TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Labor,

09/28/2020 SOURCE: www.duluthnewstribune.com

Finding help is 'greatest limiting factor' on the farm | Duluth News Tribune

Upper Midwest farmers and ranchers often face major challenges in obtaining enough farm help. Though the need is obvious, solutions are not. Agweek talked with three farm operators-- one each in North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota -- who have insights into, and experience with, this important issue.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education,

09/28/2020 SOURCE: www.kosu.org

In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning

The past seven months have been a big strain on families like Mandi Boren's. The Borens are cattle ranchers on a remote slice of land near Idaho'

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Ag United Kingdom,

09/28/2020 SOURCE: abcnews.go.com

Charging cows in England trample man to death in second such attack in 10 days

A 72-year-old man in England has been killed by a herd of charging cows making him the second such victim to die in this way in just a 10-day period in the country.

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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Grind to Ground, the new social enterprise turning coffee into compost | The RiotACT

A new social enterprise called Grind to Ground is the brainchild of a team of students at the Canberra Institute...

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture

While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.

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Topics: Economics, Research, Ag Innovation, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,

New storage battery more efficient and heat-resistant

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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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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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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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