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Microbial Iron Mining: Turning Polluted Soils Into Self-Cleaning Reactors

A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a groundbreaking nature-based solution to tackle global soil pollution—a crisis threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Their new research demonstrates that harnessing the natural power of microbes and iron minerals can remove toxic substances from soils efficiently and sustainably.

Soil pollution has reached alarming levels worldwide due to industrial activity, agricultural chemicals, and improper waste management.

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CFA AGM 2026 - Field Notes: A Conversation with Canadian Farmers

Video: CFA AGM 2026 - Field Notes: A Conversation with Canadian Farmers

This panel asks farmers from across Canada about the issues they are dealing with and how they've worked to overcome them, taking an in-depth look at real on the field issues in agriculture.