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06/28/2021 SOURCE: www.fastcompany.com

How palm oil became the world’s most used—and most hated—fat

Farming the date palm results in deforestation and atrocious labor conditions. But it’s also a cheap and easy source of biofuels and a replacement for trans fats. The question is now: boycott or reform?

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Topics: Food/Nutrition, USDA, Food Security/Shortage,

USDA focuses on cost of healthy meals amid food stamp benefits revamp

The US Department of Agriculture is highlighting the difficulty food stamp recipients have...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Precision AG , Commodities, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Commodity/Trade Groups,

Texas wheat production average despite challenges | AgriLife Today

The Texas wheat grain crop faced a number of challenges this season but the overall expectation is that acres will produce average yields.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Economics, Food/Nutrition,

Walla Walla sweet onion harvesting has begun

The Walla Walla sweet onion harvest has arrived. Walla Walla sweet onion farmers saw an ea...

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Pollinators, Education,

Microbe protects honey bees from fungal infections

IU researchers have identified a microbe that inhibits fungal growth in honey bees, which pollinate crucial crops.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, World Hunger, Urban Farming, Ag Middle East,

Life … initiative by man from Sweida to invest his house roof in agriculture for self-sufficiency

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TOPIC(S): Organic, Food/Nutrition,

06/20/2021 SOURCE: www.smh.com.au

How anti-vaxxers are weaponising pregnant women’s fears

Anti-vaccination activists are launching co-ordinated social media attacks to plant seeds of doubt that risk leading some mums-to-be and new mothers to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Crop Consultant, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa,

Kenyans’ lack of a taste for coffee now boils over

A coffee drinking culture hardly exists, with many Kenyans going for the lowest quality bean – instant coffee - or preferring tea.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Food Security/Shortage,

To Reverse Food Insecurity Build a Climate Resilient Agricultural Sector

The continued increase in food insecurity is making it clear that our current food systems are not resilient. How can we reverse these worrisome trends?

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

Food crisis: FG, states review agric policies, programmes - Punch Newspapers

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