🍇 From UC Davis: Study finds cabernet sauvignon still carries stable epigenetic marks from its parent varieties, revealing centuries-long molecular memory in clonally propagated vines. (Dario Cantù, Carole Meredith)
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#Viticulture #Genetics

I've been working with native plants as cover crops for a few years now, and it's always good to see some producers working with a practice 'out in the field'

"We described three comprehensive perspectives on farmers’ ideal societal role... Perspective 1 unites farmers with a strong focus on food production... Perspective 2 farmers strongly distance themselves from peasant agriculture... Perspective 3 is less production-oriented than the other two..."

all of the policy suggestions - investing in ag R+D, reducing trade policy "whiplash", etc. - are pretty much the exact opposite of what we're doing. A huge, unforced error. Here's the original paper doi.org/10.1002/aepp...

lots of folks are starting to submit AFRI grant applications today (one of USDA NIFA's signature programs), under a government shutdown. Who knows when we'll see a dime of that money go out to support critical ag research