TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Economics, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

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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TOPIC(S): Organic, Vegetables, Sustainability, Urban Farming, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

08/29/2020 SOURCE: mb.com.ph

Juday’s urban garden provides fresh ingredients for her homemade meals - Manila Bulletin

Photos from @officialjuday on Instagram Many Filipinos know Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, or Juday, for her roles in television series such as Mara Clara and Krystala. She is also known for her work in movies such as Ploning, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, and Mindanao, for which she won the award of Best […]

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TOPIC(S): Economics, Hemp, Equipment/Machinery, Government / Policies,

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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TOPIC(S): Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

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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TOPIC(S): Organic, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

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: Rice, Vegetables, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population,

Swap paddy for vegetables: Telangana farmer's formula to get rich

Vangala Ravinder Reddy stated that after he started cultivating vegetables, as suggested by government officials, his family became self-sufficient and is earning nothing less than Rs 1.50 lakh now.

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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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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Gardening, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

High-Tech Greenhouses Could Be The Future Of Agriculture

In a small town in Eastern Kentucky, the future of agriculture is growing.

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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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