Sunday, August 27, 2017

"Agriculture" in the News

Gallegos, Jenna. “This Quiet Agricultural ‘moonshot’ Could Change the Future of Food.” The Washington Post [Washington D.C.], 24 Aug. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/06/24/this-quiet-agricultural-moonshot-could-change-the-future-of-food/?utm_term=.04b0f9806de9. Accessed 28 Aug. 2017.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/06/24/this-quiet-agricultural-moonshot-could-change-the-future-of-food/?utm_term=.04b0f9806de9

As the global population grows rapidly and climate change is erupting, many wonder how we will be able to feed over 9 billion people in the future. One answer for this is developing strong agricultural technology. Major diseases have been taking over plants, so new data has come out that will allow the agriculture to be protected and properly nourished. Farmers have also started monitoring photosynthesis levels and the amount of excess fertilizer that goes onto the crops.

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