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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics, Research, Regenerative Agriculture,

National Forest Foundation Taking Donations For Restoration Efforts In Areas Impacted By Grizzly Creek Fire

The foundation works alongside the U.S. Forest Service and while it helps with forest restoration projects across the nation, it has contributed more than $13 million to efforts focused in the White River National Forest.

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: vietnamnews.vn

Pig imports push domestic pork prices down

Efficient reproduction of pigs and enhancing imports of frozen pork and live pigs have made prices of live hogs fall, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.adn.com

Alaska salmon returning smaller amid climate change and competition with hatchery fish, study finds

The decline encompasses salmon runs all over the state but varies by species and region.

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.thecordovatimes.com

PWS harvest season nears a wrap with some 24 million fish -The Cordova Times

Seine fisheries in Prince William Sound are about to wrap up for the season, with humpy harvests still well below forecast, and the overall preliminary commercial salmon harvest compiled by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at just under 24 million fish.

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: dailyreporter.com

74-MW solar farm earns local approval in western Wisconsin

Pierce County officials last week signed off on plans for the installation of a 74-megawatt solar array in the town of Gilman in western Wisconsin, the latest in a series of solar farms to earn approval in the state. After a public hearing on the plan, a Pierce County commission granted a conditional-use permit on Aug. 19 for the so-called Western Mustang Solar farm, a project being developed by New York-based Ranger Power. Ranger plans to build the array on 479 acres in the township of Gilman, about 30 miles from the Minnesota border. The county's approval comes as a milestone for the project. Ranger, however, is still seeking a buyer for power generated at the solar farm and hasn't set a schedule for when construction will begin. “Ranger is committed to developing the Western Mustang Solar project in cooperation with the Pierce County community and our neighbors in the Town of Gilman," Sergio Trevino, director of permitting at Ranger Power, said in a statement. "We incorporated

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: globalnews.ca

Growing pot legally in Manitoba not so easy — except for the growing part

So, you've decided to grow your own pot legally while you wait for the laws in Manitoba to change. But guess what — it's not that easy.

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.abc.net.au

Ballarat’s Yang-Cai family started reducing plastic waste – now they’ve got hundreds of solar panels

Migrants are no stranger to adaptation, as making a new home is no small feat. But now they're being challenged to adapt to a changing climate.

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08/29/2020 SOURCE: www.zimbabwesituation.com

Chiadzwa villagers turn to herbal farming  - Zimbabwe Situation

THE Chiadzwa community is on the verge of sealing a lucrative deal to produce export quality herbs for a German firm, Organic Africa Holdings

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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Population,

Graham’s cream of the crop with Scottish consumers as dairy firm tops Kantar WorldPanel poll

By Karen Peattie

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Pest Control, Sustainability, Insects, Ag Africa, Ag Middle East,

How are locusts & worms helping with food sustainability in Kuwait?

Since January, many farmers in East Africa have seen their land besieged by swarms of hundreds of billions of locusts. #InspireMiddleEast

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