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Comment: How roots are shaped for success
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Comment: How roots are shaped for success

The amazing development of root shape and why it could help protect crops from climate change

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Plants may live rooted in one place, but the more scientists learn about plants, the more complex and responsive we realize they are. Plants are specialists, making the most of what is near where they germinate. Learning about the intricacies of plant life is about more than inspiring wonder in people, though. Studying plants is
A drone photo from the Sampona commune of Madagascar on Feb. 11, 2022, shows Zebu cattle drinking water from a large puddle created from Cyclone Batsirai. The island nation’s south has been experiencing severe drought for the past four years, putting it in danger of what the World Food Programme calls “the world’s first climate change famine.” (Photo: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)
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Last year tied as world’s fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Global CO2 emissions continue to rise

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Brussels | Reuters — Last year was the world’s joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to 1.5 C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. Last year tied with 2015 as the fifth-warmest year
Vertical farming and other technologies will play a greater role in the future but mass production broadacre farms will be necessary to feed the world. Photo: istock/getty images/JohnnyGreig
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Winds of change are blowing in food production system

Vertical farming, gene editing and cellular agriculture innovation will address consumer needs

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Agricultural innovation and exponential growth will be necessary to meet environmental and consumer-driven market needs, according to Nourish Marketing Network’s 2023 Trends Report. In the past year, climate change came to the forefront, food inflation reached historic heights and consumers demanded action from brands, said Jo-Ann McArthur, Nourish Food Marketing president and lead author of
The 4R strategy can reduce emissions but other changes will be needed too.
Crops

No consensus on 30 per cent emissions target

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Agronomists agree that 4R agricultural practices can take a bite out of nitrous oxide emissions, but exactly how big a bite depends on who you ask. Central to this question is the federal government’s target for a 30 per cent reduction in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions on farms by 2030. Fertilizer emissions are a relatively
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Feds open up consultations for sustainable ag strategy

Producer groups to have reps on advisory committee

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The federal government has enlisted farm groups on the ground floor of consultations toward development of a long-term strategy to “amplify” the adoption and use of sustainable practices in agriculture over the next year. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Dec. 12 announced the launch of public consultations on strategy development, running from now through March
The SWOT spacecraft is moved into a transport container inside the Astrotech facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 18, 2022. (Photo: USSF 30th Space Wing/Chris Okula)
Crops, Weather

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

Data would bolster weather and climate forecasts

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Los Angeles | Reuters — A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. Dubbed SWOT, short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, the advanced radar satellite
New edition of Prairie Garden contemplates warmer gardening climate
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New edition of Prairie Garden contemplates warmer gardening climate

The 2023 Prairie Garden tackles building resilient landscapes, adapting to climate change

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The latest edition of a venerable gardening annual contemplates what gardens will look like in a future, warmer climate. “Climate-aware gardening” is the topic of the 2023 Prairie Garden, Western Canada’s only regional-specific gardening annual, published since 1937. It officially launched with a virtual party on Nov. 13. Danny Blair, a climatologist at the University of Winnipeg, guest-edited the
The Anthropocene engine has allowed humanity to free itself from many of the things that otherwise would have kept population growth in check.
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Comment: Population growth, climate change and the ‘Anthropocene engine’ transforming the planet

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At first glance, the connections between the world’s growing population and climate change seem obvious. The more people we have on this planet, the larger their collective impact on the climate. However, a closer look with a longer time horizon reveals relationships between population size and climate change that can help us better understand humanity’s
The impact of climate change is already being seen, says a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Weather data shows rising temperatures, and in many areas, considerably less rainfall.
Cereals, Crops

The quest for drought-tolerant wheat heats up

A hotter, drier future looms but breeding for drought tolerance is a complicated business

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Glacier FarmMedia – The push to breed drought-resistant wheat has taken on new urgency as dry times become more common and more severe. “Drought is big on everybody’s minds these days,” said Harpinder Randhawa, a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge research centre. “Especially in Western Canada, we rely heavily on the natural water availability of rainfall.” Droughts are forecast to
U.S. special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry and Agriculture Sectretary Tom Vilsack applaud U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech at the COP27 climate summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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Farm climate innovation commitments at COP27 double to US$8 billion

Agriculture could outpace other industries to net zero: Vilsack

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Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Reuters — An initiative led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to help agriculture adapt to climate change and reduce emissions through innovation has doubled investment commitments to US$8 billion and extended its reach, it said on Friday. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) was

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