#maize — Public Fediverse posts

Sweet corn season is here, these recipes make the most of it | Lifestyles https://www.diningandcooking.com/2770732/sweet-corn-season-is-here-these-recipes-make-the-most-of-it-lifestyles/ #AsianCuisine #Basil #CherryTomato #Coconut #CoconutMilk #Cooking #CornKernel #corncob #cuisine #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #Foods #husk #maize #NorthAmericanCuisine #Pasta #Potato #RecipeTopics #Recipes #Salad #Seed #Shallot #soup #SweetCorn #taste #Tomato #WesternCuisine

Sweet corn season is here, these recipes make the most of it | Lifestyles https://www.diningandcooking.com/2770732/sweet-corn-season-is-here-these-recipes-make-the-most-of-it-lifestyles/ #AsianCuisine #Basil #CherryTomato #Coconut #CoconutMilk #Cooking #CornKernel #corncob #cuisine #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #Foods #husk #maize #NorthAmericanCuisine #Pasta #Potato #RecipeTopics #Recipes #Salad #Seed #Shallot #soup #SweetCorn #taste #Tomato #WesternCuisine

"Uncertainties in future food security will remain large."

"Out of 42 models, 10 models show climate outcomes at a 2 °C warming that are well beyond the multimodel mean at 4 °C of global warming (Fig. 3b). This stresses the need for a careful assessment of their plausibility by evaluating the underlying physical processes. Yet, regardless of pending plausibility checks, these results also call for examining the potential impacts of extreme climate outcomes on global crop production through crop modelling, which can incorporate factors such as irrigation, soil properties and complex management practices."

Emanuele Bevacqua, Erich Fischer, Jana Sillmann, Jakob Zscheischler (2026). "Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10237-9

#maize #wheat #soybean #rice #riskAssessment #anticipation #climateChange #futures #droughts #agriculture #food #inflation #foodSecurity

"Uncertainties in future food security will remain large."

"Out of 42 models, 10 models show climate outcomes at a 2 °C warming that are well beyond the multimodel mean at 4 °C of global warming (Fig. 3b). This stresses the need for a careful assessment of their plausibility by evaluating the underlying physical processes. Yet, regardless of pending plausibility checks, these results also call for examining the potential impacts of extreme climate outcomes on global crop production through crop modelling, which can incorporate factors such as irrigation, soil properties and complex management practices."

Emanuele Bevacqua, Erich Fischer, Jana Sillmann, Jakob Zscheischler (2026). "Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes" https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10237-9

#maize #wheat #soybean #rice #riskAssessment #anticipation #climateChange #futures #droughts #agriculture #food #inflation #foodSecurity

15 cookout recipes that make the spread look like someone planned it all week | Health https://www.diningandcooking.com/2759170/15-cookout-recipes-that-make-the-spread-look-like-someone-planned-it-all-week-health/ #AsianCuisine #Bacon #Bean #BellPepper #BlackTurtleBean #Cooking #cuisine #Dish(food) #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #FriedGreenTomatoes #Guacamole #LambAndMutton #maize #meatball #recipe #RecipeTopics #Recipes #Salad #Salmon #Salsa(food) #ShiraziSalad #ShotgunCartridge #Smoking(cooking) #snack #Tomato #WesternCuisine

15 cookout recipes that make the spread look like someone planned it all week | Health https://www.diningandcooking.com/2759170/15-cookout-recipes-that-make-the-spread-look-like-someone-planned-it-all-week-health/ #AsianCuisine #Bacon #Bean #BellPepper #BlackTurtleBean #Cooking #cuisine #Dish(food) #FoodAndDrink #FoodAndDrinkPreparation #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #FriedGreenTomatoes #Guacamole #LambAndMutton #maize #meatball #recipe #RecipeTopics #Recipes #Salad #Salmon #Salsa(food) #ShiraziSalad #ShotgunCartridge #Smoking(cooking) #snack #Tomato #WesternCuisine

Deep Roots and Green Thumbs: Jones celebrates 50 years of gardening, faming in Coudersport | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1904617/deep-roots-and-green-thumbs-jones-celebrates-50-years-of-gardening-faming-in-coudersport-community/ #Acre #agriculture #farm #garden #gardening #maize #PrimarySector #pumpkin

Deep Roots and Green Thumbs: Jones celebrates 50 years of gardening, faming in Coudersport | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1904617/deep-roots-and-green-thumbs-jones-celebrates-50-years-of-gardening-faming-in-coudersport-community/ #Acre #agriculture #farm #garden #gardening #maize #PrimarySector #pumpkin

10 #IndigenousGardening Techniques Still Used Today

By: Robin Sweetser, May 3, 2026

"As gardeners, we are connected to all people who have come before us, caring for the earth and learning how to best grow crops. Ready for the best gardening techniques? Let’s have a look at some age-old gardening wisdom that’s still relevant today.

