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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, USDA,

Iowa County Farmer Appointed to Cattlemen's Beef Board - Mid-West Farm Report

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced the appointment of 28 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion... Read More

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,

Upper Fox-Wolf farms network educates farmers, public about land conservation

10 farms in 8 Wisconsin counties are leading the way as members of the Upper Fox–Wolf River Basin Demonstration Farm Network.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

12/26/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

The plant-based meat industry has grown into a $20 billion business — but challenges remain

Demand for meat alternatives has grown and will continue to rise, but the industry still has hurdles to overcome in different parts of the world, analysts said.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Cotton, Agriculture US,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,

12/22/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Our 2020 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide | Civil Eats

We read, reviewed, and recommend more than two dozen food and farming books for your gift-giving pleasure.

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TOPIC(S): Herbicides, Agriculture US, Pesticides, Environment,

12/22/2020 SOURCE: beyondpesticides.org

Farmworkers and Conservationists Ask Court to Remove Monsanto's Roundup from the Market - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2020) Opening arguments and evidence were filed by a coalition of farmworkers, farmers, and conservationists last week in litigation challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) re-approval of glyphosate, best known as the active ingredient in Monsanto’s “Roundup” pesticides. The lawsuit charges that the Trump Administration unlawfully ignored cancer risks and ecological damage of glyphosate.  Represented by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), plaintiffs, including the Rural Coalition, Farmworker Association of Florida, Organización en California de Lideres Campesinas, and Beyond Pesticides, filed the federal lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in March. The groups seek to have the pesticide prohibited from use or sale because of its unlawful approval. “Farmworkers are on the frontlines of nearly every health and environmental crisis, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, and are particularly at risk of health impacts from pesticide spraying,” said Amy van Saun, senior attorney at CFS. “EPA failed these essential workers. It rejected evidence that glyphosate causes cancer and entirely failed to assess the main way people are exposed at work, through their skin.” Today’s filing includes volumes of evidence showing how EPA ignored glyphosate’s health risks, including cancer risks, to farmworkers and farmers exposed during spraying. The evidence filed […]

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