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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Environment, Cellular Meat, Climate Change, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

06/01/2021 SOURCE: wfpl.org

The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat

Kentucky is a major beef producer, with the most cattle east of the Mississippi. Now a KY company is joining the "alternative meat" business.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. West, Water, Environment, Weather,

05/24/2021 SOURCE: www.mercurynews.com

Facing a drought, California’s farmers make hard choices

“It’s a really sad day. The water is so uncertain.” — Fresno County’s Joe Del Bosque. Farmers are letting go of water-hungry, low-value crops.

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Environment,

Trees 'boost African crop yields and food security'

Planting trees that improve soil quality can help boost crop yields for African farmers an...

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TOPIC(S): Environment, Ag United Kingdom,

05/11/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Mixed reaction after Norfolk sea eagles project approved - Farmers Weekly

Plans to reintroduce white-tailed eagles to Norfolk have been approved amid industry concerns that the apex predators could prey on vulnerable livestock.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, Soil Health, Alfalfa/Hay, Environment,

Environment may play larger role in grain quality than suspected

The Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People Initiative is a collaborative project by th...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Environment,

Organic has its issues

A Giant Organic Farm Faces Criticism That It's Harming The Environment

A huge organic farm that's backed by General Mills is facing accusations that it's doing m...

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TOPIC(S): Environment, Climate Change, Ag South America,

04/21/2021 SOURCE: www.thenation.com

Climate Change and Capitalism Are Forcing Chilean Farmers to Abandon Their Land

Severe drought and a privatized water system have left small growers high and dry.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Environment, Pollinators,

03/04/2021 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

A Common Soil Pesticide Cut Wild Bee Reproduction by 89 Percent

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. When you think of bees, a hive humming with activity probably comes to mind. But most of the world’s 20,000 bee species don’t call a hive home. These wild species lead solitary lives instead, and around 70 percent of them build nests underground where they raise their offspring on the nectar they gather from flowers. Incredibly, almost all scientific understanding of how pesticides affect bees has come from testing domesticated honeybees, and, more recently, bumblebees. That’s largely because these species tend to be easier to work with in lab

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Herbicides, Water, Environment, US EPA,

02/17/2021 SOURCE: act.ewg.org

From the Environmental Working Group

Tell the EPA: Ban Atrazine!

This dangerous chemical is contaminating our drinking water supply and putting our health at risk. Atrazine has been linked to serious health effects, like hormone disruption and cancer, and has been found in the drinking water supplies of 44 million Americans.