A Long History of #Gardening

#Gourds, #beans, and #peppers were being cultivated in #Mexico by 5500 BC, and by 5000 BC, #maize was being grown in #Mesoamerica, and #potatoes in #SouthAmerica. The success or failure of these crops had a major impact on people’s survival. It was critical not only that the land provided sustenance but that it sustained them year after year, which required knowledge of #sustainable growing techniques to preserve the land for future generations.

We hear buzzwords like 'sustainable' or 'permaculture' and 'organic' today. But these techniques were here long before we started talking about 'going green.' Perhaps your grandparents also knew some of the older, gentler ways. Many are simply intuitive and based on fostering a closer relationship with nature and the land. If you don’t already, you might want to think about integrating some of these techniques into your own landscape.

Many of the following practices are often viewed as 'new' to the gardening world, but they’ve been around for a long, long time. They have all been traditionally used by #NativeAmerican peoples, but that is not to say that all of these techniques were used by all Native American cultures. Just like separate countries, #Indigenous cultures vary widely in their gardening philosophies and techniques. Below are just a few #sustainable, Earth-conscious ways to grow a better garden.

These practices originate from diverse Indigenous nations across North and South America, including the #Haudenosaunee (#Iroquois), #Hopi, #Wampanoag, and many others. Agricultural traditions varied widely by climate, geography, and culture.

Companion Planting (the #ThreeSisters Method)

Time-honored gardening wisdom says that certain plants, when grown together, improve each other’s health and yields. For instance, some plants attract beneficial insects that help to protect a companion, while other plants (particularly herbs) act as repellents.

A commonly cited example is the Three Sisters Garden, which has been traditionally practiced by the Wampanoag people of what is now the northeastern United States. A prime demonstration of companion planting at its best, corn provides support for pole beans to climb, the beans add nitrogen to the soil for future crops to use, and squash leaves shade the soil around the taller plants, like a living mulch. Squash’s prickly leaves also deter marauding animal pests. Some would add a fourth sister—a flowering plant such as #sunflowers—to draw in #pollinators.

#Intercropping or #polyculture of plants that have mutual benefits (aka companion planting) mimics the way different species grow together in nature. #Monoculture, on the other hand, leads to the exhaustion of soil nutrients. Indigenous people also discovered that plant diversity meant diet diversity. If one crop should fail, the others could fill that void.

Try 'intercropping' in your vegetable garden. Sneak small crops in between bigger ones; the small crops will be ready before the big ones need the space.

#Terracing for #SoilConservation

Terracing creates flat planting beds in hilly terrain. Taming the steep slopes slows runoff, allowing water to seep into the beds and curb erosion.

Creating terraces in which to garden is an especially good way to garden where rain is seasonal, sporadic, and often comes in heavy downpours. In the southwestern U.S., for example, terracing was key to the agricultural success of the Anasazi and their descendants, the #Hopi, who still use terraced gardens today. This can be seen in the village of #HotevillaBacavi, in northern Arizona, where traditional #TerracedGardens were restored in the 1990s.

If you wish to garden sustainably on sloped land for years to come, the use of terracing is essential in avoiding soil erosion that carries your precious topsoil away.

There are different types of #terracing. If you have a slope, consider using some rocks or retaining walls to create a series of flattened areas, mitigating runoff. Ancient terraces are seen all over the steep terrain in #Greece, too.

Traditional Irrigation Methods

Thousands of years ago, the Anasazi people inhabited what is now the Four Corners region of the U.S., an area known for its low annual rainfall. They traditionally built catchments, check dams (dams made of rock that held onto soil but allowed water to pass through), and reservoirs to collect the infrequent stormwater. The Hopi people of northern Arizona also use these age-old techniques to irrigate their gardens in this arid landscape, although modern technology has allowed for expanded #WaterConservation efforts.

