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With agricultural diversification, more is better
25 Apr 2024 16:32 GMT
… trend toward simplification in agricultural systems has supported productivity gains … turning biologically-rich systems into chemical-intensive engineered ones nearly devoid … farms.
The push toward commodity monocultures has been baked into many agricultural …
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How to Identify if a Mango is Naturally or Chemically Ripened?
25 Apr 2024 16:20 GMT
… , and more each cultivated by farmers across the country. The high … pose significant health risks.
Understanding Chemically Ripened Mangoes and Side Effects … beverages like aam panna. However, chemically ripened mangoes typically contain minimal …
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MoAL explores drone usage for spraying fertilisers and other chemicals
25 Apr 2024 16:35 GMT
… Agriculture and Livestock is exploring drone usage for spraying fertilisers and other chemicals … say that apart from easing farming tasks, the drone will also … separate training sessions for spraying chemicals and fertilisers. In the three-day …
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Gene Variants Linked to Parkinson’s Disease after Long-Term Pesticide Exposure
25 Apr 2024 18:16 GMT
… s disease near agriculture with high intensity pesticide use.” In their … exposure to agricultural pesticides,” the scientists explained. “As agricultural pesticides are generally not … with this cotton cluster pesticide exposure,” the investigators further …
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Lysosomal Function Gene Variants of Parkinson Disease Enriched When Exposed to Pesticides
25 Apr 2024 18:11 GMT
… (PD) exposed to agricultural pesticides. These findings suggest … especially when exposed to agricultural pesticides.
The study suggests … study with ambient pesticide exposure from agricultural sources. In … disease severity and pesticide exposure score. Notably …
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This startup helps plants talk to farmers, reducing pesticides and agricultural waste
25 Apr 2024 17:33 GMT
… . Agricultural waste adds to the problem.
Even with the use of pesticides … to reduce agricultural waste. InnerPlant helps crops communicate with their farmers by … need additional chemicals," said Shely Aronov, CEO of InnerPlant.
Farmers then …
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Working with nature: The ‘knitty’ gritty of regenerative wool farming in the Karoo
25 Apr 2024 17:04 GMT
… and communal farmers, trainers of regenerative agriculture techniques, and … pesticides.
Recent research delves into the motivations driving Karoo wool farmers … overlooking other sustainable farming methods like conservation agriculture, permaculture, and …
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Q&A highlights with cast of Clarkson’s Farm season 3
25 Apr 2024 18:29 GMT
… 2024
Author:
Greg Goulding
Farmers Guide director Greg Goulding was … money by farming bits of the farm that aren’t farmed.
“I … ,000 for things like seed, fertiliser, slug pellets, diesel, and … majority of the show is farming – big farming. Not 20 acres or …
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Pesticides found in up to HALF of childrens' apple juice bottles could lead to PARKINSONS, new study suggests
25 Apr 2024 16:25 GMT
… brain damage related to certain chemicals in produce.
Parkinson’s disease … one million Americans.
Pesticides are ubiquitous in American agriculture across a range … scientists zoomed in on three chemical classes: organophosphorus, organoarsenic, and n …
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Iowa Fertilizer Spill Threatens Mississippi River
25 Apr 2024 16:57 GMT
… action on Iowa’s agricultural water pollution crisis, linked … action on Iowa’s agricultural pollution crisis, linked to … drinking water, contaminated by agricultural pollution. Groups are also … news of another fertilizer or factory farm manure spill, killing …