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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, USDA,

Conservation Title Kicks Off 2023 Farm Bill Debate in House Ag Subcommittee Hearing Farm Policy News

Late last month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released an update titled, "Farm...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

02/07/2022 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in pilot projects that promote farming, ranching and forestry practices that cut greenhouse gas emissions or capture and store climate-warming carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Dairy, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

Wayfare Foods offers plant-based food products from Nebraska City facility

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TOPIC(S): Environment, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

02/07/2022 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in pilot projects that promote farming, ranching and forestry practices that cut greenhouse gas emissions or capture and store climate-warming carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters. The agency is due to announce the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program later on Monday. The program will tap funds from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation, which provides up to $30 billion annually from the U.S. Treasury to help stabilize agricultural product prices and support farm income.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, World Hunger,

02/07/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Fighting Food Waste, One Swipe at a Time

Apps such as Too Good to Go are helping consumers rescue meals that would otherwise be tossed.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Vertical Farming, Ag Tech, Climate Change,

02/07/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

A primer on vertical farming, which is growing like a weed

In January, the space saw its biggest-ever funding round and plans to build the world’s ...

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Team AgWiki
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Fertilizer, Environment, Climate Change,

If farmers spray these microbes on crops, they don’t need synthetic fertilizer

Nitrogen fertilizer requires fossil fuels to make and can damage the environment after it’s used. Kula Bio is using microbes to cleanly recreate the same process.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Government / Policies,

China moves sustainable food to top of the chain to ensure security

China’s decision to include alternative proteins in its five-year plan shows Beijing’s desire to nurture home-grown technology to ensure sustainable food supply, industry watchers say.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Global Specialty Food, Trade (Commodities),

The Hidden Costs of Containerization

How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Food Waste, Ag Global Specialty Food, Food Security/Shortage,

The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World | Freethink | Future of Food

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