Agriculture US
TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Agriculture US,

12/14/2020 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

Shearers top Pennsylvania soybean contest

Mike and Bob Shearer had a winning yield of 100.69 bushels an acre.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Climate Change,

12/14/2020 SOURCE: thecorrespondent.com

The future of agriculture lies in the past

Accelerated climate change forces agriculture to reinvent itself. For the solution, we must listen to cultures around the world who have dealt with difficult agricultural conditions for thousands of years, says the famous writer and researcher Charles C Mann.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, AgriBusiness,

Journalist Creates Agriculture Career and Maintains Farm - FarmHer

Sara Wyant is a key figure in agriculture that many look up to. Not only has she built Agri-Pulse, but she has blazed a trail for other FarmHers.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Vegan,

I bit of entertainment.

Chipotle Names Vegan Burrito After Miley Cyrus

While the pop star is no longer vegan, the “Guac Is Extra but So Is Miley Burrito” is.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, USDA,

UPDATE 2-Soy supplies seen tighter due to processor demand, dry weather -USDA

U.S. soybean supplies will be smaller than previously forecast due to rising demand from domestic processors, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Population,

Team IDs differences in gene-related activity between ancient, modern

Nebraska's Jinliang Yang and colleagues have shown how activating and deactivating genes, rather than swapping them out or rewriting them, may have directed the evolution of modern-day corn.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change, Weather,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: www.publicnewsservice.org

Agriculture Steps Up to Meet Climate Change

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With farms and ranches on the front lines of climate change, organizations have come together to launch the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. Megan Baskerville, agriculture program director for The Nature Conservancy in Illinois, said farmers here already are seeing more frequent rains in the spring and longer dry spells in the summer. ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: grist.org

A Netflix doc wants to fix our food system with capitalism. 'Gather' argues that’s how it broke.

Two new films about tending the earth offer very different world views.

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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.