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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Russia & CIS, Ag Europe, Food Security/Shortage,

05/17/2023 SOURCE: godanriver.com

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Ag Europe, Consumer/Retail,

05/16/2023 SOURCE: nltimes.nl

Agriculture Agreement: Farmers to be sustainable, responsible for nature management

In the future, Dutch agriculture will be fully sustainable. That means a new standard for products in the supermarket, which will increase their price, but also the compensation for farmers. Future farmers will also become responsible for nature management, which they will be compensated for. These are the main proposals from the Agriculture Agreement the Cabinet has been working on with farmers, sources told RTL Nieuws.

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Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Ag Europe,

Experts grow trees resistant to Dutch elm disease to repopulate

Once a common sight across the English countryside, up to 100 million were wiped out in the 1960s and 1970s by Dutch elm disease, a fungus spread by beetles.

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TOPIC(S): Buy & Sell , Ag Europe,

04/08/2023 SOURCE: www.farmersjournal.ie

Farm for sale in Co Meath village

The property is in Rathcore and will be offered for sale at auction this month.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

03/11/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Dutch farmers and climate activists protest over government policies

More than 10,000 Dutch farmers protested in The Hague on Saturday against government plans to limit nitrogen emissions, a policy they say will spell the end of many farms and hit food production.

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Regenerative Agriculture,

Eye in the sky: Agri satellites above Ukraine poised to avert crop disruptions and supply shortages

20 Jan 2023 --- A satellite platform operating in the skies above Ukraine, currently monitoring the country’s crucial crop outputs during wartime, is set to expand. It will offer collected data and analysis to other countries looking for help in rapidly assessing dynamic crop changes, potentially anticipating food chain disruption, shortages and famines. NASA Harvest and Planet Labs, in partnership with the University of Maryland in the US and the University of Strasbourg in France, have been using satellite imaging to analyze crops from above, tracking their day-to-day changes.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Europe, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Land of the Sun project in Italy

Starlight, a company within the NextEnergy Group focused on renewable asset development globally, iinitiated an innovative agri-eco-voltaics project in Italy called Land of the Sun.

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TOPIC(S): Ag United Kingdom, Ag Europe,

01/03/2023 SOURCE: www.independent.ie

‘Agriculture only gets covered when there’s a crisis’ – new research shows

Mainstream media appears to be more interested in reporting on agricultural news in Ireland when there’s a crisis, ongoing research at UCD indicates.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Ag Europe,

12/13/2022 SOURCE: www.farmersjournal.ie

Efforts to increase Ukraine’s grain storage capacity pay off

Ukrainian farmers are also covering the costs of filling a 6.4m metric tonne grain storage deficit themselves.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Europe, Weather,

Agriculture is always a battle against nature

Sometimes we never stop to think about the obvious in that any form of agriculture is not natural, regardless of the farming system employed.

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