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Trade cattle up and up| Photos

Demand for prime trade stock appears unstoppable.

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Sustainable Food Systems

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Over 500 'murder hornets' found in first Wash. state nest

BLAINE, Wash. - More than 500 "murder hornets" in various stages of development were found lurking inside the first Asian giant hornet nest ever discovered in the U. S. , state agriculture officials said Tuesday. The nest, which was found in an alder tree near the Canadian border in northwest Washington state after months of sleuthing by state entomologists, was eventually cut open after hornets were vacuumed up and the tree was removed, said Karla Salp of the state Department of Agriculture.

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Rural America left behind without a stimulus, but Congress can still make a difference

Congress, do not ignore rural communities. Include and pass these bills in stimulus legislation without delay.

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UM Study Reveals Patterns That Shape Forest Recovery After Wildfires

New UM research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.

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Bees bounce back from drought and fires as NSW rains bring bumper crops

Apiarists and crop farmers are abuzz at "probably the best start to a bee season in 20 years" after losing a third of the commercial population by the end of last summer.

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A catastrophe avoided

Unprecedented adoption of agricultural technologies wards off negative impacts of COVID-19 in northwestern India.

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Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru join forces to combat illegal fishing

Four South American countries joined forces this week in a bid to combat illegal fishing by huge Chinese fleets off their coasts. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru threatened measures “to prevent, discourage and jointly confront” illegal fishing near their exclusive economic zones in the Pacific.

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Israel Begins Export of Agricultural Produce to UAE - The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com

After receiving official approval from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities last week to export fresh agricultural produce and propagating material from Israel to the Emirates, the first shipment of about 200 kg of dates from Israel departed for the UAE. Coal to New Castle? Perhaps. But following a series ...

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