TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Poultry, Lamb/Sheep, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Cellular Meat, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

09/29/2020 SOURCE: uk.finance.yahoo.com

Tesco pledges to boost sales of plant-based meat alternatives by 300%

Demand for chilled, meat-free foods has risen by almost 50% over the past year, according to Tesco.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

A Bayer Crop Science article.

Farming through the COVID-19 pandemic – meet Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel

Learn how farmers like Cherilyn are balancing all of the changes to their everyday routine, both on and off the farm during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward | News Break

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D — Farmers with cattle in Iowa, South Dakota Minnesota and North Dakota increasingly are trying the “wide-row corn” — interseeded with crops and cover crops — to improve profits while helping the environment. And the concept is moving northward to Eddy County in central North Dakota, where...

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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields

The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, Tobacco, Ag Middle East,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.thenews.com.pk

Tobacco industry not doing enough for transition to reduced-risk alternatives

Islamabad : The tobacco industry is not phasing out cigarettes or transitioning smokers to reduced-risk alternatives quickly enough, states the first-ever Tobacco Transformation Index launched by...

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Ag Australia/NZ,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au

Safe-to-drink raw milk finds ready market

Made By Cow appeals to people's nostalgic instincts as much as their tastebuds, but there's nothing old-fashioned about the products.

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Young Farmers, Economics,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.wellingtondailynews.com

As large dairies absorb the milk market, small farms seek a niche

After high school, Calvin Nisly, of Partridge, Kan., wanted to wash his hands of the famil...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag South America, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.thehindubusinessline.com

China's buying spree revives export profits for agri traders

The Asian nation is also counting on more US soybeans since Brazil has run out, and on Ame...

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis - World

English News and Press Release on World and 10 other countries about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 15 Sep 2020 by FAO

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies,

09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.thenational.com.pg

Maru impressed with rice farming, pledge support for mill - The National

By GYNNIE KERO MORE than 70 families in Yangoru-Saussia, East Sepik are focusing on rice farming to generate income and as the staple food for their meals. MP Richard Maru …