Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US,

Winners of the 2020 WI Soybean Contest are Announced - Cool Bean

The 1st place winner in Division 4, Midthun Bros of Arlington, grew Asgrow AG20X9 and harvested 105.18 bu/a. Midthun Bros also won the 100 Bushel Award. In second place, Digman Ridge Farms of Mount Hope grew Pioneer P28A42X and harvested 98.29 bu/a. In Division 3, Thelen Sand & Gravel harvested 90.22 bu/a with Pioneer P24A80X […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Food/Nutrition, Consumer/Retail,

01/22/2021 SOURCE: www.fooddive.com

Organic produce sales growth tops 14% in 2020

The pandemic has helped push double-digit increases, but challenges loom for the category, from unsteady consumer income to uncertain supply chains.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Economics, Ag Innovation,

New generation of Wisconsin dairy farmers look for a future that keeps them on the land, following their passion

They're questioning whether they should keep going when the next round of hard times, which\u00a0never seems far away, could force them out of business.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Ethanol/Biofuel,

01/22/2021 SOURCE: www.desmoinesregister.com

Iowa's ethanol production falls by 500 million gallon as Americans drive less due to COVID-19

With Americans driving less and using less fuel due to the coronavirus, Iowa ethanol production fell 12% in 2020 from 2019.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, USDA,

USDA projects lowest Nebraska winter wheat crop on-record

The United States Department of Agriculture Winter Wheat Seedings report shows a record-low number of acres planted to wheat in Nebraska. The January 12 report estimated the seeded area for 2021 at 810,000 acres in Nebraska. The estimate is down from last year’s seeded area of 900,000. If the figure is realized, it would be [...]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

01/22/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Shea is acting chief of USDA; Biden freezes regulations

Kevin Shea became acting agriculture secretary with the arrival of the Biden administration on Wednesday, said a USDA spokesperson amid the appointment of several new officials.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

01/19/2021 SOURCE: 247wallst.com

These People Own the Most Land in America

Spanning over 3.5 million square miles, the United States is the third largest country in the world by landmass, trailing only China and Russia. While over a quarter of all land in the United States is owned by the federal government — here is a look at how much land the government owns in every […]

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Agronomy,

01/19/2021 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

Degraded Soil Costs Corn Farmers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year: Study

Massive monocrop farming of corn, in the United States, brings with it a whole host of push-and-pull requirements. This style of agriculture drains the soil of nutrients, making it incapable of high-yield production. To make up for that, farmers have to drench the soils in fertilizer. A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder ran models to get a sense of what the economic costs of this system are and found they are quite staggering. A key problem with trying to figure out exactly how degraded soils are, at least in the US and some other countries

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Biotech,

01/19/2021 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

10 Myths About GMOs - Alliance for Science

[Download this page as a PDF] [En Español: 10 mitos sobre los OGMs] GMO stands for “genetically modified organism.” It most commonly refers to organisms—often plants—that have been modified to achieve desired traits, like drought-tolerance and pest-resistance, using recombinant DNA techniques or genetic engineering (GE). It’s a misleading term, since we’ve been modifying the […]

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Food Security/Shortage,

Smithfield Foods and Feed More Unveil New Tractor-Trailer to Expand Distribution in Rural Counties in Central Virginia

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Winners of the 2020 WI Soybean Contest are Announced - Cool Bean

Organic produce sales growth tops 14% in 2020

New generation of Wisconsin dairy farmers look for a future that keeps them on the land, following their passion

Iowa's ethanol production falls by 500 million gallon as Americans drive less due to COVID-19

USDA projects lowest Nebraska winter wheat crop on-record

Shea is acting chief of USDA; Biden freezes regulations

These People Own the Most Land in America

Degraded Soil Costs Corn Farmers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year: Study

10 Myths About GMOs - Alliance for Science

Smithfield Foods and Feed More Unveil New Tractor-Trailer to Expand Distribution in Rural Counties in Central Virginia

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