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Impact of a second Dust Bowl would be felt worldwide

Catastrophic shock to US agriculture would deplete reserves, including those of other countries: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

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TOPIC(S): Coronavirus/COVID, Ag Labor, Commodity/Trade Groups,

03/10/2021 SOURCE: spectrumlocalnews.com

Farm Bureau Urges Workers Be Included in Vaccine

Vaccine eligibility has expanded in New York.

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Veg growers dump $150,000 worth of celery crops due to picker shortage

Growers in Victoria's Lindenow Valley have dumped crops due to a drastic shortage of seasonal workers caused by the COVID-19 travel bans.

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$38m worth of fruit and veg rotting

More than 50 Aussie farmers have been unable to get local and overseas workers to pick their produce due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

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Picking Robots Address Agriculture's Labor Shortage Challenge - Robotics Business Review

Companies continue to come to market with robotics solutions that seek to remedy the agric...

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Young Farmers, Ag Labor,

10/27/2020 SOURCE: www.lincolnnewsnow.com

UM agriculture workforce study lays groundwork for future of agriculture

The University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Agricultural Foundation published a ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Vegetables, Fruit, Ag Labor,

09/30/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Automated Harvest Is Coming. What Will it Mean for Farmworkers and Rural Communities? | Civil Eats

The pandemic is making robots in the field more appealing to farmers and investors. But ad...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Labor,

09/28/2020 SOURCE: www.duluthnewstribune.com

Finding help is 'greatest limiting factor' on the farm | Duluth News Tribune

Upper Midwest farmers and ranchers often face major challenges in obtaining enough farm help. Though the need is obvious, solutions are not. Agweek talked with three farm operators-- one each in North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota -- who have insights into, and experience with, this important issue.

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Comment: Why we need more women in agri-sector boardrooms

Comment: There is no reason why we can't see more women directors in the agri-sector....

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

05/29/2020 SOURCE: news.bloomberglaw.com

Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest

All of the roughly 200 employees on a produce farm in Tennessee tested positive for Covid-...

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Impact of a second Dust Bowl would be felt worldwide

Farm Bureau Urges Workers Be Included in Vaccine

Veg growers dump $150,000 worth of celery crops due to picker shortage

$38m worth of fruit and veg rotting

Picking Robots Address Agriculture's Labor Shortage Challenge - Robotics Business Review

UM agriculture workforce study lays groundwork for future of agriculture

Automated Harvest Is Coming. What Will it Mean for Farmworkers and Rural Communities? | Civil Eats

Finding help is 'greatest limiting factor' on the farm | Duluth News Tribune

Comment: Why we need more women in agri-sector boardrooms

Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest

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