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

Researchers show that native milkweed cultivars planted by the public can support monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens

Millions of people plant pollinator gardens to provide monarch butterflies with food along their annual migration from their overwintering sites in the highland forests of central Mexico to their summer breeding grounds in the United States and southern Canada. For the first time, University of Kentucky entomologists have studied how effectively native milkweed cultivars in small gardens are at attracting and supporting monarchs.

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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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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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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Ag Europe, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger,

Genetically modified soybean gains EU Commission approval

The European Commission authorised a genetically modified soybean for food and feed, but not cultivation, on Monday (28 September), paving the way for a full launch of the variety in the US and Canada in 2021.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global,

Oregon farmer baffles TikTokers who don’t know how agriculture works in the US - Sioux County Radio

Stay in-the-know with Sioux County Radio! We post local news online as it's happening. Check back to find the latest details about the stories that affect you.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition,

UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize

ROME (AP) — The United Nations' World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. From air-dropping...

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Equipment/Machinery, AgriBusiness,

Enjoy a few pages of Farm Journal, October 1949.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

Soybean oil-coated sand could be a green alternative to plastic mulch

In order to keep water from evaporating from the soil, farmers will often cover the ground around their crop plants with sheets of polyethylene plastic. There could soon be a more eco-friendly alternative, though, in the form of soybean oil-coated sand.

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