John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

Wild Cousins May Help Crops Battle Climate Change

Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help our preferred crops adapt?

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Education, Weather,

New soil models may ease atmospheric CO2, climate change | Cornell Chronicle

In Nature Geoscience, Cornell’s Johannes Lehmann says that scientists should develop new models that accurately reflect soil carbon-storage processes to draw down atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

Morocco Announces Crop Rotation Program for Next Agriculture Campaign

Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture announced the establishment of a crop rotation program for its next agricultural campaign.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Environment,

Great video about one Nebraska farmer couple's environmental commitment to farming

2020 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Ed and Leta Olson epitomize what it means to be a steward of the land. When the Nebraska farmers were given a copy of A Sand County Almanac by a local wildli...

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USDA Deputy Secretary Censky to return to American Soybean Association

USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky’s last day with the department will be November 8, 2020, as he plans to return to the American Soybean Association.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, USDA,

Or he realizes he'll need a new job soon.

So Nice He’s Doing It Twice: Censky Returning to Soy | American Soybean Association

Washington, D.C. Sept. 18, 2020. After serving as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture since October 2017, the man who led the American Soybean

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture US, USDA,

09/18/2020 SOURCE: www.agri-pulse.com

USDA opens new, expanded round of COVID aid to farmers

The Agriculture Department is launching a new round of coronavirus relief payments worth up to $14 billion that will be spread over more commodities with new methods of calculating the assistance.

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