Nancy Kavazanjian
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Focus on Farm Policy: The Food and Agriculture Platforms of the 2020 Presidential Candidates - Farm Foundation

Join us October 13, 2020 for a moderated panel discussion examining the farm policies and positions of the 2020 presidential campaigns.

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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
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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
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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.
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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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Nancy Kavazanjian
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In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal

A state official in Arkansas who's led a national effort to limit damage from a controvers...

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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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One year after a mass employee exodus, USDA's research arm remains half-staffed. New work has ground to a near halt.

A controversial relocation hollowed out USDA’s brain trust for food policy. This could s...

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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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Focus on Farm Policy: The Food and Agriculture Platforms of the 2020 Presidential Candidates - Farm Foundation

USDA moves to overhaul labelling to deter organic fraud

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

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

Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture

In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal

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

One year after a mass employee exodus, USDA's research arm remains half-staffed. New work has ground to a near halt.

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

Farming Industry Hopes Trade War Is Ebbing

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