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Natural GMO? Sweet Potato Genetically Modified 8,000 Years Ago
People have been farming — and eating — a GMO for thousands of years without knowing it. Scientists have found genes from bacteria in sweet potatoes around the world. So who made the GMO?AgroWorld's...
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The Precision Agriculture Revolution
"Taking advantage of information technology, farmers can now collect precise data about their fields and use that knowledge to customize how they cultivate each square foot."Tags: technology, food...
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Can you name a food just by looking at where it comes from?
I map the food, you tell me what it is.AgroWorld's insight:A quick quiz to see what you know about the concentration of commodities in the United States.See it on Scoop.it, via AgroWorld - September |...
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National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
AgroWorld's insight:The National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is a collaborative online, searchable, and standards-based curriculum map for K-12 teachers. The Matrix has been designed to...
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Milk: The Scoop on Chemical and Physical Changes
In this lesson students apply their knowledge of physical science to dairy products to determine if the changes that take place when turning milk into cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, whip cream, and...
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Welcome to Biotech in Focus!
The Biotech in Focus series, created by Dr. Ania Wieczorek, offers a general overview of biotechnology news and issues. The subjects covered in this series range from basic biological aspects to...
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Smarter Food: Does big farming mean bad farming?
In Minnesota, an ‘industrial’ operation shows its efforts to balance economic, environmental sustainabilitySee it on Scoop.it, via AgroWorld - September | October 2015
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GrowNextGen
"Focusing on modern agriculture education, GrowNextGen teacher and industry leaders are exposing students to different career fields in a thriving industry."AgroWorld's insight:GrowNextGen provides...
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Career Profile: Educator & Agronomist
Learn about Catherine Swoboda, an agronomist who develops educational programming for the World Food Prize Foundation in this career profile from Market to Market Classroom. She uses her strong...
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USDA ARS Online Magazine
The UDSA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority related to food quality and abundance, food safety,...
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