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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Sorghum, Agriculture US, Equipment/Machinery,

Commodity Classic | Commodity Classic Announces Transition to Digital Experience

FOR MORE INFORMATION Cathryn Wojicki (NCGA)636.733.5531 Wendy Brannen (ASA) wbrannen@soy.org Sandra Mason (AEM)920.342.4405 In-Person 2021 Event Will Not Take Place Due to COVID-19 Restrictions ST. LOUIS, MO (October 30, 2020)— Commodity Classic has announced it will transition its annual conference and trade show, originally scheduled for March 4-6, 2021, in San Antonio, Tex., to an alternative digital format. The change was necessary due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new format is expected to be offered the first week in March 2021. “This is about doing the right thing for our farmers, exhibitors, stakeholders and the broader community in terms of health and safety—which is our top priority,” said Anthony Bush, an Ohio corn farmer and co-chair of the 2021 Commodity Classic representing the National Corn Growers Association. “After careful deliberation among our farmer-leaders and industry partners, the COVID-19 restrictions would prevent us from delivering the type of high quality experience Commodity Classic attendees and exhibitors have come to expect and enjoy for the past 25 years.” According to Brad Doyle, an Arkansas soybean farmer and co-chair of the 2021 Commodity Classic representing the American Soybean Association, directed health measures due to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic such as social distancing guidelines would prevent Commodity Classic from conducting the trade show, educational sessions and farmer networking—each of which are hallmarks of Commodity Classic. “Farmers and agribusiness companies rate Commodity Classic highly because of its unique energy, excitement and one-on-one engagement with agribusiness companies and fellow farmers,” he said. “The health and safety restrictions required will simply not allow us to provide a productive in-person event that is in keeping with our 25 years of being the nation’s best farmer-led, farmer-focused ag experience.” The transition of the 2021 Commodity Classic offers an attractive opportunity for farme...

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/29/2020 SOURCE: www.minnpost.com

Regenerative farming: Why isn’t it more prevalent in Minnesota? | MinnPost

One cannot help but draw a connection between the underutilization of regenerative practices and the high number of big agricultural companies headquartered in the state.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Precision AG , Oats, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,

BDA finances 500 agricultural projects

Luanda - The Development Bank of Angola (BDA) has financed, since its creation 14 years ago, more than 500 projects in the agricultural sector in different regions of the country, said the CEO, Henda Inglês, who did not disclose the values.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, AgriBusiness,

10/28/2020 SOURCE: www.marketwatch.com

Bunge posts record profit on strong agribusiness

Bunge Ltd. posted a profit in the latest three-month period, as sales in its agribusiness and edible-oil-products segments grew from a year earlier. St....

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US,

10/27/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Precipitation pumps the brakes on harvest

XtremeAg farmers Dan Luepkes, Lee Lubbers, Melissa Yocum, and Chad Henderson share harvest updates.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Education U.S. NorthEast, Beef Cattle, Research,

10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.farmprogress.com

Cornell study looks at corn silage chopping efficiency

Slideshow: The two-year study examined factors that affect chopping efficiency.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Education U.S. MidWest,

10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.kcur.org

Iowa Farmer Invents 'Cluster Cluck 5000' To Bring Livestock Back To Corn Fields

An Iowa farmer is using YouTube and a new invention to bring back an old-fashioned style of agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities),

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