Agriculture US
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
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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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, USDA,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: www.cnn.com

Biden expected to nominate Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary later this week

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Tom Vilsack to lead the Department of Agriculture, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Agriculture US, Milling, Safety (Farm/Production),

Sad event. Please be caredul out there, especially by grain bins

Body of Didion Milling employee recovered from grain silo at Cambria plant

The body of a Didion Milling employee was recovered from a grain silo Tuesday.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities), Commodity/Trade Groups,

USGC 2020/2021 Corn Harvest Quality Report: Higher Average Test Weight, Lower Moisture And Damage - U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL

DEVELOPING MARKETS. 
ENABLING TRADE. IMPROVING LIVES.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

12/08/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating...

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