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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Population,

Team IDs differences in gene-related activity between ancient, modern

Nebraska's Jinliang Yang and colleagues have shown how activating and deactivating genes, rather than swapping them out or rewriting them, may have directed the evolution of modern-day corn.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Agriculture US, Milling, Safety (Farm/Production),

Sad event. Please be caredul out there, especially by grain bins

Body of Didion Milling employee recovered from grain silo at Cambria plant

The body of a Didion Milling employee was recovered from a grain silo Tuesday.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities), Commodity/Trade Groups,

USGC 2020/2021 Corn Harvest Quality Report: Higher Average Test Weight, Lower Moisture And Damage - U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL

DEVELOPING MARKETS. 
ENABLING TRADE. IMPROVING LIVES.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Livestock/Meat, Ag Podcast US, Coronavirus/COVID,

Indiana Corn, Soybean Checkoffs Partner with Livestock to Benefit Agriculture - WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

When all the different components of a motor work properly, the truck moves down the road smoothly. So it is when Indiana’s corn and soybean farmers work with the state’s meat, dairy and poultry producers. That partnership was on display on Tuesday during the second day of the Indiana Corn and Soybean Forum. The Forum […]

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12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.kcrg.com

Company to build plant in Iowa to make pallets from corn

A Texas company has announced it will build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa that will make environmentally-friendly shipping pallets from corn plant waste, such as stalks, husks and leaves.

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11/24/2020 SOURCE: stjosephpost.com

Farmers earn 12 cents of Thanksgiving food dollar

For every dollar Americans spend on Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn about 11.9 cents. The National Farmers Uni

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Biofuel sector needs a shake-up

The biofuel industry is booming in many countries, aided by supportive government policy, but in Australia it is a different story.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Water, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Weather,

Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties | News Break

Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut and cowpea crops under the UE-APSAN-Mali project, demonstrated the superior features of their crops during a field visit by other farmers, seed producers and local officials. Small groups of selected highly motivated farmers identified through project implementing partners had carried out testing trials and demonstrations on their pilot plots.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, GMO's, Cassava, Fertilizer, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Nigerian farmer chooses innovation for healthier crops, better harvests - Alliance for Science

Patience Koku knows better than most the damage that bollworms can cause to a textile industry. A former fashion entrepreneur, Koku watched in frustration as the pests devastated cotton crops across Nigeria, bringing the entire textile industry to its knees. Although the entrepreneurial farmer left fashion years ago to grow rice, soy, maize and vegetables […]

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