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GMOs
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have had their DNA artificially modified by humans, using modern genetic manipulation techniques. By changing the DNA, so changing the genome of an organism, means we can change its...
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Problems with Plastics & Biodegradable Plastics
Learn the basics about the problems with plastics and biodegradable plastics as part of the recycling topic within environmental chemistry.
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BIOLOGY - Environment - What is organic farming
As populations have grown, farming practices have become more intensified to maximise crop yields and ensure we can feed the ever growing population. Fertilisers and pesticides are used on crops, and animals may be kept inside in more...
Visual Learning Systems
Summer: People in the Summer
Live-action, colorful footage illustrates the exciting, natural highlights of summer. Activities of plants and animals during the summer season are explored. Additional concepts and terminology include: growth, development, seeds, food...
Food Farmer Earth
Hybrids and Seed Monopolies: Shaping the Future of Agriculture
The emergence of hybrid crops, characterized by their fleeting genetic combinations stable for only one generation, revolutionized plant breeding by enabling rapid improvements in yield, protein, and oil quality. However, this innovation...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Hawaii
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Curated Video
Scientists are trying to eliminate invasive weeds
New ReviewSaskatchewan farmers are struggling with an invasive weed called kochia. Scientists are trying to eradicate the unwanted plant
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Longtime farmer considers irrigation because of extreme weather
New ReviewDon Bostwick of Bostwick Farm on the Kingston Peninsula says this is the driest summer he's seen in decades of farming.
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India's deadly floods: Himachal, Punjab worst-hit regions | Heavy rains continue
New ReviewNorth India is witnessing its second-wettest monsoon in 50 years, triggering widespread floods and deadly landslides across several states.
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Himachal Pradesh records 366 deaths, roads & highways blocked
New ReviewMonsoon mayhem has unleashed utter devastation across Punjab! Over 1200 villages have been flooded, homes destroyed, and thousands displaced as relentless rains trigger catastrophic flooding. At least 43 people have died and more than...
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Floods submerge towns in Pakistan's Punjab, thousands of farms and crops lost
New ReviewMore rain falls on Pakistan's Punjab province as the government struggles to limit the economic and human cost of severe floods.
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Severe flooding in Punjab destroys rice crops worth billions, rescue efforts underway
New ReviewPunjab battles severe monsoon floods as rice crops worth billions of dollars are destroyed. Farmers struggle amid relief operations.
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Late summer heat wave brings high harvest yields in Alberta
New ReviewA late August heat wave provided a much needed boost to this year's harvest after a wet summer. The Alberta government's crop reporting survey has dryland yields for major crops nearly 20 per cent above the five-year average.
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Pakistan flooding: Farmers survey extensive damage to their crops
New ReviewFarmers in northeastern Pakistan are counting the cost of weeks of severe flooding which has damaged crops and killed livestock.
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Heavy rains slow harvest in south-central Manitoba
New ReviewCarl Stewart's farm, just east of Portage la Prairie, has been deluged with rain this month, including a storm that dropped 100 millimetres. The area has seen more than 150 per cent of its normal August rainfall, setting harvest back by...
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Pakistan floods displace over 1 million, destroy farmlands in Punjab
New ReviewRecord-breaking rains devastate Pakistan’s Punjab province, displacing more than 1.2 million and threatening southern Sindh.
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Afghanistan floods worsen water crisis, thousands forced from their homes
New ReviewAfghanistan faces a brutal climate reality. Kabul, a city of over six million people, could become the first modern city to run out of water in the next five years, a new report has warned. Fields are gone, villages washed away, can the...
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Farms around Ottawa struggling as drought conditions persist
New ReviewAs the region’s dry summer continues, some areas are being asked to conserve water. The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority raised the alarm this week about low water levels.
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Thriving or dying? How the heat wave is impacting local crops
The weather this summer is affecting the growing season for local farmers. But some say the heat hasn’t been all bad news.
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Hunger deepens as farmers in conflict-ridden northeast nigeria struggle to survive
A worsening hunger crisis in northeast Nigeria forces families to fight daily for survival, with farmers trekking long distances in search of food amid ongoing conflict and displacement.
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Drought-stricken Manitoba farmers hoping for rain
Extremely dry conditions in Manitoba are leaving farmers praying for rain. Across much of the province's south, farms are experiencing moderate to severe drought, with precipitation about 70 per cent below average, according to...
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Malaysian researchers focus on resilient crops
Malaysian researchers go against the grain in their search for sustainable food production.
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Sudan floods: A devastating aftermath | Talk to Al Jazeera: In the Field
As Sudan faced the worst floods in a century, we travelled to Khartoum to meet some of those most affected.
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How to produce a bigger biodiversity of corn crops?
Researchers in Cyprus want to understand how Europe can produce a bigger biodiversity of crops while improving its yield, quality, resilience and taste. They are literally digging deep in a special plantation in their quest for answers....