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On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced new import tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The 25% levies on products from Canada and Mexico are expected to have a significant impact on the US fresh produce sector, which relies heavily on imports from these countries for a wide range of products.…
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South Korea saw sharp price increases in food items last year, with fruits and vegetables making up the majority of the top 10 most inflation-affected goods, according to data from Statistics Korea. Among 458 consumer price index items, Asian pears recorded the steepest price hike, soaring 71.9% in 2024…
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Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels
Norway’s environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat”.
With yearly exports of 1.2m tonnes, Norway is the largest producer of farmed salmon in the world. But its wild salmon population has fallen from more than a million in the early 1980s to about 500,000 today.
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I live in Missouri, and my yard and garden beds are absolutely taken over by bermuda grass. I have tried hand pulling small sections in the garden with mixed results – it takes hours and by the end there is always guaranteed to be a root or two missed.
I like to avoid chemicals if at all possible, and I want to do an experiment this year to see if I can out-compete the bermuda grass in a section of my yard. I’m willing to try anything – it does not need to be low growing “lawn” plants, (I eventually want to change a lot of my lawn into native permaculture anyways!) but they must be easier than bermuda grass to eventually remove after the bermuda has been successfully smothered.
So – what are your best ideas for aggressive plants? I know bermuda has really deep roots and dislikes shade. So if the plants provide a lot of shade/take up a lot of root real-estate you get bonus points! A couple ideas I have already is sweet potatoes or native buffalo grass.
Thanks everybody. 🙂
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Echeveria ‘Lolita’ is a stunning succulent that forms a rosette of fleshy leaves with an opalescent coloration and a fine powdery covering …
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i want to plant my cabbages and onions (and some hardy geraniums, foxgloves, aquilegias) together bc pretty on my allotment.
will i have to net it all? aparently i won’t. but i don’t trust that
does anyone have firsthand experience doing this kind of thing?
thank you! – an inexperienced generally skeptical grower.
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I just learned about Experimental Farm Network. I also love Cicada Seeds and Small Island Seed Company (they are based in Canada and you want to make sure you have a phytosanitary certificate for what you are ordering ready.)
What are some of your favorite places that are U.S.-based or abroad that will ship to the U.S.? Just curious of other places with other variety that I haven’t seen yet!
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Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow. Now, scientists have identified chemical compounds released by rice roots that determine how much methane the plants emit. They report that this information enabled them to breed a new strain of rice that emits up to 70% less methane.
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Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow. Now, scientists have identified chemical compounds released by rice roots that determine how much methane the plants emit. They report that this information enabled them to breed a new strain of rice that emits up to 70% less methane.
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Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson also refuted a UK ban after a series of feline welfare proposals prompted outrage from pet lovers
Scotland’s first minister and the UK prime minster’s official spokesperson have been forced to deny plans to ban cat ownership in Scotland after a flurry of media interest in a series of feline welfare proposals prompted outrage from pet lovers.
The escalating concerns were prompted by media coverage of a report for the Scottish government by the independent Scottish Animal Welfare Commission, which published its recommendations on responsible domestic cat ownership last Monday.
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