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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Economics, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Education,

Lettuce losses could cause shortage across U.S. | AgriLife Today

Lettuce crop losses could affect availability and prices at Texas grocery stores and restaurants highlighting supply chain fragility.

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID, Consumer/Retail,

11/13/2020 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

Concerns about red meat demand as COVID looms over holidays - Brownfield Ag News

The president of Global Commodity Analytics says the spike in COVID-19 cases could not come at a worse time for livestock producers. Mike Zuzolo tells Brownfield that’s because the holidays are right around the corner. “(We’re) Heading into some of the key meat featuring and seasonals that we rely upon to consume a lot of […]

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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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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Opinion: Food is the staff of life, so open a farm cafe - Farmers Weekly

If you had to write a list of things not to do in 2020 then “open a new cafe-restaurant” might well be on it. Unfortunately for us, a decision was made

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.ipsnews.net

The Covid Pandemic: Broadening the Discourse

SARS-CoV-2, the corona virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading exponentially across the world over the last ten or so months. As of November 6th, according to the Center for Systems Science at

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Topics: Government / Policies, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,

Fewer than 90 active coronavirus cases in Australia

There are 89 active coronavirus cases in Australia, with NSW making up almost half of the total despite another day without any locally acquired cases.

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Topics: Rice, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Weather,

A catastrophe avoided

Unprecedented adoption of agricultural technologies wards off negative impacts of COVID-19 in northwestern India.

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