If you live in a dry area, storing water in ponds, cisterns, or even a #RainBarrel is a wise idea, as the reserved water can be used for irrigation as needed.

Conversely, in areas with floods, people learned how to use what could be destructive as a way to boost productivity. For example, one technique was to create shallow depressions so that when the floodwaters rose, the water could be stored. Another technique was to use #canals near rivers to divert water to nearby farmland."

Read more:
https://www.almanac.com/10-indigenous-gardening-techniques-still-used-today

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #NativeAmericans #TraditionalTechnology #ClimateChangeGardening #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TEK #TerracedGardens #RainGardens

10 #IndigenousGardening Techniques Still Used Today

By: Robin Sweetser, May 3, 2026

"As gardeners, we are connected to all people who have come before us, caring for the earth and learning how to best grow crops. Ready for the best gardening techniques? Let’s have a look at some age-old gardening wisdom that’s still relevant today.

A Long History of #Gardening

#Gourds, #beans, and #peppers were being cultivated in #Mexico by 5500 BC, and by 5000 BC, #maize was being grown in #Mesoamerica, and #potatoes in #SouthAmerica. The success or failure of these crops had a major impact on people’s survival. It was critical not only that the land provided sustenance but that it sustained them year after year, which required knowledge of #sustainable growing techniques to preserve the land for future generations.

We hear buzzwords like 'sustainable' or 'permaculture' and 'organic' today. But these techniques were here long before we started talking about 'going green.' Perhaps your grandparents also knew some of the older, gentler ways. Many are simply intuitive and based on fostering a closer relationship with nature and the land. If you don’t already, you might want to think about integrating some of these techniques into your own landscape.

Many of the following practices are often viewed as 'new' to the gardening world, but they’ve been around for a long, long time. They have all been traditionally used by #NativeAmerican peoples, but that is not to say that all of these techniques were used by all Native American cultures. Just like separate countries, #Indigenous cultures vary widely in their gardening philosophies and techniques. Below are just a few #sustainable, Earth-conscious ways to grow a better garden.

These practices originate from diverse Indigenous nations across North and South America, including the #Haudenosaunee (#Iroquois), #Hopi, #Wampanoag, and many others. Agricultural traditions varied widely by climate, geography, and culture.

Companion Planting (the #ThreeSisters Method)

Time-honored gardening wisdom says that certain plants, when grown together, improve each other’s health and yields. For instance, some plants attract beneficial insects that help to protect a companion, while other plants (particularly herbs) act as repellents.

A commonly cited example is the Three Sisters Garden, which has been traditionally practiced by the Wampanoag people of what is now the northeastern United States. A prime demonstration of companion planting at its best, corn provides support for pole beans to climb, the beans add nitrogen to the soil for future crops to use, and squash leaves shade the soil around the taller plants, like a living mulch. Squash’s prickly leaves also deter marauding animal pests. Some would add a fourth sister—a flowering plant such as #sunflowers—to draw in #pollinators.

#Intercropping or #polyculture of plants that have mutual benefits (aka companion planting) mimics the way different species grow together in nature. #Monoculture, on the other hand, leads to the exhaustion of soil nutrients. Indigenous people also discovered that plant diversity meant diet diversity. If one crop should fail, the others could fill that void.

Try 'intercropping' in your vegetable garden. Sneak small crops in between bigger ones; the small crops will be ready before the big ones need the space.

#Terracing for #SoilConservation

Terracing creates flat planting beds in hilly terrain. Taming the steep slopes slows runoff, allowing water to seep into the beds and curb erosion.

Creating terraces in which to garden is an especially good way to garden where rain is seasonal, sporadic, and often comes in heavy downpours. In the southwestern U.S., for example, terracing was key to the agricultural success of the Anasazi and their descendants, the #Hopi, who still use terraced gardens today. This can be seen in the village of #HotevillaBacavi, in northern Arizona, where traditional #TerracedGardens were restored in the 1990s.

If you wish to garden sustainably on sloped land for years to come, the use of terracing is essential in avoiding soil erosion that carries your precious topsoil away.

