11/08/2022 SOURCE: www.npr.org
Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations, including Mars, PepsiCo and McDonald's, are making regenerative agriculture commitments.
Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains
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11/08/2022 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com
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11/08/2022 SOURCE: civileats.com
Our new investigation found significant sources of 'forever chemicals' on farmland and in communities.
New Evidence Shows Pesticides Contain PFAS, and the Scale of Contamination Is Unknown
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11/08/2022 SOURCE: stlrecord.com
Officials of Monsanto and their attorneys decided to pay off a St. Louis plaintiff, a professional landscaper who sued them claiming their weed killer QuikPRO caused him to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
Monsanto settles with plaintiff claiming cancer from QuikPRO in St. Louis trial | St. Louis Record
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Topics: Tobacco,
The Rise of Arturo Fuente's Cigar Dynasty - Maxim
A new book follows the cigar brand from humble beginnings to global powerhouse.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food, Consumer/Retail,
An informative overview of research conducted on dietary habits, including Gluten-Free.
Recent Increase in Adoption of Specific Dietary Habits will Push Gluten-free Prepared Food Market to US$ 11.5 Bn by 2032-end | Data Report by Future Market Insights, Inc.
The supermarkets and hypermarkets segment to lead the global gluten- free prepared food market by 2032. The growth of the gluten free food market is...
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Climate Change,
How IBM’s new Sustainability Accelerator is fortifying smallholder farmers against climate change
The effects of climate change are straining farmers around the world. IBM is betting data can help. Yendry Bogantes Alvarado, a coffee and cocoa grower in Costa Rica, is a participant in IBM's Sustainability Accelerator. Photo credit: Plan21...
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Young Farmers,
College meat cutting programs start up to fill industry need
Multiple colleges in North Dakota and Minnesota are starting up meat cutting programs to try to help meet a demand for workers. Some of the first North Dakota State College of Science students are interning with a small-town meat locker as part of that program.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Equipment/Machinery, Research,
John Deere teams up with ISU on 80-acre test plot in Story County - Radio Iowa
Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is partnering with Iowa State University to create a demonstration farm near the Ames campus to field-test agricultural equipment and various farming practices in real-world conditions. Andy Greenlee, a senior staff engineer at John Deere, says the 80-acre tract is divided into eight fields where they’ll test sustainable solutions for large […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability,
Farms welcoming tourists now make up a $1 billion industry of corn mazes and pumpkin patches
For many people, fall is marked by taking trips to the pumpkin patch, getting lost in a corn maze or catching a hay ride. These seasonal activities are part of agricultural tourism, and it's a booming industry.
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