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Topics: Economics, Ag Europe, Coronavirus/COVID,

How French farmers kept sales going during the Covid-19 lockdown

Despite closing weekly markets during the two-month lockdown, farmers in the French region of Hérault have succeeded in continuing or expanding direct sales to their customers through new channels.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Europe, Ag Africa,

Kenya skies Blackened with miles-long locust swarms after decades of anti-pesticide campaigns by the EU and UN  - The Westside Gazette

     The United Nations has long sought to control pesticide use, especially in developing nations, citing harm to people and the environment and calling “efforts to ban and appropriately regulate the use of pesticides are a necessary step in the right direction” in a 2017 report. [...]

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.