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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Agriculture US, Education U.S. SouthEast,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: www.meridianstar.com

Cotton acreage increases, exceeding early estimate

Early May delivered favorable weather conditions for most of Mississippi’s cotton produc...

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Topics: Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, Ranching, AgriBusiness, Commodity/Trade Groups,

Supreme Court Denies Petitions on Roundup, Beef Checkoff Cases

The Supreme Court on Monday, June 27, turned away two agriculture-related petitions for review, including Bayer AG's final petition filed on a Roundup product-liability verdict and another challenging the federal Beef Checkoff program.

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TOPIC(S): Ag United Kingdom, Animal Health,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: www.standardmedia.co.ke

Anthrax; Here is all you need to know

The disease occurs and is fatal in wild and domestic herbivores like antelope, cattle, camel, sheep and goats.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, AgriBusiness, Food Security/Shortage, Trending News,

PEPSICO EXPANDS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY, ISSUES CALL TO ACTION TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS

/PRNewswire/ -- In response to the growing hunger crisis, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, announced an expansion of its...

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Agriculture US, USDA,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

USDA sees fewer second crop soybean acres - Brownfield Ag News

The USDA is expecting a slight year-to-year decrease for second crop soybean planting. 4% of U.S. soybean acres are expected to be planted after another crop is harvested, compared to 5% in both 2021 and 2020, matching the 2019 total. The USDA says nearly 16 million acres of U.S. soybeans remained unplanted as of June […]

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Tech, Biotech,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: www.isaaa.org

From Bloopers to Breakthroughs: Science Communication Strategies for Gene Editing

What can gene editing experts learn from communicating genetic modification? What is the right strategy towards public acceptance? These are just some of the questions answered in the chapter Communicating Genome Editing: Editing the Bloopers from the Past Science Communication Strategies authored b

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu

Ghana's food vendors hope GM cowpea brings lower prices - Alliance for Science

As the price of delicacies made from cowpea, or beans, continues to rise in Ghana, some vendors are hoping that genetically modified cowpea will increase supplies and reduce consumer costs. Cowpea is a key ingredient in such popular Ghanaian dishes as waakye, gari and beans (also known as red-red or gorbe) and kose. It typically […]

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TOPIC(S): Pesticides, Beekeeping, Pollinators,

07/05/2022 SOURCE: briarpatchmagazine.com

To save the bees, we must confront capitalist agriculture

Honeybees pollinate millions of acres of monocultured crops and produce vast amounts of honey for sale. They have become workers in the landscapes of capitalist agriculture. But they’re dying at a terrifying pace, plagued by mites, pesticides, and poor nutrition.