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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Economics, Sustainability,

Scaling-up conservation practices: How much can farmers afford? | KBS LTER

East Lansing, MI – Prairie strips planted into row crops have the potential to contribute a suite of ecosystem services, such as improved soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Consumer/Retail,

01/03/2022 SOURCE: www.dtnpf.com

President Biden to Spotlight Challenges in Livestock Markets and Meatpacking Industry

President Biden on Monday afternoon will meet with farmers and ranchers virtually to talk about challenges facing producers in dealing with the nation's meatpackers. USDA will highlight its plans to release several hundred million dollars to help expand packing capacity and also its plans to tighten up enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Consumer/Retail,

01/03/2022 SOURCE: abcnews.go.com

Biden to meet with farmers as he seeks to cut meat prices

President Joe Biden will meet virtually with independent farmers and ranchers

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Consumer/Retail,

01/03/2022 SOURCE: news.bloomberglaw.com

Plan includes $1 billion to aid independent meat processors

Biden to Launch Plan to Fight Meatpacking Giants on Inflation

President Joe Biden will announce plans Monday to combat the market power of the giant conglomerates that dominate meat and poultry processing, ratcheting up a months-long campaign that has blamed anti-competitive practices in the industry for contributing to surging food inflation.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Economics, Ag Africa,

01/03/2022 SOURCE: tribuneonlineng.com

Poultry farmers decry high cost of maize, soybean, seek govt intervention

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) have lamented over the high cost of feed production raw materials like maize, soybean

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Randy Krotz
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, GMO's, FDA, USDA, US EPA,

New labeling rules for GMO foods in the U.S. | Grower

What used to be known as GMOs will now be labeled as “bioengineered” foods according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Coming into effect January 1, 2022, the new regulations do away with a patchwork of state labeling regulations.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

01/03/2022 SOURCE: www.newsday.co.zw

Agriculture as the trigger to industrialisation - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has an estimated 15 million hectares of arable agricultural land, of which an estimated four million was bought by black farmers on a willing buyer willing seller basis before the disastrous fast-track land reform programme of 2000.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Water, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Weather,

Farmers and livestock breeders affected by floods hope for agricultural assistance from govt | Malay Mail

DENGKIL, Jan 2 — Although thankful for the various assistance and incentives provided by the government for those affected by the recent floods, farmers and livestock breeders in Dengkil hoped their needs for agricultural assistance would not be overlooked. Gunasegar Rangasamy, 44, who...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Economics, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Government / Policies, Ag Middle East,

Farmers divided over impact of mini-budget on agriculture

LAHORE: Representatives of farmer organisations are divided over the impact of the proposed mini-budget on the agriculture...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Ag South America, Weather,

Small coffee farmers lay their chips on smart agriculture to overcome climate crisis in the Cerrado biome - South Africa Today

A long drought followed by a strong freeze in 2020 damaged the coffee harvest in Brazil, the world’s biggest producer and exporter of the crop. Small farmers in the Cerrado region who generally don’t use irrigation because of the area’s historically abundant rainfall were hit the hardest. To take on the challenges brought on by […]

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