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An opinion column profiles UNR biochemist John Cushman, who is researching pear cactus varieties as a water-efficient source of livestock feed, fuel and carbon capture. Patents have been filed on some findings, funded by the US Department of Energy and state research programs.
Research into drought-tolerant forage crops is long-term and has no near-term effect on feed supply or prices. It is background context on arid-region feed alternatives rather than a market-moving event.
thenevadaindependent.comJohn L. SmithNov 15, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
