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African guinea grass growing in Texas harms ecosystem at Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — You might have seen some tall grass growing in your backyard or around the Coastal Bend. It could be the same kind of African grass, called guinea grass, that is causing major ...
Tampa Bay Times

Cattlemen get a look at African wonder grass

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To enjoy the e-Newspaper ...
insider.si.edu

“Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art” at National Museum of African Art

“Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” a traveling exhibition that tells the story of the beautiful coiled basket, will be on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from ...
Mongabay

African grass could substantially cut greenhouse gas emissions from livestock industry

Scientists will call for a major push this week to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture through the use of a modified tropical grass. Brachiaria grasses have been found to ...
Yahoo News Australia

Africa’s longest-running grassland research project offers up a wealth of knowledge

For 75 years, grasslands research conducted just outside Pietermaritzburg, South Africa has informed policy makers and farmers about sustainable management, while training generations of students.
The Conversation

A grass native to Africa could transform the continent’s dairy yields. Here’s how

Principal Scientist - Plant Pathology, Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute Hub The cows kept by small-scale farmers in Africa are notoriously unproductive ...