Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Pest Control, Education,

This is an excellent article on the current and historic situation with feral hogs.

Skyrocketing number of feral hogs in US has become ‘pig bomb,’ experts say

The illegal transportation of wild pigs on the “underground wild pig railroad” has caused a massive explosion in population for the animals in a term Zoologist John “Jack” Mayer has coined a “pig bomb.”

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom,

Sustainable food delivering for nutrition and the environment

Prof Judy Buttriss, director general of the British Nutrition Foundation, tells Hannah Binns how messaging around sustainable nutrition could support UK agriculture.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Aquaculture/Fish Farming,

'Plenty of fish' in the sea? Local anglers want to throw back proposed fish farm off San Diego coast

A local research institute has proposed a new fish farm in the ocean off Bird Rock and Mis...

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Markets/Pricing,

Iowa corn: Down but not out

Harvesting severely lodged corn takes combine adjustments and plenty of patience.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

09/29/2020 SOURCE: www.attenbablercommodities.com

U.S. Cattle on Feed Update – Sep ’20

Executive Summary U.S. cattle on feed figures provided by the USDA were recently updated with values spanning through the end of Aug ’20. Highlights from the updated report include: U.S. cattle and…

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Poultry, Lamb/Sheep, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Cellular Meat, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

09/29/2020 SOURCE: uk.finance.yahoo.com

Tesco pledges to boost sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 300%

Demand for chilled, meat-free foods has risen by almost 50% over the past year, according to Tesco.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

A Bayer Crop Science article.

Farming through the COVID-19 pandemic – meet Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel

Learn how farmers like Cherilyn are balancing all of the changes to their everyday routine, both on and off the farm during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Research, Ag North America, Education,

Museum highlights agriculture’s vitality in Chatham-Kent

Taking a look into Chatham-Kent’s agricultural past will show how much has changed, but also how important the sector has always been to the area.

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TOPIC(S): Markets/Pricing, Beef Cattle, Ranching, Consumer/Retail,

09/28/2020 SOURCE: www.meatpoultry.com

AFBF shares findings on cattle market volatility

The group also recommended policy changes for 2021 among its members.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, World Population,

Olam urges international brands to adopt new rice eco-label to allow consumers to support farmers

Olam International is calling for retailers and food brands to back the new "Sustainable Rice Platform-Verified" Assurance Scheme and consumer pack label[1], which will allow consumers to choose products that directly support efforts to increase farmer incomes and reduce the environmental impact of...