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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage,

No-till saved their farm

Frustrated by back-to-back years of drought, Alan Johnson bucked a trend 40 years ago and tried his hand at no-till. It made all the difference.

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Topics: USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change,
TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, GMO's, Research, Ag Asia / Pacific,

02/09/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

China finds illegal work on genetically modified corn, cotton seed

BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday it had found eight companies and research institutes that illegally produced or carried out research on genetically modified (GM) seeds. The companies included two seed marketing companies in northeast Liaoning province and two corn breeders in northwest Xinjiang province who were producing GM corn seed. The ministry said seeds were confiscated and the companies fined. China does not permit the production or planting of GM corn.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Regenerative Agriculture, Ranching,
TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities),

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

White House reviewing ‘phase one’ agreement with China

China bought a mammoth 5.85 million tonnes of American-grown corn last week.

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

01/29/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Biden regulatory freeze halts USDA pandemic payments

As part of a government-wide regulatory freeze, the Biden administration has suspended payments while it reviews the $3 billion in pandemic aid to agricultural producers.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Ag Global Specialty Food, Trade (Commodities),

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Iraq intends to buy a month's supply of rice abroad next week

BAGHDAD, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's trade ministry said on Wednesday it intended to procure rice from international suppliers next week after receiving funds to purchase one month's supply.Iraq's state grains buyer issued an international tender to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of rice, European traders had said earlier.Iraq said on Tuesday it had ended its local purchasing season for 2020-2021 at around 260,000 tonnes, which is sufficient to cover around two months of consumption.(Reporting by Moayad Kenany; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.