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“Many of the world’s poorest people are small farmers—mostly women. They struggle to grow food to feed their families, facing challenges like poor soil and drought. If we help them grown healthy crops and earn more income, we can reduce poverty and hunger on a large scale.”

Big Ag and the Small-Scale African Farmer

The Gates Foundation spends billions on agriculture programs. But are they actually helpin...

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

12/14/2019 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

West Africa's first large-scale wind farm starts generating power

The facility is located in the country of Senegal....

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Crop Diseases,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: knowmoregrowmore.com

Get Ahead of Tar Spot in 2020

The corn disease tar spot was back in abundance this season and may present even more of a...

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TOPIC(S): Gardening, Ag Australia/NZ,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: www.nzherald.co.nz

Gardening: Timely rainfall as planting season well under way

Stay vigilant with watering as plants and Christmas trees will dry out quickly....

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel,

How Ethanol Plant Shutdowns Deepen Pain For U.S. Corn Farmers

Some 13 ethanol plants have shut since November 2018, roughly 4.4% of the nation’s capac...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: agwired.com

Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress

Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, agricult...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk

Global sheep market to be tight again in 2020 - AHDB Beef & Lamb

Sheep numbers in New Zealand continue to contract with the number of ewes put to the ram b...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Lamb/Sheep,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: sheepusa.org

Future Meeting Dates

The Sheep Industry News is the association’s monthly publication covering diverse storie...

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

12/13/2019 SOURCE: theconversation.com

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers sti...

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Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Vegetables, Plant Breeding,

Here is some exciting new research - salt tolerance is crucial in continually improving plant breeding!

Bacteria, fungus combo can help crops fight salty conditions

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Big Ag and the Small-Scale African Farmer

West Africa's first large-scale wind farm starts generating power

Get Ahead of Tar Spot in 2020

Gardening: Timely rainfall as planting season well under way

How Ethanol Plant Shutdowns Deepen Pain For U.S. Corn Farmers

Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress

Global sheep market to be tight again in 2020 - AHDB Beef & Lamb

Future Meeting Dates

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Bacteria, fungus combo can help crops fight salty conditions

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