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'Surrogate sires' made fertile through gene editing
2020-09-15 15:31:00| National Hog Farmer
Researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to produce mice, pigs, goats and cattle that lacked a gene called NANOS2 which is specific to male fertility.
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Fertile Ground
2019-07-01 13:00:00| OGI
The next generation of energy innovators stands ready to tackle the next generation of energy challenges.
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Keeping bulls fertile during summers heat
2018-06-01 12:00:00| Beef
Cattle producers cant control Mother Nature or the extreme temperatures she throws their way in the summer, but they can help reduce the added heat stress that their herd endures.
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How the Worlds Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change
2016-07-06 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Feeding more than 7 billion people with minimal environmental and climate impacts is no small feat. That parts of the world are plagued by obesity while starvation is rampant elsewhere shows part of the problem revolves around distribution and social equity. But agricultural methods pose some of the biggest challenges. Over the past half century, the world has moved increasingly to industrial agriculture--attempting to maximize efficiency through massive, often inhumane livestock operations; turning...
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Unlikely Source Keeps Willamette Valley Fertile In Drought
2015-10-27 08:46:33| Agriculture - Topix.net
Record low snow packs had already melted, spring precipitation was well below average, and - for some cities - it had been the hottest June on record. By the time summer was over, the Detroit Lake Reservoir had dried up to an unprecedented level.
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