Agriculture US
TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

11/24/2020 SOURCE: stjosephpost.com

Farmers earn 12 cents of Thanksgiving food dollar

For every dollar Americans spend on Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn about 11.9 cents. The National Farmers Uni

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Fruit, Sustainability,

Check out this cranberry farm

2020 New England Leopold Conservation Award

Linda Rinta & The Rinta Family Farm West Wareham, Massachusetts Like Aldo Leopold, Linda Rinta sees herself as a “sand farmer.” She’s a berry farmer and beek...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Vegetables, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,

How an urban farmer in East St. Louis is advocating for food justice | The GroundTruth Project

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — On Monroe Avenue there are less than five homes. Vacant lots consume the beginning of the street, covered with tall grass that looks like it hasn’t been cut in years. Homes are positioned at the end and Kamina Loveless lives in the first one on the block.  The quiet is

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Vegetables, Urban Farming, Coronavirus/COVID,

How an urban farmer in East St. Louis is advocating for food justice | The GroundTruth Project

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — On Monroe Avenue there are less than five homes. Vacant lots consume the beginning of the street, covered with tall grass that looks like it hasn’t been cut in years. Homes are positioned at the end and Kamina Loveless lives in the first one on the block.  The quiet is

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,

After the Harvest: Farmers face an uncertain future despite bountiful harvests

For Minnesota farmers, it seems no good yield goes unpunished.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Climate Change,

There's racism in our food system, too. Here's how to combat it.

A few long, long overdue actions you can take right now.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Economics, Sustainability,

Second rice crop yields high | News Break

Harvesting their second crop of the year, local rice producers are finding good yields and fair weather conditions. Rice producers in Wharton, Jackson and nearby counties are in the process of harvesting their ratoon crop, which grows after the first crop is harvested. “It’s actually been a really good year...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research,

11/20/2020 SOURCE: bioengineer.org

Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led

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