TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change,

09/14/2020 SOURCE: www.greenbiz.com

How the climate crisis will crash the economy | Greenbiz

The chickens are coming home to roost — and the economy is laying an egg.

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TOPIC(S): Poultry,

09/14/2020 SOURCE: www.poultryworld.net

Welfare label ensures a premium for meat and eggs

A group of poultry farmers in the French department of Sarthe focuses on animal welfare. The word ‘Liberté’ (liberty) is proudly printed on egg cartons and poultrymeat packaging. Several quality labels are designed to persuade consumers to spend more money on animal-friendly eggs and meat.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Ag Africa,

Bid to manipulate weather data: Maharashtra govt suspects ploy for higher insurance claims

WBCIS provides coverage to horticulture crops and farmers in Maharashtra have enthusiastically enrolled for the scheme.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Food Waste, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Low profile magic bullets in soil spotlight

"We could be on the cusp of something really exciting but it is still early days."

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

Cancel Earthworms

The “crazy worms” remaking forests aren’t your friendly neighborhood garden worms. Then again, those aren’t so great either.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Pest Control, World Population,

Odors produced by soil microbes attract red fire ants to safer nest sites

Newly mated queens of the red fire ant select nest sites with a relatively low pathogen risk by detecting odors produced by soil bacteria that inhibit the growth of ant-infecting fungi, according to a ...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag North America,

Farming community mourns sudden loss of Peter Dowling

Peter Dowling died on Sunday. He was an integral part of the National Farmers Union and a vocal advocate for farmers, both locally and nationally.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Cover Crops, Regenerative Agriculture,

Do diverse cover crop mixtures perform better than monocultures? A systematic review

Multi‐species cover crop mixtures have been increasing in popularity. It has been hypothesized these mixtures produce more biomass, suppress more weeds, scavenge more N, conserve more soil water, sti...

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