John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Lamb/Sheep, Economics, Ag Europe, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Agrophotovoltaic News -- Bifacial Panels In Germany, Grazing Sheep In Austria

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Ag Europe, Vertical Farming,

Ÿnsect raises $372 million for “the first carbon negative and largest vertical farm in the world”

Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has extended its Series C funding to $37

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Pesticides, Cover Crops, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

'Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution': New Paper

A white paper out Friday declares that "there is hope right beneath our feet" to address the climate crisis as it touts regenerative agriculture as a "win-win-win" solution to tackling runaway carbon

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, AgriBusiness, Coronavirus/COVID,

Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses

Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacke...

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

09/30/2020 SOURCE: www.biomin.net

Successfully Eliminate Tail Biting in Pigs to Improve Herd Performance

Across the world, each pig farm differs in its approach to tail docking. There are some units with consistent success in keeping pigs with long tails. Others are keen to continue docking to reduce problems with tail biting. Legislation was passed in 1994 banning tail docking in Europe. Increasing enforcement of the legislation means adopting new strategies to ensure compliance. Summary of remarks made by Nicole Kemper Prof. Dr. med. Vet., Director of the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, Veterinary University of Hannover, Germany.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Pest Control, Education,

This is an excellent article on the current and historic situation with feral hogs.

Skyrocketing number of feral hogs in US has become ‘pig bomb,’ experts say

The illegal transportation of wild pigs on the “underground wild pig railroad” has caused a massive explosion in population for the animals in a term Zoologist John “Jack” Mayer has coined a “pig bomb.”

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

The Farm System Reform Act has won broad support from this diverse coalition of organizations — including advocates for workers’ rights, faith-based initiatives, animal welfare, environmental

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, World Population, Ag North America,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: www.energeticcity.ca

Local abattoirs, essential to beef up local meat, can't keep up. So why aren't there more?

Eventually, most B.C. livestock is slaughtered into meat — but where? It’s a question...

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TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Livestock/Meat, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu

Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

Range cattle spend most of their time grazing, ruminating, resting and watering.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment,

09/21/2020 SOURCE: sfntoday.com

Animal Agriculture as a Solution

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Agrophotovoltaic News -- Bifacial Panels In Germany, Grazing Sheep In Austria

Ÿnsect raises $372 million for “the first carbon negative and largest vertical farm in the world”

'Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution': New Paper

Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses

Successfully Eliminate Tail Biting in Pigs to Improve Herd Performance

Skyrocketing number of feral hogs in US has become ‘pig bomb,’ experts say

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

Local abattoirs, essential to beef up local meat, can't keep up. So why aren't there more?

Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

Animal Agriculture as a Solution

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