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Putting zinc on Bread Wheat Leaves

July 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Biotechnology, Bread, Fertilizer, Food Production, Grain, Nutrition, Plant Breeding, Sustainability, Wheat, Yield, zinc

Applying zinc to the leaves of bread wheat can increase wheat grain zinc concentrations and improve its nutritional content.

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GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Agronomy, Efficiency, Farming, Food Production, GIs, GPS, Innovation, Precision, precision agriculture, Production Agriculture, Sustainability, Technology

Precision agriculture technologies can improve efficiency on smaller farms

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Food-grade wheatgrass variety released for public use

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Consumers, Farming, Food, Food Production, Nutrition, Production, Research, seed, Wheat

Farmers can now grow this superfood with environmental and health benefits

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Protecting American wheat fields

May 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, crop breeding, Farming, Food Production, Genetics, pest management, Pests, Research, Sustainability, Wheat

Scientists protect American wheat from aphids – using resistant varieties from Iran

Expert Pitch

Amidst COVID-19, transportation disruptions pose biggest threat to food supply

March 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Farmers, Food Production, Food Supply

Feature

How do my food choices affect the environment?

February 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Ecosystem, Environment, Farming, Food, Food Production, Food Security, Land Use, Natural Resources, Pollution, Sustainability, Sustainable

Every action counts – no food is impact-free.

Announcement

Danforth Center Unveils Robust Line-up for Inaugural AgTech NEXT Summit

February 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Agriculture (Food/Food Science), agtech, agtech next, Danforth Center, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Environment, Food Production, Food Security, Food Waste, soil health, Startups

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced the preliminary lineup of presentations and panel discussions by innovative thinkers for AgTech NEXT, the bold new food and agtech innovation summit will be held May 4 – 6, 2020 at the Danforth Center in St. Louis, MO.

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Drones effective tools for fruit farmers

January 8, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Drones, Food Production, Food Security, Fruit, Innovation, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Technology, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles provide reliable, accurate data to growers.

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Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants

November 18, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Food Production, Gene Editing

A team of researchers at the University of Georgia has found a way to identify gene regulatory elements that could help produce “designer” plants and lead to improvements in food crops at a critical time. They published their findings in two separate papers in Nature Plants.