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Unleashing the potential of seed breeding: the scientists hoping to feed the world with climate-resilient crops

20-Dec-2023

By Oliver Morrison

Climate-resilient crops are increasingly needed for our climate-changed world, opined a panel of renowned experts who were speaking at the World Agri-Tech Summit in Dubai earlier this month.

Iowa Nitrogen Initiative is building a database to predict how much nitrogen to apply for productive, profitable and planet-friendly yields

20-Dec-2023

By Elizabeth Crawford

When it comes to determining nitrogen inputs most farmers struggle with a Goldilocks-complex – applying too little hurts yields and applying too much hurts the planet and their profits, but when the amount is “just right” productivity and profitability...