Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Water, Climate Change,

Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, putting crops at risk

A long-term drought that has hit two-thirds of Mexico looks set to worsen in coming weeks, with forecasts warning of high temperatures, crop damage and water supply shortages on the horizon, including in the populous capital.

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TOPIC(S): Fishing (Commercial), Ag Africa,

06/19/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

South African fishermen, oyster farmers fear power-generating ship will kill business

A floating gas-turbine generator meant to alleviate South Africa's crippling power cuts has run into objections by oyster farmers and small-scale fishermen, who fear the environmental damage will destroy their livelihoods.

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Swiss to vote on whether to become first European nation to ban synthetic pesticides

Switzerland could become the first European country to ban artificial pesticides in a June 13 referendum which backers of the initiative hope will trigger similar prohibitions elsewhere.

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, USDA, Government / Policies, Carbon Farming,

04/30/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon-credit market

When Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) made a massive purchase of carbon credits in January, it turned to a relatively new source: farmers who plant crops meant to trap carbon in the soil.

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Bayer's agriculture business buoyed by higher produce prices in first quarter

Bayer said prospects for its agriculture business, the world's largest supplier of seeds and pesticides, have brightened during the first quarter as demand from farmers was improving amid higher produce prices.

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U.S. court slams brakes on Trump-era hog slaughter line speed rule; union cheers

The largest U.S. meatpacking union celebrated a victory in federal court on Wednesday that it said invalidated a Trump-era rule allowing hog slaughter plants to run without line speed limits.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, USDA, Commodity/Trade Groups,

Mexican women say gender discrimination plagues U.S. temporary work programs

A group of Mexican women migrants has filed a complaint accusing the U.S. government of violating a trade agreement by failing to enforce gender discrimination laws in temporary labor programs, an activist group said Tuesday.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Forestry, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,

Factbox: Carbon offset credits and their pros and cons

The voluntary carbon offset credit market has the potential to play a major role in allowing society to continue to emit greenhouse gases, while striving to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) as stipulated in the Paris climate deal.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Trade (Commodities),

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Column: Record new-crop U.S. soybean sales fly under radar versus China’s corn haul

China bought an astounding amount of U.S. corn last week and some market-watchers believe even more sales are possible, but these historic deals have somewhat overshadowed the fact that domestic export demand for the upcoming marketing year is already on a record pace.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Ethanol/Biofuel, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

01/09/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Supreme Court agrees to hear biofuel waiver case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court ruling that severely limited the government's powers to exempt small refineries from the nation's biofuels law, rekindling a long-running dispute between the oil and corn industries.

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