09/28/2022 SOURCE: worldnationnews.com
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,
Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming
The techniques are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet, but it is unclear whether more widespread deployment of such methods can truly reverse the effects of climate change.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Tobacco, USDA, Ag Tech, Government / Policies,
Additional $502 million expands rural high-speed internet
The funding through USDA's ReConnect Program provides loans and grants for projects in 20 states
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Topics: Agriculture US, GMO's, Research, USDA, Ag Tech, Tomato,
A new, genetically modified purple tomato may hit the grocery market stands | CNN
It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There's just one catch: It's purple.
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09/15/2022 SOURCE: www.usda.gov
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will invest up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities; projects from the second funding pool to be announced later this year
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity, with projects from the second funding pool to be announced later this year.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment in Partnerships for 70 Climate-Smart Commodities and Rural Projects
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09/13/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding and watering. Up to twice a week, you manually spray your field, sometimes with limited equipment, or hire someone to do it, spending much […]
Why a new potato variety could be a game-changed for farmers in East Africa - Alliance for Science
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09/13/2022 SOURCE: www.cottongrower.com
USDA’s WASDE report for September 2022 shows slightly higher anticipated numbers for U.S. and global production and ending stocks, while export numbers are mixed, and world consumption is down.
Cotton Highlights from September WASDE Report
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09/13/2022 SOURCE: www.wired.com
For decades, the EU has had some of the tightest restrictions on genetically altered agriculture. That could be about to change.
Europe’s Drought Might Force Acceptance of Gene-Edited Crops
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09/13/2022 SOURCE: www.canarymedia.com
The new climate law will direct big bucks toward regenerative farming practices. But is that good climate policy?
What exactly is 'climate-smart agriculture'?
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Trade (Commodities), USDA,
The Export Sales Data Snafu
On August 25, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service released its weekly Export Sales Report using a new reporting system. Based on some implausible values in this report, regular users of…
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