TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, Environment, AgriBusiness,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday diminished studies linking a widely-used pesticide associated with brain damage in children, a move that could enable years of continued use of

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag India,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: m.economictimes.com

Record rice production likely to propel kharif output to a new high

Rice production is likely to be 102.36 million tonnes, 0.38 million tonnes more than the previous years estimated production and 6.7 million tonnes higher than the previous five years average production of 95.66 million tonnes.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Pesticides, GMO's, Insects, Biotech,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.com

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Biotech company Oxitec has created a caterpillar with self-destructing eggs in an attempt to curb agricultural damage. But will other pests simply move in?

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change, Consumer/Retail,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.technologyreview.com

This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen?

When Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint opened The Perennial, the most ambitious and expensive restaurant of their careers, it was essentially on a self-dare. The married duo had found enormous success with their previous restaurant in San Francisco, Mission Chinese Food, but realized something was missing. “Basically zero chefs were working on climate change,” Myint…

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Climate Change, Consumer/Retail, AI/Artificial Intelligence,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

Unilever is using geolocation data and satellite imagery to check for deforestation in its supply chain

It's relatively straightforward to see via satellite imagery where deforestation has occurred, but harder to identify whether Unilever's suppliers have sourced crops from those areas.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: wnax.com

Nebraska Cattlemen Association Wants Cattle Market Transparency Act Bill Passed | Radio 570 WNAX

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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Bright forecast for Australian dairy, but global warning

Australian dairy is set to recover this season on the back of good spring conditions but there are clouds on the horizon for global prices, according to Rabobank.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Farm flowers could pull pollinators

Having floral resources is a good way to attract a diversity of pollinators.

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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

Agriculture, Philippines’ Problem Child

Improved relative 2020 performance still problematical

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.