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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Beef Cattle, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID,

China looms large over global beef trade

Chinese production, consumption and coordination of disease outbreak responses looms large...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

Covid-19 pushes coffee sector further into fiscal woes

The crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has aggravated the woes ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ethanol/Biofuel, Coronavirus/COVID,

Side effects: Fuel demand crash shuts U.S. ethanol plants, meatpackers lack refrigerant

A slew of U.S. ethanol plants have shut down as fuel demand has collapsed during the coron...

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Ag India, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID,

Will coronavirus cause food shortages in India?

India has a robust stockpile of food, but the prolonged lockdown is hurting farmers and la...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6713394/farming-looks-good-but-coronavirus-still-to-hit-ags-fortunes-hard/?src=rss

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

History's deadliest pandemics, from ancient Rome to modern America

Centuries before coronavirus, plague, smallpox, yellow fever and other contagions killed h...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Coronavirus/COVID,

Meat Processing Plants Suspend Operations After Workers Fall Ill

Several processing plants in the U.S. are sitting idle this week because workers are sick ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Poultry, Coronavirus/COVID,

Department of Agriculture waives certain egg packaging, labeling requirements to keep up with demand

Shortening the labeling and packaging process will help move eggs from producers to retail...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Coronavirus/COVID,

Farmworkers petition governor for field hospital, protective gear

The Coalition of Immokalee Farmworkers sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Ron Desantis,...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, USDA,

04/08/2020 SOURCE: www.npr.org

NPR talks to University of Maryland bee researcher Samuel Ramsey, aka Dr. Buggs, who says honeybee colony collapse disorder not seen over last five years, cause of problem still unknown, main factors hurting honeybees now parasites, poor nutrition and pesticides

Honeybees Need Your Help, Honey

A deadly triangle of factors is killing off U.S. honeybees. Last year, forty percent of ho...

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