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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: AgriBusiness, Carbon Farming,

New Research Points to Ag Retail Challenges with Carbon Programs

Ag retail sits in a compelling place when it comes to participation in carbon sequestration programs.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Government / Policies, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/10/2021 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

Food is getting more expensive in the U.S., and it's not just due to Covid

Climate change, labor costs, transportation issues, Covid catalysts and other supply chain disruptions are wreaking havoc on the industry.

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TOPIC(S): Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, AgriBusiness, Animal Health,

08/25/2021 SOURCE: www.swineweb.com

Tyson Foods, Integrating the Five Domains Animal Welfare Framework Across Our Global Operations - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info

Our vision for animal welfare is simple: to be a leader in animal welfare through compassionate care based in sound science. Part of being a leader means an openness to creative thinking, innovation, and continuing to develop practices. We recently announced our evolving welfare approach and the integration of a new animal welfare framework across global operations, […]

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Regenerative Agriculture, AgriBusiness,

08/24/2021 SOURCE: www.thegrocer.co.uk

Regenerative agriculture: why PepsiCo, McDonald’s and Waitrose ...

Amid concerns over the UK's food security, nature-based farming is on the rise. Who's driving 'regen ag' and will it become the norm?

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, AgriBusiness, US EPA,

08/20/2021 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com

E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children

The agency will reverse a Trump-era decision to keep chlorpyrifos, one of the most common pesticides, in use.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, GMO's, AgriBusiness,

08/19/2021 SOURCE: www.foodpolitics.com

Who is responsible for public distrust of GMOs? Monsanto, anyone? - Food Politics by Marion Nestle

In my view, one of the strongest reasons for public distrust of GMOs is the behavior of the GMO industry, with the secretive, aggressive, corporate behavior of Monsanto as the most glaring example. I saw this myself. In the late 1990s, I was at a meeting of food industry executives, among them the CEOs or […]

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, AgriBusiness, Consumer/Retail,

08/12/2021 SOURCE: apnews.com

With chicken prices soaring, Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5B

With the price of chicken soaring, the third-largest poultry producer in the U.S. is being bought for $4.53 billion. Cargill and Continental Grain have formed a joint venture to acquire Sanderson Farms, paying $203 per share in cash for a company that last year processed more than 4.8 billion pounds of meat.

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

Tyson Foods to mandate vaccine for all frontline workers and corporate employees

In the last year, at least 132 meatpacking workers who belonged to the United Food and Commercial Workers have died after contracting Covid-19.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, Education U.S. MidWest, AgriBusiness,

08/02/2021 SOURCE: www.agweek.com

Off-target dicamba damage in 2021 may be the worst year yet in the Upper Midwest | Agweek

Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension Service weed specialist, says it appears off-target crop damage from dicamba applications in 2021 is widespread. He said victims’ soybean crops have sometimes recover with timely August rains, but lose productive growth.

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Topics: Herbicides, Pesticides, AgriBusiness,

Glyphosate ‘is not carcinogenic,’ concludes major study

When glyphosate was banned, producers of popular weed-killers had to reformulate, resulting in weak and often ineffective eco-friendly options. Now, there's a chance the old formulas could return.

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