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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Water, Carbon Farming,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: showme.missouri.edu

New MU study examines variability of water, carbon in Missouri agriculture ecosystems and future impact on crops

In a world with unpredictable climate patterns, learning best practices for ensuring staple crops like corn and soybeans can adapt to changes in weather is paramount.

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TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: cals.ncsu.edu

4-H and FFA Frame a Life of Agricultural Education

Teaching children and adults to care for animals and grow crops provided an avenue to one woman’s dream job.

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TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: belltimescourier.com

South O’Brien FFA Competes in Farm Business Management Competition at State Convention

Brett Evans, Claire Wagner, Josie Brown, Lydia Flinders The State Farm Business Management team was just one of the many South O’Brien teams that were able to compete at the State FFA Leadership Co…

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Topics: Poultry, Ag Tech, Cellular Meat, Consumer/Retail,

Lab-Grown Chicken Can Now Be Sold in the U.S. But Good Luck Finding Some To Buy

California companies Upside Foods and GOOD Meat receive USDA approval for lab-grown meat; scaling up production is the next hurdle.

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US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat

Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. The Agriculture Department issued approvals Wednesday to California firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell the products, known as “lab-grown” or “cultivated” meat. The meat is grown in steel tanks, using cells that come from a living animal, a fertilized egg or a special bank of stored cells. The goal is to eliminate harm to animals and drastically reduce the environmental impacts of raising them. The meat will initially be sold only at upscale restaurants.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: www.foodformzansi.co.za

Didiza: Support beekeeping, honey industry

Minister Thoko Didiza called for increased support for the beekeeping industry in Africa, highlighting its potential to uplift rural communities and boost economies. She was a keynote speaker at th…

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TOPIC(S): Forestry,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: travel.mongabay.com

Pictures of rainforests

Pictures of rainforests: rainforests images taken by Rhett Ayers Butler

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Ag Africa,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: news.mongabay.com

For Tanzania’s traditional beekeepers, modern hives just don’t buzz

Tanzania is Africa’s second-biggest producer of honey, and to get it to the next level, the country’s government and aid agencies want beekeepers to adopt hanging-frame beehive designs to increase their production and income. But beekeepers have been reluctant to abandon their traditional hives made from hollow logs. What do they know that the technical […]

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: businessfightspoverty.org

Women Smallholders Will Drive Africa’s Transition to Regenerative Agriculture

An estimated 140 million people in Africa are facing acute food insecurity[1], yet, in Kenya alone, 50% of all productive soil is badly degraded. Worse still, because of record droughts, half of Kenya

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Carbon Farming,

06/22/2023 SOURCE: agfundernews.com

Just 1% of US farmers have signed carbon farming contracts, according to Purdue survey

So far, carbon farming markets have proven more beneficial to corporates trying to offset emissions than to the farmers themselves.

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