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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.confectioneryproduction.com

Ghana's government confirms 50% increase for cocoa farmers, matching Ivory Coast's move

Ghana's government has confirmed that it has moved to follow in the footsteps of neighbouring Ivory Coast to increase cocoa price payments to farmers, which will rise 58% to GH¢ 33,120.00 ($2.47kg), in response to major global rises sector values, reports Neill Barston.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Crop Diseases,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: kroxam.com

STRATEGIC FARMING: CORN AND SOYBEAN DISEASE DISCUSSION - KROX

In recent years, corn and soybean diseases typically observed further south have entered Minnesota. “Tar spot is one of these emerging corn diseases in Minnesota,” states Dr. Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist. It was first reported in north central Illinois and Indiana in 2015 and confirmed in southeastern Minnesota in 2019. While

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: vtdigger.org

Jeff Battaglini, Andrew Munkres and Jack Rath: How are the bees doing, really? - VTDigger

As beekeepers, we know that the proper measure of a healthy beekeeping industry lies not in the number of colonies that can be replaced each year, but rather in the viability of our own honey bee colonies.

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TOPIC(S): Lamb/Sheep, Ag Podcast Global,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk

New ‘Swaledale Farmer’ podcast series focuses on sheep and nature

Swaledale sheep breeding and farming with nature are the focus of a new series of the Voices From The Dales podcast.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Food Waste, Food Security/Shortage,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: ceoworld.biz

Ranked: Countries That Waste the Most Food In The World, 2024 - CEOWORLD magazine

Food waste is a major global problem that has negative impacts on the environment, societies, and economies of countries. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report, approximately 931 million tons of food are wasted every year, which accounts for 8 to 10 percent of international carbon emissions related to unconsumed […]

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TOPIC(S): Organic, Food Safety,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.foodsafetynews.com

Food safety know-how can help save organic acreage

Getting tangled up in two different sets of regulations can be a headache -- or even worse, a reason to choose one part of your business over another.

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

04/09/2024 SOURCE: elkhornmediagroup.com

La Grande FFA highlights from State Convention - Elkhorn Media Group

LA GRANDE – More local FFA chapters are sharing some highlights from their time at ...Read More

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TOPIC(S): Crop Dusting, Drones UAV,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.ideastream.org

Lorain County entrepreneur turns fascination with drones intro growing business

What started in a high school class has grown into a commercial business for Ethan Moore.

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TOPIC(S): Fertilizer, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.newscientist.com

Spreading rock dust on farms boosts crop yields and captures CO2

We already have evidence that rock dust can remove carbon dioxide from the air – now there are signs that spreading the dust on farm fields also enhances crop growth

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TOPIC(S): Crawfish, Agriculture US,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: thefishsite.com

How drought is destroying the US crawfish sector

Crawfish farming is one of the most lucrative and sustainable forms of aquaculture in the US, but recent droughts in its southern heartlands are putting livelihoods at risk.

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