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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Sustainability,

02/28/2023 SOURCE: www.just-style.com

Cotton Connect Impact Report: improvements in sustainability and farmer profits

The report assesses how the social enterprise’s programmes are supporting farmer in creating sustainable supply chains.

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TOPIC(S): Tobacco, Weather,

02/28/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

Walloped by hurricane, Cuba's tobacco sector struggles to its feet

Cuban farmer Maritza Carpio, 62, is optimistic.As Cuba battles its worst economic crisis i...

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

02/28/2023 SOURCE: www.publicnewsservice.org

U.S. Carbon Farming Takes Root, but Do Economics Add Up?

By Carey L. Biron for Context.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration The owner of Deep Roots Farm in rural Maryland and her workers finished the fall harvest last month, but some of their most vital plantings are still in the ground - and growing fast. Four species of cover crops - plants such as winter rye and hairy vetch, later removed in the spring - are key to soil resuscitation efforts underway at Deep Roots, 53 acres of rolling hills that used to be part of a tobacco farm. ...

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Topics: Soybeans, Soil Health, Food/Nutrition,

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Amy Myers MD® | Physician-Formulated Health Supplements

Amy Myers, MD®. Empowering people around the world take back their health using a pioneering approach to Functional Medicine.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

The New Era of Biofuels Raises Environmental Concerns

To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Cotton, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Genes /Genetics, Ag Middle East,

Pink Bollworm-Resistant GM Cotton Gets Nod for Field Trials in Hisar, Haryana

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved confined field trials for Pink Bollworm-resistant GM cotton in Hisar, Haryana, just months after approving new field trials for a variety of genetically modified crops, including mustard, potatoes, and rubber in the nation for the first time in 16 years.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,

02/27/2023 SOURCE: lufkindailynews.com

4-H, FFA students compete in Shoot Out in the Pines

One hundred 4-H and FFA students from around the state took part Saturday in the first Shoot Out in the Pines.

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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

N Korea holds meeting on farming amid fears of food shortages

Rare meeting dedicated to agriculture comes amid outside assessments of a food crisis in North Korea.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Weeds, Cover Crops, Research,

WiscWeeds.info - How we believe cereal rye cover crop suppresses waterhemp

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Austria: 24.5 MW floating PV plant completed

Ecowind, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has completed a 24.5 MW floating solar farm in Grafenwörth, Lower Austria, together with utility EVN.

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