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News Agriculture
Hemp fields offer a late-season pollen source for stressed bees
Colorado’s legal fields of low-THC cannabis can attract a lot of bees.
By Susan Milius | 6:00am, November 19, 2018
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News in Brief | Agriculture
As CO2 increases, rice loses B vitamins and other nutrients
By Susan Milius | 4:17pm, May 23, 2018
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News | Agriculture
Nanoparticles could help rescue malnourished crops
By Maria Temming | 9:00am, May 17, 2018
sweet potatoes
News | Agriculture
Sweet potatoes might have arrived in Polynesia long before humans
By Dan Garisto | 6:14pm, April 12, 2018
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Feature | Agriculture
When bogs burn, the environment takes a hit
By Laurel Hamers | 12:00pm, March 06, 2018
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It's Alive | Agriculture
The flowers that give us chocolate are ridiculously hard to pollinate
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, February 20, 2018
Zinfandel grapevine
News in Brief | Agriculture
Grapevines are more drought-tolerant than thought
By Dan Garisto | 5:33pm, January 31, 2018
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News | Agriculture
Gassy farm soils are a shockingly large source of these air pollutants
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:13pm, January 31, 2018
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News | Agriculture
The mystery of vanishing honeybees is still not definitively solved
By Susan Milius | 1:42pm, January 17, 2018
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News in Brief | Agriculture
Honeybees fumble their way to blueberry pollination
By Susan Milius | 9:00am, November 09, 2017
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