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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Gardening, Sustainability, Transportation, Ag Global Specialty Food, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Kenya launches marketing strategy to boost horticultural exports

NAIROBI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said Thursday it has launched a year-long marketing communication strategy to help boost the country horticultural exports in

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Topics: Dairy, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Global Specialty Food, Coronavirus/COVID,

Dairy campaign drives surge in liquid milk sales during pandemic | Press and Journal

An industry-wide campaign to boost sales of dairy products during lockdown resulted in an estimated 11.2 million litres of additional liquid milk sales during the pandemic.

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Topics: Soybeans, Oats, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,

Plant-based beverages with inputs such as oats, soybeans gaining traction | TheTop10News | Breaking world news, photos & videos.

Domestic plant-based dairy beverages have grown quickly in retail channels as local industry players vie to compete with international brands. At the end of September, Shanghai-based oat milk startup…

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Ag Global Specialty Food,

10/30/2020 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. Announces Mayfield, Kentucky as Potential Location for Planned 10,000 Metric Ton Salmon Farm

MAYNARD, Mass., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB) (“AquaBounty” or the “Company”), a land-based aquaculture company utilizing technology to enhance productivity and sustainability, today announced that it has identified Mayfield, Kentucky as the potential location for its planned large-scale farm for the Company’s proprietary AquAdvantage salmon. The new farm will be AquaBounty’s first large-scale commercial facility with a planned 10,000 metric ton annual production capacity – or about eight times the size of its currently operating farm in Albany, Indiana, which has a 1,200 metric ton annual production capacity.Mayfield, in Graves County, Kentucky, is the leading location after an exhaustive nationwide search spanning approximately 230 sites. Evaluation criteria for the Company’s third farm included sufficient water and wastewater volumes, low electricity prices, proximity to major population centers, availability of skilled labor pools and a stable, supportive political environment.“We are pleased to have identified a site in Mayfield as meeting or exceeding all selection criteria for our third farm,” said Sylvia Wulf, Chief Executive Officer of AquaBounty. “The Graves County community and site location met all suitability and technical requirements. At both the state and local level, we found a welcome economic environment and favorable incentives for our business.”“We now are negotiating details of the potential purchase, conducting due diligence, and are moving forward as quickly as possible to finalize the transaction. This milestone positions AquaBounty to rapidly expand our geographic footprint and meet our long-term production goals, creating value for our shareholders,” concluded Wulf.Construction is expected to begin in 2021 and the company anticipates the farm will be ready for commercial production to commence in 2023. The facility will potentially bring approximately 70-90 new jobs to the region.About AquaBountyAquaBounty Tech...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Startups & Financing, World Hunger,

10/24/2020 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

French startup Ynsect to build world's biggest bug farm

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Global Specialty Food, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/23/2020 SOURCE: www.archdaily.com

Exploring The New Vernacular That Will Emerge as a Response to Climate Change

How can we begin to think about mitigating the effects of climate in an architectural way that involves creating a newly globalized vernacular?

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

5 poultry innovations ready to change the industry in 2021

COVID-19 posed numerous challenges for the poultry industry, from worker shortages to interruptions throughout the supply chain. New technologies can help the industry solve these issues and look forward to future opportunities to thrive and succeed.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ, Pecans, Weather,

10/10/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au

Pecan farm boosts production with almost 40,000 more trees planted

There are now 150,000 trees in the ground across the North West properties.

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Topics: Vegetables, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Population,

Preventing cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and 17.9 million people die of the ailments yearly

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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.