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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, World Population,

”Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people globally are overweight or obese, more than 600 million people fall ill due to unsafe food each year and one in nine people in the world are undernourished. In parallel to issues around malnutrition and safety, one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted.”

How to transform food systems and leave fewer people hungry

Food systems aren’t meeting global needs. Consumers and Farmers can change this together.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Water, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

Researchers get closer to the goal of flood-proof crops

Engineered enzymes could allow plants to tolerate low-oxygen conditions

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

10/15/2020 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

Consumer support of farmers grows as a result of COVID-19 challenges, new study shows

/PRNewswire/ -- A recent Cargill study found a majority of consumers stand ready to rally around farmers in support of their efforts to put food on tables...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, World Hunger, World Population,

10/15/2020 SOURCE: www.firstpost.com

Hunger is a weapon of war but the World Food Programme can't build peace on its own- Technology News, Firstpost

Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for many years, but the issue has recently risen to prominence because of the increased risk of mass starvation in today’s conflicts.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Study highlights flaws in global disease mapping

A UWA study has shown that maps routinely produced to track the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 are flawed.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Ag United Kingdom, World Population,

Root and yield-boosting seed treatment gains UK approval for spring wheat - Agriland.co.uk

UK spring wheat growers have a new seed treatment option for this season’s plantings, with news that Vibrance Duo has gained UK approval.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Beekeeping, Economics, Sustainability, Pollinators,

Bee neighborly — sharing bees helps more farmers

Benefits of cost-sharing the conservation of wild bee habitats with farmers can help overcome the tragedy of the commons

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Ag Tech, Coronavirus/COVID,

10/13/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Agtech’s Moment To Shine

Agriculture and innovation reaches new heights, in part fueled by Covid AppHarvest’s impending IPO is a good sign not only for the agtech sector, but for the growing number of women entrepreneurs in this space Agtech, the marriage of agriculture and technology, recently hit headlines with word of...

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Biotech,

10/11/2020 SOURCE: www.salon.com

CRISPR researchers, awarded the Nobel Prize, say the technology could defeat coronavirus

The Nobel Prize was given to scientists who discovered a tool that helps us precisely alter DNA

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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.