Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Equipment/Machinery,

National Black Farmers' Association President John Boyd Calls for Boycott of John Deere

/PRNewswire/ -- John Deere, the world's leading manufacturer of farm equipment, takes pride in its corporate values of "integrity, quality, commitment,...

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture US,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.progressivedairy.com

Hinchley-Skadahl heads home to begin dairy farming career

From little on, Anna Hinchley-Skadahl has loved dairy farming as a way of life. So much, in fact, that at just age 22, she is already investing in her future at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm in Cambridge, Wisconsin.

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TOPIC(S): Water, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Environment,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.vox.com

Why North Carolina has giant lagoons of pig poop

Introducing Future Perfect season 3, all about the human cost of factory farming.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Climate Change,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.bakeryandsnacks.com

Kellogg's support of S.T.A.R. network slashes 13m vehicle miles worth of CO2e from entering the atmosphere

In the lead up to Climate Week (September 21-27, 2020), the breakfast cereal giant has shared how its collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to expand its Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (S.T.A.R.) initiative in Illinois is paying off.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

Digital Journal: A Global Digital Media Network

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.google.com

Can Loans Tied To Soil Health Save Agriculture? A New $250 Million Fund Wants To Find Out.

rePlant Capital aims to tie interest rates to improvements in soil health as a way to save farmers from the disastrous impacts of climate change.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

Tony Blair: Why it's vital we are giving African agriculture the attention it needs

'The inability of many poorer countries’ agricultural systems to meet their populations’ most basic needs will have huge geopolitical consequences if not tackled urgently.'

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

09/16/2020 SOURCE: newatlas.com

CRISPR creates "surrogate sires" that produce prize-winning donor sperm

In a breakthrough that promises to revolutionize the precision breeding of animals, an international team of scientists led by Jon Oatley, a reproductive biologist with Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has for the first time used the CRISPR gene editing tool to produce infertile animals that become "surrogate sires" and produce sperm containing only donor animal DNA

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities | News Break

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to grow food and other crops. KAUST researchers are calling for a new generation of vast greenhouse complexes, supported...

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