Agriculture Climate Control News
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Bayer launches new collaboration with Oerth Bio to further advance innovations in crop protection
Oerth’s unique PROTAC® protein degradation technology is expected to be a new, game-changing generation of more sustainable crop protection products The agreement recommits to the combination of Oerth Bio’s specialized expertise designing PROTAC® degraders for agriculture with Bayer’s global infrastructure testing, developing and commercializing leading crop ...
By Bayer AG
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Measuring better pasture
A cultivation calculator, believed to be an Australian first, has been developed to help farmers assess how much cultivation work they need to make better pastures. The calculator has emerged as one of the positive outcomes from the Increasing Soil Carbon and Climate Resilient Farms projects, coordinated by Heytesbury District Landcare Network in south-west Victoria. The projects also found ...
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Top 10 Horse Farming Tools You Can’t Live Without
Routine maintenance around the farm can be incredibly hard work - it can sometimes feel like you simply do not have enough time in the day. Continue reading for the top 10 horse farming tools that you can’t live without. 10 Horse Trailer Transporting horses - whether it be to a show, in the case of an emergency, or moving stables - is an important aspect of horse ownership. It is ...
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Farm to fork’ strategy must serve up fairer and greener farming – NGOs respond to Green Deal
The European Commission has answered people’s demands for much more action to address the climate emergency, nature loss, pollution, and inequality with its flagship Green Deal – but how does it fare when it comes to food and farming? Greenhouse gases from agriculture continue to rise – and this climate-unfriendly farming system is subsidised by the Common Agricultural Policy ...
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Canadian Seafood Farmers Welcome The Hon. Bernadette Jordan as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Pursuing collaboration on fighting climate change, working in partnership with Indigenous peoples, and growing a sustainable food future. OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) would like to welcome the Honourable Bernadette Jordan as the new federal Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard and expressed its enthusiasm to work together to realizing ...
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97 Teams Enter Global Vertical Farming Award
The Association for Vertical Farming and Illumitex are proud to announce 97 teams from 24 countries are competing for the AVF award, the first global vertical farming competition of it’s kind. On March 28, Vice Chair of the Association for Vertical Farming, Henry Gordon-Smith, hosted a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” with the ‘father’ of vertical farming, Dickson ...
By Illumitex
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Agribusiness Congress East Africa returns to Dar es Salaam as region focuses on the business of farming
The business of farming, the effect of climate change in agriculture and attracting young people to the agri-sector are some of the main topics on the agenda at the annual Agribusiness Congress East Africa. This high-level business-to-business and business-to–government event moves to a considerably larger and more accessible venue and will be hosted at Mlimani City Conference Centre in ...
By VUKA Group
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Major boost for Zimbabwe’s sustainable agricultural development and food security efforts
The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and FAO have agreed on a four-year initiative to support Zimbabwe's efforts to address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity, and build resilience against climate change. The innovative new programme will enable poor vulnerable farming households to improve food security, nutrition and income while strengthening their ...
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Chiquita Brands International, Inc : Chiquita Brands Set to Celebrate Earth Day With Community Outreach
Chiquita Brands Set to Celebrate Earth Day With Community OutreachEmployees to Volunteer in Local CommunitiesOpportunity to Showcase That Every Day is Earth DayCHARLOTTE, N.C.- April 19, 2013 - On Monday, April 22, 2013, people all around the world will celebrate Earth Day. To mark the occasion, Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) will be getting hands on. Employees from the company's headquarters ...
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Private investment in trees could replenish Africa`s land
Africa's severe land degradation could be reversed by private sector investment in tree-based restoration technologies, a meeting heard. Poor agricultural practices and deforestation are some of the causes of land degradation, which has led to a massive loss of biodiversity on the continent, experts said at the international investment forum Mobilising Private Investment in Trees and Landscaping ...
By SciDev.Net
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Pam Marrone Recognized for Leadership & Innovation by NRDC
Pam Marrone, founder and CEO of Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a leading developer of environmentally responsible biopesticides based in Davis, California, was recognized today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) as a recipient of a prestigious 2011 Growing Green Award. Named 2011 Business Leader winner, Marrone has launched three successful companies that develop bio-based ...
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Climate Counts’ new smart phone app
First iPhone; Now EVERY phone! We’re so glad you love our free iPhone App. And the best part of it is that it works. Over 40% of you using our app are telling companies the information you’re getting changes your purchasing decisions – while you shop! Not to mention the fact that so many of you are using the app to send messages to companies we HAVEN’T scored that ...
By 3BL Media
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Mixed crop-livestock farming could help adaptation in Africa
According to new research, African farms with both crops and livestock could be more resilient to climate change than farms that only grow crops. The research suggests that policy makers should support farmers in making the switch to integrated farming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated that agriculture in tropical under-developed countries is the most vulnerable ...
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Report – adapting farming to climate change
Bringing together the latest science from research groups around Australia, the report includes chapters on each of Australia’s major agricultural sectors, with a focus on steps that can be taken to adjust to the ongoing changes in our climate. Speaking to the Farm Writers Association of NSW in Sydney today, co-editor of the report, CSIRO scientist Dr Mark Howden, said it was time for ...
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Warming Climate Undermines World Food Supply
Global agriculture could go into steep, unanticipated declines due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, say three new reports authored by U.S. and international researchers. Developing countries may lose 334 million acres of prime farm land to climate change in the next 50 years, scientists estimate. After mid-century, continuing temperature rises, expected to ...
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