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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Weather,

4 Drought-Tolerant Varieties to Plant Amid Water Scarcity

Water scarcity is becoming a growing issue. Long, recurring droughts are increasingly prevailing in the food and agriculture world. It has increased the cost of groceries and reduced farmer yields.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa, Economics, Sustainability,

06/22/2022 SOURCE: www.financialexpress.com

Coca Cola’s Uttarakhand CSR initiative helps grow more apples, aims to support 500,000 farmers by 2025

Coca Cola’s CSR initiative is enabling reverse migration in Uttarakhand and is looking at increasing livelihood opportunities for over 500,000 farmers by 2025.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. West, Drones UAV, Pest Control, Grapes,

06/22/2022 SOURCE: www.kgw.com

WSU developing drones to protect grapes and other crops

Birds are a major nuisance for grape-growers, and now Washington State University is worki...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soybeans, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Fungicides,

Soybean: Common Diseases & Insect, Pests and Its Management

Soybean is an annual plant that grows for only one season and can reach heights of 0.2–1.5 m. Soybean, also known as Soyabean or soya, is a plant native to Northeast China.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, AgriBusiness,

Kellogg's Corp. Headquarters Is Leaving Battle Creek & Moving To Chicago; Splitting Into 3 Companies

The company announce June 21st that they plan on moving their corperate headquarters from Battle Creek to Chicago by the end of 2023. On top of that, the announcement made on their website also states that since their focus as a company is on cereal, plant based foods and snacks, each of those foods will be represented by their own individual company.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, AgriBusiness, Trending News,

06/21/2022 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to nix Roundup weedkiller suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer AG's bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag North America,

06/21/2022 SOURCE: www.northernontariobusiness.com

Agri-businesses want economic sustainability, competitiveness in Canada’s Next Policy Framework

Ag ministers will meet in July to finalize framework

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies,

Philippines agricultural sector faces crisis

NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (Neda) chairman-designate Arsenio Balisacan said on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, that the country is already experiencing a crisis in its...

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag Europe,

06/21/2022 SOURCE: www.beefcentral.com

British farmers are being offered a lump sum payment to leave the industry – but at what cost to agriculture? - Beef Central

Four in ten British farmers are over 65, while the average age is 59. To attract younger blood into the fields, the UK government is running a temporary scheme to entice some of these older professionals into retirement...Read More