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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Organic, Economics, Ag Europe,

EU wants to slash pesticide use by 50% and boost organic farming

Amid coronavirus economic concerns, the European Commission is moving forward with its pla...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Hobby Farming, Economics, Gardening, Urban Farming,

Three entrepreneurs who grew a second career from their love of gardening

One 80-year-old retiree left the oil and gas industry, and now has an 11-acre flower farm....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Herbicides, Pesticides, Forestry, Jobs, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

Smallholder farmers: If you want to save forests, pay more for sustainable rubber

Smallholders make up the bulk of global rubber production. Encouraging them to produce the...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID,

Will Indonesia's new rice plan be a repeat of an epic past failure?

The earlier mega rice project left behind an abandoned wasteland of drained and degraded ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Economics, Government / Policies,

EWG Statement on USDA Rule for the Coronavirus Food Protection Program

Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $19 billion COVID-19 farm and food re...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Ag Podcast US, Economics, Potatoes,

Maine Potato Farmers Face Uncertain Times In What Is Already An Uncertain Business

About 60 percent of the potatoes produced in Maine and around the country are grown to sup...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Ag Podcast US, Fruit, Economics,

California Citrus Forecast Unchanged, Just Below Last Season | AgNet West

The United States Department of Agriculture's California citrus numbers remain unchanged f...

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

https://hallmarknews.com/lockdown-over-5000-tonnes-of-cocoa-beans-stuck-in-nigeria/

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sugarcane, Jobs, Economics, Ag India,

No workers to harvest, farmer destroys sugarcane crop | Mysuru News - Times of India

MYSURU: Unable to find workers to harvest the crop, a farmer destroyed sugarcane on his fi...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Economics,

Fire burns about 434 acres east of Lumberton in Rio Arriba County

LUMBERTON, N.M. (KRQE)- A human-caused fire is burning off of Highway 64 east of Lumberton...

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