TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Precision AG , Fruit, Ag Middle East,

09/04/2020 SOURCE: timesofoman.com

Cultivated area in Oman has increased

The total agricultural yield increased to 3,018,103 tons, compared to 2,951,113 tons at the end of 2018, according to the preliminary statistical data in the Statistical Yearbook issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Beef Cattle,

09/04/2020 SOURCE: www.agweek.com

Eichacker named SD Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year | Agweek

Dakotafest named its first ever woman farmer/rancher of the year.

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

Family swap London for 'good' life as Oxfordshire pig farmers

A COUPLE who exchanged their London careers to become organic farmers in Oxfordshire, say consumers care more about animal welfare since the…

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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,

Lockdown gardeners see months of hard work bear fruit - and veg

Melburnians who got the gardening bug during the first wave of stay-at-home orders back in March are reaping the rewards in fresh homegrown produce.

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Topics: Precision AG , Young Farmers, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ,

'Seismic' shift on the way as next-generation farmers take the reins

Young farmers say the next 10 years will see a major transfer of land ownership to a new, educated, and business-savvy generation focused on sustainable, organic opportunities.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics, Government / Policies,

Montana Wildfire Update For September 02, 2020

Update: 09/02/20, 10:30 p.m. Fast moving wildfires prompted evacuations in several areas of central and eastern Montana Wednesday.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities),

Headline says the obvious

Trump accused of trying to buy agricultural vote

Farmers in the US are in line for record handouts from Washington this year, and the payments are forecast to hit $60 billion.

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TOPIC(S): Economics, Government / Policies, Ag Middle East,

09/03/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Israel moots plan to buy solar power from former enemy Jordan

Exclusive: Israel aims to increase renewables from 5% to 30% by 2030, but domestic production held back by lack of land

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TOPIC(S): Irrigation, Agriculture US, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Urban Farming,

09/03/2020 SOURCE: www.duluthnewstribune.com

Farming the Saltless Sea: Duluth woman launches urban farm in Lincoln Park | Duluth News Tribune

Saltless Sea farm is about a half acre in a dense residential neighborhood below Lincoln Park Middle School. “This was almost entirely wasteland when I moved here,” Starr Brainard said.

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