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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Recycling, Sustainability, Research, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics - UConn Today

How shellfish like mussels and oysters can play a role in filtering the harmful microplastics that end up back in our environment.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Education U.S. SouthWest, Ag Podcast US, Economics, Coronavirus/COVID, Weather,

The Winter Storm Decimated Local Farms. Here's How Some Farmers Are Trying To Get By.

Lee esta historia en español. Shawn Fagan stokes a slow-burning fire just beyond the edge of his vegetable farm in Kyle. Usually, the pile is filled with

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Weather, Commodity/Trade Groups,

03/12/2021 SOURCE: www.coloradopolitics.com

Colorado Farm Bureau sets up blizzard portal for farmers, ranchers

The Colorado Farm Bureau on Thursday said it's preparing for the coming blizzard by setting up a way to field requests for help from the state's farmers and ranchers.

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, USDA, Government / Policies, Weather,

03/12/2021 SOURCE: www.dallasnews.com

‘We’re going to lose everything:’ Texas egg farm still waiting on federal aid after winter storm

After the snow storm hit Texas last month, Sam Miller and his family thought they managed to get through the worst of it unscathed. Their family egg farm...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Jobs, Economics, USDA, Government / Policies, Weather,

Post-USDA, Northey eyes consulting on climate, water quality, conservation - Iowa Capital Dispatch

Former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey’s new job could involve consulting on climate change, water quality, and conservation.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Climate Change, Weather,

03/09/2021 SOURCE: msutoday.msu.edu

Adaptation, not irrigation recommended for Midwest corn farmers

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Climate Change, Weather,

NASA Data Powers New USDA Soil Moisture Portal

Farmers, researchers, meteorologists and others now have access to high-resolution NASA data on soil moisture, thanks to a new tool developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in collaboration with NASA and George Mason University.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Irrigation, Water, Economics, Ag India, Ag Innovation, Weather,

Central Research Institute for Dryland Agricultureboosts lives of Indian farmers

Rains continue to be the main source of water for irrigation for a chunk of the country’...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Almonds, Weather,

Investments in California’s water may help lower costs during drought

Some California farmers are hopeful opened economic options will help balance high water prices during the summer, while extreme weather and droughts continue.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

Drought Risk to the Agriculture Sector

Farmer losses from extreme drought represent an economically relevant share of crop production values, and may increase in coming decades as global temperatures rise.

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