There are different types of #terracing. If you have a slope, consider using some rocks or retaining walls to create a series of flattened areas, mitigating runoff. Ancient terraces are seen all over the steep terrain in #Greece, too.

Traditional Irrigation Methods

Thousands of years ago, the Anasazi people inhabited what is now the Four Corners region of the U.S., an area known for its low annual rainfall. They traditionally built catchments, check dams (dams made of rock that held onto soil but allowed water to pass through), and reservoirs to collect the infrequent stormwater. The Hopi people of northern Arizona also use these age-old techniques to irrigate their gardens in this arid landscape, although modern technology has allowed for expanded #WaterConservation efforts.

If you live in a dry area, storing water in ponds, cisterns, or even a #RainBarrel is a wise idea, as the reserved water can be used for irrigation as needed.

Conversely, in areas with floods, people learned how to use what could be destructive as a way to boost productivity. For example, one technique was to create shallow depressions so that when the floodwaters rose, the water could be stored. Another technique was to use #canals near rivers to divert water to nearby farmland."

Read more:
https://www.almanac.com/10-indigenous-gardening-techniques-still-used-today

#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #NativeAmericans #TraditionalTechnology #ClimateChangeGardening #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TEK #TerracedGardens #RainGardens

perhaps on the fourth,

perhaps on the fourth, 
it is fitting to wake to 
sweet jalapeño 

cornbread, piping hot from the 
oven, waiting to be served
.
20260704:2243
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perhaps on the fourth,

perhaps on the fourth, 
it is fitting to wake to 
sweet jalapeño 

cornbread, piping hot from the 
oven, waiting to be served
.
20260704:2243
y

Sweat bee collecting pollen from a corn tassel in my garden. The word on the street is that it's not particularly nutritious and spoils faster than pollen from insect-pollinated plants. #corn #maize #anthers #garden #bee #hymenoptera #insects #nature

Backlit corn silk to show off the feathery surface that helps snag falling pollen grains. The stigmatic lobes can grow over an inch per day. #corn #maize #pollen #botany #gardening #allotment #pollination #pollen #stigma

Stilt roots of maize are really creepy when they are reaching out for soil. #maize #zea #roots #corn #botany #garden #gardening #allotment

Happy to share our preprint on genetic mapping and genomic prediction of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) characteristics in European #maize varieties.

Work led by our postdoc Anurag Daware with 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷🇭🇺🇦🇹 plant variety examination offices.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.10.731330v1

Happy to share our preprint on genetic mapping and genomic prediction of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) characteristics in European #maize varieties.

Work led by our postdoc Anurag Daware with 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷🇭🇺🇦🇹 plant variety examination offices.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.10.731330v1

Upon MCMV infection in #maize, P31 obstructs the formation of the ZmRACK1-ZmCDPK7-ZmAPX1 complex, inhibiting ZmCDPK7-mediated ZmAPX1 activity and promoting #ROS production to facilitate viral infection. Read the study here!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70285
@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #JIPB #OpenAccess

Upon MCMV infection in #maize, P31 obstructs the formation of the ZmRACK1-ZmCDPK7-ZmAPX1 complex, inhibiting ZmCDPK7-mediated ZmAPX1 activity and promoting #ROS production to facilitate viral infection. Read the study here!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70285
@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #JIPB #OpenAccess

#Nixtamalization

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Nixtamalization (/ˌnɪʃtəməlɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌnɪks-/ nish-tə-mə-lih-ZAY-shən) is a process for the preparation of maize (corn), or other grain, in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater (but sometimes aqueous alkali metal carbonates),washed, and then hulled. The term can also refer to the removal via an alkali process of the pericarp from other grains such as sorghum.

"#NixtamalizedCorn has several benefits over unprocessed grain: It is more easily ground, its nutritional value is increased, flavor and aroma are improved, and mycotoxins are reduced by up to 97–100% (for aflatoxins).

"Lime and #ash are highly alkaline: the alkalinity helps the dissolution of hemicellulose, the major glue-like component of the maize cell walls, and loosens the hulls from the kernels and softens the #maize. The tryptophan in corn proteins is made more available for human absorption, thus helping to prevent niacin deficiency (pellagra).  Tryptophan is the metabolic precursor of endogenous niacin (Vitamin B3).

