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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, USDA,

USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Tech, Biotech,

09/10/2020 SOURCE: www.feednavigator.com

Non-GMO advocates hail 'first open source detection test' for a gene-edited GM crop

The first-ever public detection method for a gene-edited crop has been successfully developed and published, according to a group of non-governmental organizations, non-GMO food associations and a food retailer behind the development.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities), Climate Change,

Climate change poses “serious emerging risks to the U.S. financial system,” according to a new report from the CFTC

CFTC report: Climate change poses serious risk to financial system

“Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” the CFTC task force said in its report.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change,

09/09/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Iowa Farmers Face Climate-Fueled Destruction, While the Industry Says it's 'Just Weather' | Civil Eats

Flooding, drought, and a derecho storm have recently upended Iowa’s farms, but the Iowa Farm Bureau and the USDA are actively pushing back on the climate narrative.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, USDA, Ranching,

09/09/2020 SOURCE: www.coloradopolitics.com

Farm Bureau calls Trump administration's grazing rule 'unworkable'

The Colorado Farm Bureau is calling the Trump administration's emergency haying and grazing rules unworkable and called for "swift changes."

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Plant Breeding,

Lack Of Plant Breeding Programs Could Further Impact Food Security

The coronavirus has already brought gaps to food security to the forefront during the pandemic.

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

09/08/2020 SOURCE: www.politico.com

Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster

Agricultural counties across the U.S. face high rates of Covid-19, a POLITICO analysis reveals.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Minnesota nonprofits plead for more help as hunger crisis surges

More are needing help, especially after the extra unemployment aid ended.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

09/07/2020 SOURCE: www.aspentimes.com

Local ranchers face backlog of cattle due to coronavirus. Now comes the drought.

Ranchers were left with a backlog of cattle earlier this year when meatpacking plants had to close or slow production due to COVID-19 outbreaks among employees and public health

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Tobacco, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

09/07/2020 SOURCE: horizon-magazine.eu

We can programme plants to grow biomolecules. Is farming the future

On the southern outskirts of the city of Owensboro in Kentucky, US, there is a square, nondescript building. Inside, rows and rows of small plants are growing under artificial lights. This is a new

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