TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Opinion Piece

Op-ed: A New Row-Cropping System in Iowa Offers Some Reasons for Optimism | Civil Eats

A pioneering approach to raising livestock and growing crops on the same land could diversify farm country, bring more income to farmers, and feed the communities where food is grown.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Water, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Australia's farmers want more climate action, and they're starting in their own (huge) backyards

The National Farmer's Federation says Australia needs a tougher policy on climate, today calling on the Morrison government to commit to an economy wide target of net-zero greenhouse gas emission by 2050.

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TOPIC(S): Water, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Population, Ag Middle East,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: www.albawaba.com

Israeli Firm Mulls Promoting Desert Agriculture Projects In UAE | Al Bawaba

Arieli Capital, an investment firm that operates innovation centers in Israel and around the world, and a regional council in the Negev desert in Israel

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Fertilizer, Climate Change,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: www.businessgreen.com

'Historical underestimation': Nitrogen fertiliser 'overlooked' driver of climate change, Soil Association warns

Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns

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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,

Great leader of soil and people

March 17, 1920. The river Madhumati was flowing at her own will while its tributary Baigar has been alongside for many years.

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TOPIC(S): Coronavirus/COVID,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

How French farmers kept sales going during the Covid-19 lockdown

Despite closing weekly markets during the two-month lockdown, farmers in the French region of Hérault have succeeded in continuing or expanding direct sales to their customers through new channels.

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TOPIC(S): Insects,
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Topics: Vegetables, Sustainability, Vertical Farming, World Hunger, World Population,

Automated vertical indoor farming set to sprout | ZDNet

Vertical farms could make use of abandoned professional spaces as the pandemic grinds on.

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Topics: Economics, Ag Europe, Coronavirus/COVID,

How French farmers kept sales going during the Covid-19 lockdown

Despite closing weekly markets during the two-month lockdown, farmers in the French region of Hérault have succeeded in continuing or expanding direct sales to their customers through new channels.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.