"Some of the corn oil is broken down into emulsifying agents (monoglycerides and diglycerides), while bonding of the maize proteins to each other is also facilitated. The divalent calcium in lime acts as a cross-linking agent for protein and polysaccharide acidic side chains.

"While cornmeal made from untreated ground maize is unable by itself to form a dough on addition of water, nixtamalized cornmeal will form a dough, called #masa. These benefits make nixtamalization a crucial preliminary step for further processing of maize into food products, and the process is employed using both traditional and industrial methods in the production of #tortillas and #TortillaChips (but not corn chips), #tamales, #hominy, and many other foodstuffs.

Etymology

"In the #Aztec language Nahuatl, the word for the product of this procedure is #nixtamalli or #nextamalli (pronounced [niʃtaˈmalːi] or [neʃtaˈmalːi]), which in turn has yielded Mexican Spanish #nixtamal ([nistaˈmal]). The Nahuatl word is a compound of nextli "lime ashes" and tamalli "unformed/cooked corn dough, tamal". The term #nixtamalization can also be used to describe the removal of the pericarp from any grain by an #alkali process, including maize, #sorghum, and others. When the unaltered Spanish spelling nixtamalización is used in written English, however, it almost exclusively refers to maize.

"The labels on packages of commercially sold tortillas prepared with nixtamalized maize usually list corn treated with #lime as an ingredient in English, while the Spanish versions list maíz nixtamalizado.

Impact on health

"The primary nutritional benefits of nixtamalization arise from the alkaline processing involved. The processing renders the protein more digestible, allowing tryptophan to be absorbed by humans. Humans can convert tryptophan into niacin, thus helping to prevent pellagra. Other measures of protein quality are also improved.  It was originally thought that the anti-pellagra action stems from increased availability of niacin (compared to a hemicellulose-bound form called "niacytin"), but multiple experiments have disproven this theory.

"Secondary benefits can arise from the grain's absorption of minerals from the alkali used or from the vessels used in preparation. These effects can increase #calcium (by 750%, with 85% available for absorption), iron, copper, and zinc.[4]

"Nixtamalization significantly deactivates #mycotoxins which are putative carcinogens. #Aflatoxins are reduced by 90–94%. Fumonisins are reduced by 82%."

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization

#SolarPunkSunday #NativeAmericanFoods #NativeAmericanHistory #Corn #BlueCorn #MesoAmerica #TraditionalFoods #CulinaryAsh #CalciumCarbonate #History #FoodHistory #Corn #PlantAshes

#Nixtamalization

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Nixtamalization (/ˌnɪʃtəməlɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌnɪks-/ nish-tə-mə-lih-ZAY-shən) is a process for the preparation of maize (corn), or other grain, in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater (but sometimes aqueous alkali metal carbonates),washed, and then hulled. The term can also refer to the removal via an alkali process of the pericarp from other grains such as sorghum.

"#NixtamalizedCorn has several benefits over unprocessed grain: It is more easily ground, its nutritional value is increased, flavor and aroma are improved, and mycotoxins are reduced by up to 97–100% (for aflatoxins).

"Lime and #ash are highly alkaline: the alkalinity helps the dissolution of hemicellulose, the major glue-like component of the maize cell walls, and loosens the hulls from the kernels and softens the #maize. The tryptophan in corn proteins is made more available for human absorption, thus helping to prevent niacin deficiency (pellagra).  Tryptophan is the metabolic precursor of endogenous niacin (Vitamin B3).

"Some of the corn oil is broken down into emulsifying agents (monoglycerides and diglycerides), while bonding of the maize proteins to each other is also facilitated. The divalent calcium in lime acts as a cross-linking agent for protein and polysaccharide acidic side chains.

"While cornmeal made from untreated ground maize is unable by itself to form a dough on addition of water, nixtamalized cornmeal will form a dough, called #masa. These benefits make nixtamalization a crucial preliminary step for further processing of maize into food products, and the process is employed using both traditional and industrial methods in the production of #tortillas and #TortillaChips (but not corn chips), #tamales, #hominy, and many other foodstuffs.

