TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

12/08/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating...

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Topics: Agriculture US, Coronavirus/COVID,

A great read!

At tiny rural hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family

MEMPHIS, Mo. (AP) — As Dr. Shane Wilson makes the rounds at the tiny, 25-bed hospital in...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition,

UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize

ROME (AP) — The United Nations' World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. From air-dropping...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Water, Climate Change,

US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The white rings that wrap around two massive lakes in the U.S. ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit,

10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept pl...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Insects, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

04/10/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

"Millions of already vulnerable people are at risk. And as they gather to try to combat the locusts, often in vain, they risk spreading the virus — a topic that comes a distant second for many in rural areas."

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, pa...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability,

Mexico: Monarch butterflies drop 53% in wintering area

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter rest...

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, AgriBusiness,

03/04/2020 SOURCE: apnews.com

Maryland Senate votes to ban pesticide chlorpyrifos

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has voted to ban a pesticide that has been fou...

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Climate Change,

10/27/2019 SOURCE: apnews.com

Environmentalists propose Mainers farm quahogs to beat pests

GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — Few things are as embedded in Maine's culture — or its mud �...

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TOPIC(S): Environment, Climate Change,

10/17/2019 SOURCE: www.apnews.com

Dominion planning large wind farm off Virginia coast

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy announced plans Thursday to seek approval to build ...

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