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It took 2000 years to make seed for America’s famous ‘corn belt’
Maize reached the southern US 4000 years ago, but wasn鈥檛 farmed in cooler areas until 2000 years later 鈥� because it took that long to develop cool-hardy strains
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Bringing our soil back to life with the latest in earth science
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Restoring Estonian alvar grasslands to save unique species
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Sunflowers work together to avoid overcrowding and soak up rays
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Magpies recruited to safeguard vineyards from grape-eating birds
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Strongest evidence yet that neonicotinoids are killing bees
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Tree-climbing goats spit out and disperse valuable argan seeds
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East Africa鈥檚 drought threatens iconic wildebeest migration
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Hundreds of newly-discovered plants may yield new crops or drugs
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Mice lived with us 15,000 years ago even before farming took off
House mice began to associate with humans when the Natufian people started settling in the eastern Mediterranean, before the advent of farming
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7 foods you should avoid to help feed the world
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Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould
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Brighter sky helped boost US crop yields 鈥� but it may not last
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A loaf of bread emits half a kilo of CO2, mainly from fertiliser
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