Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

Germany finds one new swine fever case in wild boar

HAMBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been found in the wild boar population in Brandenburg, the eastern German region's government said on Friday.That brings the number of confirmed cases to 70 since the first on Sept. 10. All were in wild animals in the region and no farm pigs have been affected so far.China and other pork buyers banned imports of German pork after the first case was confirmed, causing Chinese pork prices to surge and German prices to fall.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag India,

10/17/2020 SOURCE: m.timesofindia.com

Extended rains spell trouble for Vid cotton, soya growers | Nagpur News - Times of India

Nagpur: Extended rains are expected to bring another tough year for the region’s cotton growers.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Markets/Pricing, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. SouthWest, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Rice crop, market likely up for Texas producers | AgriLife Today

Early indications show Texas rice farmers produced a bumper crop amid a market that could experience a price increase.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, World Population,

”Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people globally are overweight or obese, more than 600 million people fall ill due to unsafe food each year and one in nine people in the world are undernourished. In parallel to issues around malnutrition and safety, one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.”

How to transform food systems and leave fewer people hungry

Food systems aren’t meeting global needs. Consumers and Farmers can change this together.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Dairy, Ag United Kingdom, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Meet the dairy firm hoping to power its delivery trucks using cow manure

It is hoping one of the ways it will get there is by harnessing one of its most readily-available resources: the manure produced by the half a million cows on its U.K. farms alone.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Weeds, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Research, Ag North America,

Studies explore the role of cover crops in suppressing glyphosate-resistant horseweed

Horseweed is considered one of the most troublesome weeds in the United States and Canada - able to produce devastating losses in both corn and soybean yields when left uncontrolled. Two recent studies - one published by the journal Weed Science and the other by the journal Weed Technology - provide insights on the role cover crops might play in controlling horseweed and reducing the need for herbicides.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Education,

Access to, and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources critical to global food and agriculture scenario, say experts

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Biotech, AgriBusiness,

10/16/2020 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

GMO Seed Corn in China

Origin Agritech Highlights its GMO Corn Seed Production Capabilities

/PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced that the company has been...

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