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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Livestock/Meat, Ag Podcast US, Coronavirus/COVID,

Indiana Corn, Soybean Checkoffs Partner with Livestock to Benefit Agriculture - WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

When all the different components of a motor work properly, the truck moves down the road smoothly. So it is when Indiana’s corn and soybean farmers work with the state’s meat, dairy and poultry producers. That partnership was on display on Tuesday during the second day of the Indiana Corn and Soybean Forum. The Forum […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Trade (Commodities),

USSEC leader digs into shipping container data - Brownfield Ag News

The U.S. Soybean Export Council is looking into regional shipping container availability issues.  Shipping companies including Hapag-Lloyd have been sending empty containers back to Asia where there is a high demand to send consumer goods to the U.S. and Europe.  Jim Sutter tells Brownfield they are looking into how this is affecting soybean exporters. “We’re […]

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

11/24/2020 SOURCE: stjosephpost.com

Farmers earn 12 cents of Thanksgiving food dollar

For every dollar Americans spend on Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn about 11.9 cents. The National Farmers Uni

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Ag Innovation, Climate Change,

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Bezos Earth Fund donates $30 million to Salk Institute for innovative climate change research - Salk Institute for Biological Studies

The Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI) is an innovative, scalable and bold approach to fight climate change by optimizing a plant’s natural ability to capture and store carbon and adapt to diverse climate conditions.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Sustainability, Fertilizer, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Pothole farming: Conservative farming in drought-hit Zimbabwe

Instead of ploughing and sowing a large area, the “pfumvudza” method involves planting crops in small holes that trap rainwater.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Rice, Soybeans, Beef Cattle, Climate Change,

11/16/2020 SOURCE: me.mashable.com

The foods that do the most damage to our climate

The foods we eat and the ways we produce them damage our planet's climate.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Agriculture US, Ag Global Specialty Food,

11/12/2020 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

Demand for high-oleic soybeans still outpaces supply - Brownfield Ag News

A United Soybean Board leader says farmers with the right locations should consider growing high oleic soybeans next year. John Jansen is the board’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, and he says, “The demand is currently outpacing supply.” Jansen tells Brownfield he expects there will be between 600 and 700-thousand acres of high oleic soybeans […]

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