Agriculture US
TOPIC(S): Markets/Pricing, Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, Trade (Commodities), Coronavirus/COVID,

11/12/2020 SOURCE: www.desmoinesregister.com

'We're fighting for a way of life': Pandemic causes Iowa cattle farmers to lose money while consumers pay more

The spread between prices for cattle producers and packers exploded as the pandemic spread, while meat vanished from stores, sparking calls for change.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Sustainability, USDA,

New funding for western states to help with water management

WaterSMART Initiative | NRCS

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Agriculture US, Ag Global Specialty Food,

11/12/2020 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

Demand for high-oleic soybeans still outpaces supply - Brownfield Ag News

A United Soybean Board leader says farmers with the right locations should consider growing high oleic soybeans next year. John Jansen is the board’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, and he says, “The demand is currently outpacing supply.” Jansen tells Brownfield he expects there will be between 600 and 700-thousand acres of high oleic soybeans […]

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Young Farmers, Education,

The need for agriculture teachers continues to grow

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Teach Ag Campaign has been trying for the last several years to increase the number of agriculture teachers in the country.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Pest Control, Research, World Population, Pollinators,

Over 500 'murder hornets' found in first Wash. state nest

BLAINE, Wash. - More than 500 "murder hornets" in various stages of development were found lurking inside the first Asian giant hornet nest ever discovered in the U. S. , state agriculture officials said Tuesday. The nest, which was found in an alder tree near the Canadian border in northwest Washington state after months of sleuthing by state entomologists, was eventually cut open after hornets were vacuumed up and the tree was removed, said Karla Salp of the state Department of Agriculture.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soybeans, Herbicides, Agriculture US, Environment, AgriBusiness,

Will the regulations around agricultural pesticides evolve under a new administration?

Soybean and cotton growers sue EPA over Dicamba use restrictions

The American Soybean Association and the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency registration of the herbicide dicamba. The product is used for “over-the-top” applications on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide. A Feedstuffs magazine report says the recent decision by the EPA gives growers five [...]

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