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UD assistant professor Kyle Davis is part of a study that looked at how to ensure that food supply chains are still able to function under environmental shocks — such as droughts, disease or extreme heat among others — and highlighted key areas where future research should be focused. Secure food supply chain UD’s Kyle Davis investigates how to make the global food supply more resilient As the world grows increasingly globalized, one of the ways that countries have come to rel...

Pennycress Use for Farmers Researchers at Washington State University are taking part in a multi-institutional, nearly $13 million project on pennycress. Karen Sanguinet with WSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences says it’s a common weed that isn’t suitable for human consumption, but that doesn’t mean it’s worthless.“We’re trying to look to see if pennycress could be a suitable cover crop and winter annual in cropping systems in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been sh...

Farmers are right, laws should be repealed: Punjab soil scientist who rejected national award ANI | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 15:57 IST Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 11 (ANI): The new farm Acts are not in the interests of farmers and they should be repealed, said Dr Vardinderpal Singh, Principal Soil Scientist at Department of Soil Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who refused an award from the central government on Monday. The Fertiliser A...

World Soil Day Today! 72 New Delhi: World Soil Day is commemorated every year on December 5, with the aim to shine the spotlight on the essentiality of healthy soils to sustain life on the planet. The Day also aims to mobilise public and political will to address challenges to the sustainable management of soil resources. World Soil Day became an international day to celebrate Soil after the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002 recommended it. ‘Keep soil alive, Protect soil bi...

Source: Highlights The Fertiliser Association of India awarded Dr Vardinderpal Singh for his work in the field of plant nutrition Farmers have been protesting in and around the national capital since November 26 Ludhiana: The new farm Acts are not in the interests of farmers and they should be repealed, said Dr Vardinderpal Singh, Principal Soil Scientist at Department of Soil Sciences, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), who refused an award from the central government. The Fertiliser Assoc...

Ludhiana: The new farm Acts are not in the interests of farmers and they should be repealed, said Dr. Vardinderpal Singh, Principal Soil Scientist at