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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Organic, Beef Cattle, USDA,

USDA moves to overhaul labelling to deter organic fraud

After multiple cases of organic food fraud eroded consumer confidence, the USDA moves to strengthen its oversight of organic production.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, USDA, Ranching,

Wildfire ravaged this rancher's cattle and maybe his family legacy. He blames politics

The North Complex fire killed this rancher's herd of cattle, and five generations of a family legacy. He blames forest management, climate change and the politics of division.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,

Trump Farm Aid Dollars Meant for Wisconsin End up in Ag Secretary’s Region

A report by the Government Accountability Office shows how America’s Dairyland is subsidizing large Southern producers.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture

While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Insects, Research, USDA, World Population,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: news.cornell.edu

USDA grants to fund studies of plant viruses, insecticides | Cornell Chronicle

Two Cornell research teams, studying crop viruses and insecticides’ physiological effects on insects, have received grants totaling nearly $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ethanol/Biofuel, USDA,

when cooler heads prevail

White House drops plan to bail out oil refiners denied biofuel waivers – sources

The White House has dropped a plan to provide funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to oil refiners that are denied exemptions from the nation’s biofuel regulations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities), USDA,

09/21/2020 SOURCE: www.arkansasbusiness.com

Farming Industry Hopes Trade War Is Ebbing

Cautious optimism comes after moves made to normalize trade relations with China.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, USDA,

Farm aid tilts to Southern states, led by Georgia, GAO study finds

The findings by the nonpartisan watchdog agency supported some of the criticisms leveled at the White House and President Donald Trump by Democrats and advocacy groups.

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