Renowned agricultural scientist Dr. Norman Borlaug has died at the age of 95. Borlaug, known as the father of the “Green Revolution” for saving over a billion people from starvation…
Category: Agriculture
Global Warming to Threaten California Fruits and Nuts?
I found this press release on the UC Davis website interesting, because it discusses something new to me, “winter chill”. I found it interesting. But immediately, I thought of this…
Cooler weather bringing the "luck of the Irish" to the USA
While we don’t have to worry about starvation like the Irish due to lack of crop diversity, it is interesting that we are seeing the same mold that caused the…
First Ever Ice Wine in Brazil
Via Joe D’Aleo at ICECAP Team Vinicola Perico, Vinicola Vineyards in Santa Catarina, Brazil Our friends at the METSUL reports that for the first time ever in Brazil icewine has…
Canada and USA agricultural weather issues and changes in our solar cycles
There’s been some concern lately over climate and agriculture. In the last few days we’ve had headlines such as: Crops under stress as temperatures fall (UK Telegraph) Canadian Wheat Output…
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