John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Government / Policies, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Even Renewables Are Bigger In Texas

The Texas electric grid is scheduled to add almost more wind than it has in the past five years combined and almost triple its solar capacity this year. Yes, in 2020.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition,

UW student group harvests, gives away free produce

A small group of UW-Madison students is feeding hundreds of others for free making quarantine grocery shopping healthy and affordable.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward | News Break

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D — Farmers with cattle in Iowa, South Dakota Minnesota and North Dakota increasingly are trying the “wide-row corn” — interseeded with crops and cover crops — to improve profits while helping the environment. And the concept is moving northward to Eddy County in central North Dakota, where...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields

The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.

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What can Mozambique’s farmers teach the world about survival in a changing climate?

On a continent that’s more vulnerable to climate change than any other, Mozambique is one of the most vulnerable countries. Despite cyclones and drought, people are adapting

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture US, Water, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.greenbaypressgazette.com

Wisconsin wild rice is unique in the world, but some worry about effects of climate change

Wild rice, known by its Ojibwe name as manoomin, is an important part of Ojibwe culture. Some fear climate change may impact its growth in the state.

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TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, Tobacco, Government / Policies,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.maraviexpress.com

Malawi tobacco industry on right track to eliminate child and forced labour

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, Tobacco, Ag Middle East,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.thenews.com.pk

Tobacco industry not doing enough for transition to reduced-risk alternatives

Islamabad : The tobacco industry is not phasing out cigarettes or transitioning smokers to reduced-risk alternatives quickly enough, states the first-ever Tobacco Transformation Index launched by...

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Ag South America, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.investing.com

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says By Bloomb

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Economics, Research, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.independent.co.ug

Bugisu: Coffee farmers counting losses due to destructive dieback disease

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Sironko, Bulambuli and Bududa district are counting losses due to the suspected outbreak of the dieback disease. James Gudoyi, a coffee farmer from Bumasabo sub-county in Bulambuli district says the disease makes the coffee plant to shade off all the berries and leaves before drying up. He …