Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate‑resilient crops | The-14

New research shows how plants pause and restart growth under stress, helping scientists develop climate resilient crops and improve global food security.

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Some P.E.I. farmers say irrigation option 'helps us sleep at night' after last summer's drought
More farmers on Prince Edward Island will be able to use groundwater to irrigate their crops this season, though provincial officials say last summer’s drought isn’t likely to happen again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-groundwater-high-capacity-wells-irrigation-update-9.7154048?cmp=rss
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"Trump’s war may be taking place thousands of miles away. But for the American consumer, the front line is here, now, at our grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and consumer electronics stores."

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"We’re no longer dealing with a localized conflict or a simple energy shock. We’re witnessing the systematic deconstruction of the global supply chain.

Though the military focus remains on the waters in the Strait of Hormuz, the economic fallout is moving inland, affecting the most basic necessities of American life."

~ Jeff Nesbit

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https://www.contrariannews.org/p/american-consumers-will-pay-for-trumps

American Consumers Will Pay for Trump’s War with Iran

The front line for many is at the grocery store, the gas pump, and in our electronics.

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Future uncertain for Surrey potato farm as land is owned by federal government
Every year, the Heppell family grows roughly 50 million servings of potatoes and other crops on a 220-acre parcel near 192nd Street and 36th Avenue.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11749736/future-uncertain-surrey-potato-farm-land-owned-federal-government/
How these southwestern Ontario farmers are stepping up to fight global hunger
Farmers in southwestern Ontario say it's more important now than ever to help a growing number of people experiencing hunger and food insecurity around the world. On Wednesday, many learned firsthand the impact their crops, seeds and donations are making for people affected by geopo...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/how-these-southwestern-ontario-farmers-are-stepping-up-to-fight-global-hunger-9.7141992?cmp=rss
How these southwestern Ontario farmers are stepping up to fight global hunger
Farmers in southwestern Ontario say it's more important now than ever to help a growing number of people experiencing hunger and food insecurity around the world. On Wednesday, many learned firsthand the impact their crops, seeds and donations are making for people affected by geopo...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/how-these-southwestern-ontario-farmers-are-stepping-up-to-fight-global-hunger-9.7141992?cmp=rss