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

Reforestation can only partially restore tropical soils

Tropical forest soils play a crucial role in providing vital ecosystem functions. They provide nutrients for plants, store carbon and regulate greenhouse gases, as well as storing and filtering water, ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA,

09/17/2020 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com

USDA Wildfire Disaster Aid Available; More Mitigation Tools Needed, AFBF States

Addressing the issues with wildfire mitigation, the American Farm Bureau Federation and 13 state affiliates also are asking Congress to provide additional funds and programs to help prevent and recover from catastrophic wildfires. USDA also detailed some of the disaster aid available for farmers and livestock producers hit by the wildfires.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

https://m.startribune.com/cargill-joins-...

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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For pick-your-own orchards, 2020 is the bleakest year in memory

Pick-your-own farms let guests indulge a pastoral fantasy. Covid-19 has been a harsh dose of reality.

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

09/16/2020 SOURCE: www.pigprogress.net

Examining the alternatives to piglet castration

There is a growing consensus that this process should be discontinued.

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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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