John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag Europe, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Insights on the enormous impact seasons have in agricultural economies

French citizens have spoken on agriculture, but will it have any effect?

As part of an effort to reconnect citizens with agriculture, French citizens have been invited to offer their take on the direction of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). But to what extent these efforts will be reflected in policy remains to be seen. EURACTIV France reports.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Research, Ag United Kingdom, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Crop disease research suggests greater face mask use is a wise move

Studies into fungal spore spread shows coronavirus may stay airborne longer than thought

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Trade (Commodities),

Farm policy expert Barry Flinchbaugh dies

Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, an economist who influenced decades of farm policy, died this morning.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Jobs, Sustainability, Equipment/Machinery, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

More milking robots coming to Washington County as dairy farms adapt

Janet Stiles Fulton has milked a lot of cows in her life, so giving that job up to robots ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Jobs, Fruit, Economics, Drones UAV, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Fresh fruit picked from the tree by Israeli robots

10 percent of fruit worldwide rots on the trees. Tevel Aerobotics combines aeronautics, robotics and artificial intelligence to pick it

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

How Growing Giant Vegetables Became a Pandemic Pastime

In recent months, Sam Polly’s front yard in Humboldt County, California has been a food source for his family. It’s also been somewhere locals have come to gaze at vegetables—very big ones. Flooded with 27-inch long carrots, 20-pound turnips, radishes and banana squash, Polly says his 3,000-square-foot yard has become something of an unofficial giant food museum. He started transforming his yard into a vegetable garden in March. Since then, he’s often peered out of his window and seen new faces gawking at the monstrous produce he and his children have grown. “People freak out…,” he says. “I had this

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Trade (Commodities), Brazil, Weather,

La Nia in Brazil Could Impact Chinese Demand for U.S. Soybeans and Support Prices Farm Policy News

Soybean prices rose recently on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, driven by the delay in pl...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Trade (Commodities), Coronavirus/COVID,

3 experts on how COVID-19 changed manufacturing and supply chains around the world

From Pillsbury dough to semiconductors, things suddenly had to be made differently—and f...

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Australia/NZ,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.farmweekly.com.au

Realising the potential of animal welfare

2019 Nuffield Scholar and Central Queensland beef producer, Alistair Corr, who with support from Australian Agricultural Company, Consolidated Pastoral Company, North Australian Pastoral Company, S. Kidman & Co, and Elders, explored how continual improvement of animal welfare was appeasing consumer expectations and increasing farm profitability.