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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,

05/09/2021 SOURCE: www.nwaonline.com

Experts: Hunger inflames anxiety

Families worried about having enough food during the covid-19 pandemic are at three times the risk of experiencing anxiety or depression as those that have lost jobs, according to research by three Arkansas agricultural economists.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

05/09/2021 SOURCE: www.agweek.com

How you could be impacted by tax changes in the American Families Plan | Agweek

To pay for all of these, the president is also planning to impose higher taxes on corporations, high-income earners and capital gains taxes on inherited assets. However, he’s promised protections for farms and other family-owned businesses that continue in operation.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, Ag Innovation, World Hunger,

Genetic technology to make inedible seeds more edible

Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds more edible.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Education,

How One Robot Could Reduce the Risk for Farmers in Grain Bins — Louisiana Farm Bureau News

Farmers know the dangers of working in grain bins. There have been movies to warn of the dangers and many initiatives from different organizations to raise awareness of these dangers, such as entrapment. However, what if we were able to remove the threat altogether? Two University of Nebra

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

Chemistry of Food Additives and Preservatives

The practice of preserving foods and improving their properties has been known for millennia.

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Topics: Economics, Government / Policies, Ag North America, Education,

Mandated Agriculture Census Meets Farmer Dissent, Evasion

This month Statistics Canada will conduct its first mandatory Census of Agriculture since 2016, but some farmers say ...

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Topics: Education,

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Topics: Crop Dusting, Drones UAV,

Drone startup to offer crop-dusting service

Boston-based startup Guardian Agriculture has invented an autonomous crop-dusting drone in...

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Topics: Drones UAV,

How Drone Technology Can Enhance Farming

How Drone Technology Can Enhance Farming By CIOReview - Agricultural drone technology has been improving, and its benefits in agriculture are becoming more apparent to farmers....