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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Soybeans, Food/Nutrition,

War, weather, and Covid-19 are rekindling the food vs. fuel debate

Cooking oil prices have nearly tripled since 2020, heating up the conversation around how we use our finite supply of soy and corn.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag Middle East,

Women's SHGs Signed a MoA for Resilient & Sustainable Agriculture

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to begin the programme in tribal-dominated areas in collaboration with RYSS of Andhra Pradesh, which would provide knowledge support based on its extensive experience in the state.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,

04/01/2022 SOURCE: www.journal-advocate.com

Caliche agriculture students keeping busy this year

By Abbey Adolf Caliche FFA Reporter This year has started and we are off and running. The officer team had their retreat during the summer and set some amazing goals for the chapter as well as them…

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ, Weather,

Government to stop carbon projects that interfere with agriculture and regional communities

Australia's Agriculture Minister will have the power to stop new carbon farming projects covering more than 15 hectares, or more than one third of a farm, from next week.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,

High quality land values really jumped from 2020 to 2021

Land prices continue to rise as auctions shift

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The value of Illinois farmland continues to rise....

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Cotton, Water, Sustainability,

When It Comes to Cotton Production, Sustainability Is in the Water

Through new technologies, data collection and third-party verification, brands and retailers now have the critical assurances they need to show that the cotton fiber in their supply chain is more sustainably grown, with lower environmental and social risk.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,

Without Access to Ukrainian Sunflower Oil, Iceland Foods Forced to Put Practicality Over Sustainability

Thanks to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the British grocery chain has been cut off from its supply of sunflower oil; the company says it must temporarily revert to using palm oil, which it eliminated from its products in 2018.

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Team AgWiki
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, USDA, Government / Policies,

USDA encourages enrollment of grassland into working land conservation 

Grassland Conservation Reserve Program enrollment is open from April 4 to May 13.

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Team AgWiki
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Pesticides, Environment,

Commentary: Environment International reviews health risks of human exposure to neonics Researchers from China's Sun Yat-sen University summarize analytical methods of neonics in human samples, their internal exposure levels and composition profiles in urine, blood, hair, breast milk, saliva and tooth samples with global comparisons, and daily neonic exposure dose and relative health risks, conclude toxicity of both neonics and their metabolites warrant further investigation

Human exposure to neonicotinoids and the associated health risks: A review

Neonicotinoids (NEOs) are a class of broad-spectrum insecticides dominant in the global market. They were distributed extensively in the environment a…

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Team AgWiki
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Ethanol/Biofuel, Environment,

Mead Farmer wants his poisoned pond cleaned up

Scientist: 'It's an early picture of what may be coming'...

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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