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Highlighting local agriculture: Second year for Harvest in the Harbor
Harbor Gardens is hosting its second Harvest in the Harbor local food festival Oct. 13, to celebrate the last farmer’s market ...
African Indigenous Crops Fuel A Growing Food Business Boom
A rising movement of African food entrepreneurs is leading the revival of the continent’s thousands of indigenous food crops.
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Research project explores how urban agriculture can reduce emissions and increase access to food
From raised garden beds under hydro corridors to apartment building roofs, researchers at the University of Toronto say urban ...
Local farmers brace for extreme drought threatening mass crop harvest not seen in decades — here's what you need to know
One of the main ways scientists are trying to help farmers grow more drought-resilient crops is by gene-editing plants to ...
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These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.
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'It's all agriculture': New head of Midwest Food Bank has roots in the McLean County Farm Bureau
Mike Swartz said the 36 years he spent on the "front end" of agriculture at the McLean County Farm Bureau helped prepare him ...
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For These Arkansas Farmers, Bird Habitat Is a Cash Crop
An Audubon Delta program empowers growers to produce native plant seeds that are desperately needed for restoring grasslands.
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Invasive spotted lanternflies threaten local agriculture and plants
Spotted lanternflies have been seen in the area, with many voicing their concerns about the invasive pest.The insects are ...
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UW Specialty Crop Directory Promotes Local Foods Across Wyoming
University of Wyoming Extension has released an updated publication promoting the local food movement across Wyoming, ...
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Storage capacity concerns raised over big crop estimates
Local elevators across Illinois are working hard to free up as much bin space as possible before combines start rolling.
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Columbia CROP Hunger Walk's 29th year
COLUMBIA - The 29th annual Columbia Communities Responding to Overcoming Property (CROP) Hunger Walk took place Sunday. The ...
From field to the cloud: How AI is helping regenerative agriculture to grow
Our soil – that thin layer of dirt that covers much of the land – holds about double the amount of carbon that’s in the ...