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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Education U.S. SouthWest, Ag Podcast US, Economics, Coronavirus/COVID, Weather,

The Winter Storm Decimated Local Farms. Here's How Some Farmers Are Trying To Get By.

Lee esta historia en español. Shawn Fagan stokes a slow-burning fire just beyond the edge of his vegetable farm in Kyle. Usually, the pile is filled with

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Food/Nutrition, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Farming,

Community Supported Agriculture - The Reader

The last year has done a great deal for exposing and demonstrating the weak links in the food supply chain Americans are reliant upon, but that reliance is a relative blip in our collective agricultural history. Prior to our parents’ generation, the word “farmer” didn’t conjure images of hazmat-suited hothouse workers, and “fresh fruit” didn’t […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, AgriBusiness, Commodity/Trade Groups,

USSEC CEO Marks 10 Years at Helm - U.S. Soybean Export Council

The U.S. Soybean Export Council recognized its CEO, Jim Sutter, for his 10 years of service during its annual meeting.

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Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater

After decades of overuse and lax regulation, Louisiana is losing groundwater faster than a...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Pesticides, Economics, Pest Control, Research, Ag Europe, Government / Policies,

From locusts to fires, agriculture faces growing threats: UN

The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters ranging from massive fires to locust invasions is putting food production systems at risk, the UN warned Thursday.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Dairy, Cheese,

Pasture to package: How cheese is made

Most cheese, anyway. Iowa’s Lost Lake Farm details how their artisanal cheese is made, f...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water,

Conservation agronomists lead the way on water quality

The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance is promoting the use of conservation agronomists in the countryside to help establish water quality practices.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Weeds, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, World Population, Education,