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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

Meat Plant Closures Mean Pigs Are Gassed or Shot Instead

Coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants have created a backlog of animals ready for sl...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

05/14/2020 SOURCE: news.bloomberglaw.com

Thousands of Pigs Are Rotting in Compost as U.S. Faces Shortages

There is perhaps no more dramatic an example of the destruction plaguing America’s food ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Sustainability,

Soil Health Specialists, Farmers Provide Do's, Don'ts on Soil Compaction, Spring Fieldwork

Take time to assess torn-up fields before turning to deep tillage....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage,

Burt County Couple Receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Ed and Leta Olson of Craig have been selected for the 2020 Nebraska Leopold Conservation A...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,

05/13/2020 SOURCE: www.rollcall.com

"To counteract agriculture’s contribution to climate change, environmentally minded farmers are changing the way they work. They are planting “cover crops,” such as ryegrass, crimson clover, oil-seed radishes and cereal rye, which prevent soil depletion when cash crops are out of rotation."

Farmers are coming around on climate change - Roll Call

More and more farmers say they want to join the fight against climate change rather than r...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Beef Cattle, Coronavirus/COVID,

05/13/2020 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

K-State offers resources to help Kansas through pandemic

K-State researchers are offering specialized help to livestock producers and processors....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Climate Change,

Study Finds Reductions in Ground Ozone, Air Pollution Could Increase Crop Yield

In California’s Central Valley, farmers do not generally endorse government regulations....

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Potatoes, Coronavirus/COVID,

Farmers trade potatoes to Woodinville for toiletries

A half dozen people headed to an Othello farm with pickups and trailers and came back to W...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US,

Young Man Plays Basketball On A Farm In Awesome Viral Video

In a video tweeted by ESPN, a guy can be seen playing basketball on a farm, and he used di...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

As hunger grows in Connecticut, there's a push in Washington to expand food stamps

There’s no guarantee, however, that food stamps will be available to all those in Connec...

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Meat Plant Closures Mean Pigs Are Gassed or Shot Instead

Thousands of Pigs Are Rotting in Compost as U.S. Faces Shortages

Soil Health Specialists, Farmers Provide Do's, Don'ts on Soil Compaction, Spring Fieldwork

Burt County Couple Receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Farmers are coming around on climate change - Roll Call

K-State offers resources to help Kansas through pandemic

Study Finds Reductions in Ground Ozone, Air Pollution Could Increase Crop Yield

Farmers trade potatoes to Woodinville for toiletries

Young Man Plays Basketball On A Farm In Awesome Viral Video

As hunger grows in Connecticut, there's a push in Washington to expand food stamps

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