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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.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
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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Indoor Farming Businesses Meet Growing Demand for Local Produce

High-tech greenhouse startups are supplying crops to local supermarkets and restaurants as consumers increasingly crave locally grown food.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Forestry, Insects,

The invasive spotted lanternfly is spreading across the eastern US - here's what you need to know about this voracious pest

In seven years, the lanternfly has spread from Berks County, northwest of Philadelphia, to...

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food,

A 'greener' process for extracting compounds from agricultural and food waste

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a 'greener' process for extracting health-promoting molecules found in agricultural and food waste, which can be repurposed in products such as ...

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