Etymology

"In the #Aztec language Nahuatl, the word for the product of this procedure is #nixtamalli or #nextamalli (pronounced [niʃtaˈmalːi] or [neʃtaˈmalːi]), which in turn has yielded Mexican Spanish #nixtamal ([nistaˈmal]). The Nahuatl word is a compound of nextli "lime ashes" and tamalli "unformed/cooked corn dough, tamal". The term #nixtamalization can also be used to describe the removal of the pericarp from any grain by an #alkali process, including maize, #sorghum, and others. When the unaltered Spanish spelling nixtamalización is used in written English, however, it almost exclusively refers to maize.

"The labels on packages of commercially sold tortillas prepared with nixtamalized maize usually list corn treated with #lime as an ingredient in English, while the Spanish versions list maíz nixtamalizado.

Impact on health

"The primary nutritional benefits of nixtamalization arise from the alkaline processing involved. The processing renders the protein more digestible, allowing tryptophan to be absorbed by humans. Humans can convert tryptophan into niacin, thus helping to prevent pellagra. Other measures of protein quality are also improved.  It was originally thought that the anti-pellagra action stems from increased availability of niacin (compared to a hemicellulose-bound form called "niacytin"), but multiple experiments have disproven this theory.

"Secondary benefits can arise from the grain's absorption of minerals from the alkali used or from the vessels used in preparation. These effects can increase #calcium (by 750%, with 85% available for absorption), iron, copper, and zinc.[4]

"Nixtamalization significantly deactivates #mycotoxins which are putative carcinogens. #Aflatoxins are reduced by 90–94%. Fumonisins are reduced by 82%."

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization

#SolarPunkSunday #NativeAmericanFoods #NativeAmericanHistory #Corn #BlueCorn #MesoAmerica #TraditionalFoods #CulinaryAsh #CalciumCarbonate #History #FoodHistory #Corn #PlantAshes

Blackfoot Food Pantry Garden Returns for its 15th Year | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1773525/blackfoot-food-pantry-garden-returns-for-its-15th-year-local-news/ #cuisine #food #FoodBank #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #fruit #garden #maize #nutrition #Vegetable #zucchini

Blackfoot Food Pantry Garden Returns for its 15th Year | Local News https://www.allforgardening.com/1773525/blackfoot-food-pantry-garden-returns-for-its-15th-year-local-news/ #cuisine #food #FoodBank #FoodWatchlistArticles #Foods #fruit #garden #maize #nutrition #Vegetable #zucchini

Garden tips for May | Master Gardener | Lifestyles https://www.allforgardening.com/1744142/garden-tips-for-may-master-gardener-lifestyles/ #agriculture #aphid #botany #compost #garden #gardening #horticulture #insect #IntegratedPestManagement #Kingdoms(biology) #lawn #maize #Mulch #organisms #Pest(organism) #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #pruning #Root #SalviaOfficinalis #soil #tomatillo #tree #Vegetable #weed

Garden tips for May | Master Gardener | Lifestyles https://www.allforgardening.com/1744142/garden-tips-for-may-master-gardener-lifestyles/ #agriculture #aphid #botany #compost #garden #gardening #horticulture #insect #IntegratedPestManagement #Kingdoms(biology) #lawn #maize #Mulch #organisms #Pest(organism) #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #pruning #Root #SalviaOfficinalis #soil #tomatillo #tree #Vegetable #weed

Volunteer firefighters left to plight
"Every year poorly equipped volunteer firefighters die protect'g their homes. Tis is te state exploit'g poor to mask its failure & desire to hold on to power.. under #Thai #law, clearing fields can bring a THB2mil fine &/or 20 years jail. They've practised tis for generations. Te #haze #crisis is recent. So what changed? Te answer lies in expansion of mass cultivation such as #sugarcane or #maize to feed voracious #agroindustries" 1/2
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3244535/volunteer-firefighters-left-to-plight

Volunteer firefighters left to plight
"Every year poorly equipped volunteer firefighters die protect'g their homes. Tis is te state exploit'g poor to mask its failure & desire to hold on to power.. under #Thai #law, clearing fields can bring a THB2mil fine &/or 20 years jail. They've practised tis for generations. Te #haze #crisis is recent. So what changed? Te answer lies in expansion of mass cultivation such as #sugarcane or #maize to feed voracious #agroindustries" 1/2
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3244535/volunteer-firefighters-left-to-plight

