer, a time span many patients don’t have the luxury of surviving. A new review of hearts harvested for pigs indicates that these transplants …
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Cooks Venture had been working in stealth for many years as they bred and raised a proprietary slow-growth, heirloom chicken, taking into account the health of the animal and the health of the environment. Over the last decade, the team has re-imagined how selective breeding is conducted through more natural criteria and heritage lines, which …
Argentina just made agricultural history becoming the first country in the world to approve genetically modified wheat. The government approved the HB4 genetically modified drought-resistant wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA, though it may be some time before farmers actually begin growing the new variety as no country in the world accepts GM wheat. Bioceres …
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Maybe you have already been hit with cold winter temperatures this year, but in Kansas City, we touched 90 this past week and have been in the mid-80’s the past several days. We all know winter is right around the corner, so I wanted to provide a handy link to a great source of information …
A growing number of special interest groups from across the country are banding together to oppose a controversial move by the Federal Communication Commission earlier this year that some say threatens GPS reliability. Agriculture groups including the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), American Soybean Association (ASA), Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, National Corn …
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Global use of phosphorus is currently unsustainable, as we are not only depleting the Earth’s natural reserve at an exponential rate but over half of the phosphorus applied will end up in our waterways, contributing to the harmful algal blooms. Currently, the US is spending almost $5B each year to clean up phosphorus pollution in …
China has risen from a severely impoverished nation just a little more than 40 years ago to the second-largest economy in the world today. With the world’s largest population, it is also the world’s largest consumer of agricultural products. The country’s agricultural imports surpassed both the U.S. and the EU last year, topping more than …
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For the first time in humankind’s history of space exploration, one of the most critical components of our planet will make the trip beyond our atmosphere – dirt. Soil from Earth just hitched a ride to the International Space Station, making it the first time natural, unmodified dirt has been to space. Growing plants in …
A new report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service takes a deep dive into the role of Brazil’s macroeconomic policies in its emergence as one of the world’s top agricultural products exporter. In particular, the study focuses on the currency depreciation those policies have driven and the potential impact the COVID-19 pandemic might have on …
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CRISPR scientists continue to find new applications for the gene-editing technology in agriculture. One of the latest breakthroughs that could completely transform precision breeding is the use of “surrogate sires” — male animals that produce sperm carrying only the genetic traits of donor males. The researchers behind the project say the advance could speed the …
