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07/30/2021 SOURCE: www.greenbiz.com

Regenerative agriculture won’t solve the fashion industry’s pollution problems | Greenbiz

The fashion industry is focusing on crops when it should be focusing on its business model.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag North America, Weather,

Northwest Alberta municipal district declares agricultural disaster

The municipal district of Greenview has declared an agricultural disaster due to drought conditions.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Dominican Republic limits pig shipments, uses military to fight fatal hog virus

The Dominican Republic is restricting pig shipments and mobilizing the military to contain the deadly hog disease African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said Thursday, as the United States and Mexico tightened border checks to avoid infections.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Ag North America, Weather,

Heat wave, drought leave us vulnerable: farmers

When an unprecedented heat wave "cooked" the cherries growing at his family's farm in Oliver, B.C., Pravin Dhaliwal tried to see past the financial loss to the passion that spurred him to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather."Seeing those trees go from seed to budding to leaves to fruit and actually eating that fruit is a rush, and that's why I'm in farming as well," he said.

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Bayer will not take glyphosate out of farmers’ hands

The company provides a path forward to end glyphosate litigation.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Poultry, Food/Nutrition,

People Are Returning Their Pandemic Chickens

Rescue organizations say they are struggling to take in all the unwanted chickens.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Research, Carbon Farming,

A Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change | Quanta Magazine

A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sugarcane, Coffee/Tea, Fruit, Ag South America,

Coffee, cane and orange crops at risk as temperatures plunge in Brazil

Temperatures fell in swathes of Brazil on Thursday - with rare snowfall overnight in some places - as a polar air mass advanced toward the center-south of the global agricultural powerhouse, threatening coffee, sugarcane and orange crops with frosts.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Poultry, Food/Nutrition, Food Security/Shortage,

U.S. grand jury indicts Pilgrim's Pride executives for chicken price fixing

A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted four current and former executives at Pilgrim's Pride Corp (PPC.O), one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, for their roles in a price fixing conspiracy for chicken products, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies,

Wisconsin Agriculture Update with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

(KMAland) -- Wisconsin farmers are facing similar challenges this year like many farmers are, but there is optimism growing. At Wisconsin Farm Technology Days this week, Randy Romanksi, the Secretary-designee

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