Pow-Wow Pop-up

Arrow Soul Trading Post, Saturday, April 25 at 08:00 AM MDT

SABA on Instagram: "This weekend! #PowwowPopUp #albuquerque #gatheringofnations #arrowsoultradingpost #maizemob @swopista @arrowsoul_llc @nashaw.02 @victorzcorpuz"

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXZmq-TFEQ0/

https://www.maizeforever.com/

https://burque.fun/event/pow-wow-pop-up

Pow-Wow Pop-up

Arrow Soul Trading Post, Saturday, April 25 at 08:00 AM MDT

SABA on Instagram: "This weekend! #PowwowPopUp #albuquerque #gatheringofnations #arrowsoultradingpost #maizemob @swopista @arrowsoul_llc @nashaw.02 @victorzcorpuz"

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXZmq-TFEQ0/

https://www.maizeforever.com/

https://burque.fun/event/pow-wow-pop-up

Corn is more than an ingredient—it’s a connection to heritage, culture, and timeless traditions that continue to inspire every dish. Learn more at chefyerika.com

El maíz es más que un ingrediente—es una conexión con la herencia, la cultura y tradiciones que siguen inspirando cada plato. Aprende más en chefyerika.com https://www.instagram.com/p/DXKB2u4iqoh/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Maize #CulturalCuisine #FoodHeritage #TraditionalFlavors

Trump Struck Iran. Now Farmers Are Paying the Price.

“When I saw the new fertilizer price, I’m like, holy crap. Talk about a kick to the gut.”…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Agriculture #breakingnews #commodity #Economy #Fertilizer #Iowa #Iran #Maize #vis-video
https://www.newsbeep.com/466475/

Did #seabird poop fuel rise of #Chincha in #Peru?
“#Guano dramatically boosted the production of #maize (#corn), and this agricultural surplus crucially helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy, driving their trade, wealth, population growth and regional influence, and shaped their strategic alliance with the #Inca Empire. In ancient Andean cultures, fertiliser was power.”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/did-seabird-poop-fuel-rise-of-chincha-in-peru/

Did #seabird poop fuel rise of #Chincha in #Peru?
“#Guano dramatically boosted the production of #maize (#corn), and this agricultural surplus crucially helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy, driving their trade, wealth, population growth and regional influence, and shaped their strategic alliance with the #Inca Empire. In ancient Andean cultures, fertiliser was power.”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/did-seabird-poop-fuel-rise-of-chincha-in-peru/

"IS CORN GRASS?" is one of our favorite Rifftrax shorts, but corn has been one of my ideal plants since childhood. Juniata County Corn Field, 1973. #corn #cornplant #cornplants #cornstalk #cornstalks #cornshalk #cornshalks #autumn #fall #summer #endofsummer #highasanelephantseye #growingcorn #maize #indiancorn #farm #farmer #farming #farmette #familyfarm #familyfarms #rifftrax #riffing #riffers #mikenelson #kevinmurphy #billcorbett #entertaining #entertainers #comedian #comedians

"IS CORN GRASS?" is one of our favorite Rifftrax shorts, but corn has been one of my ideal plants since childhood. Juniata County Corn Field, 1973. #corn #cornplant #cornplants #cornstalk #cornstalks #cornshalk #cornshalks #autumn #fall #summer #endofsummer #highasanelephantseye #growingcorn #maize #indiancorn #farm #farmer #farming #farmette #familyfarm #familyfarms #rifftrax #riffing #riffers #mikenelson #kevinmurphy #billcorbett #entertaining #entertainers #comedian #comedians

🌽"The future is the past." Sounds corny? You bet!

⌛️Understanding our #crop ancestors will help #PlantScience create the #food of the future.

🍿In this #review, Yuan et al. explore the hybrid origin and #phenotype #evolution of modern #maize!

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70122
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#botany

🌽"The future is the past." Sounds corny? You bet!

⌛️Understanding our #crop ancestors will help #PlantScience create the #food of the future.

🍿In this #review, Yuan et al. explore the hybrid origin and #phenotype #evolution of modern #maize!

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70122
@WileyLifeSci
#botany

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

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Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Move over, #maize and #rice...it's #soybean time!

Feng et al. propose a functional pathway toward a green revolution in soybean. Explore the past, present and future of this essential #crop #plant in this #OpenAccess #JIPB paper⬇️

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70079
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