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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Forestry, Agriculture Global, Ethanol/Biofuel, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

A simplified new process transforms wood waste from agriculture and forest management into ethanol

Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

Food is Gen Z's top spending priority, survey finds

Younger consumers are embracing healthier snacking and plant-based meat, a new Piper Sandler report shows, providing an opportunity for brands seeking to cater to this demographic.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Sustainability,

Hundreds of thousands of gallons of manure spill into a pair of northwest Iowa creeks, DNR officials report

The manure spilled into waterways in Kossuth County and Lyon County Wednesday, according to an Iowa DNR news release.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

04/15/2021 SOURCE: earth911.com

Regenerative Agriculture To Restore Our Earth | Earth911

A new Earth Day campaign focuses on how regenerative agriculture can feed the world and restore the damage caused by industrial agriculture.

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The first swarm of genetically modified mosquitos is about to hit the US

A biotech company has added female-killing gene to Aedes aegypti, but it may or may not work for disease control in the wild.

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Food scientists devise a clever way to recycle beer waste into food and fuel

By extracting the proteins and fibers in spent grain, researchers show that we can drink our beer and eat it too

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Isaac L
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Topics: Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Young Farmers, Food/Nutrition, Potatoes, Food Security/Shortage,

How the Potato Changed the World

Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this 2 article 5 years ago
Topics: Coffee/Tea, Jobs, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Sexist traditions hinder Tanzanian women from participating in coffee cultivation - Ventures Africa

This archaic tradition not only makes women vulnerable, it also decreases agricultural productivity, particularly in coffee farming.

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What's so Special About Angus Beef?

The word “Angus” conjures up the spirit of quality American beef, and it’s used by restaurants and grocery stores alike to push their products. When I was a tween, my favorite food was beef, and my favorite “grown-up” restaurant was Black Angus, a mid-level steakhouse chain that served a savory steak soup with sweet “black molasses bread,” both of which I enjoyed immensely. The Black Angus menu taught me what “medium-rare” meant, and I will forever associate it with bright red beefiness.

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COVID-19 outbreak closes London Cargill plant for two weeks

The Cargill chicken processing plant in London will be closed for at least two weeks as it battles a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected more than 10 per cent…

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