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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. NorthEast, Fruit, Economics, Research, Weather,

New study reveals Down East wild blueberry fields warming faster than Maine as a whole - UMaine News - University of Maine

Wild blueberry fields in Down East Maine are warming faster than the state as a whole, according to a new University of Maine study on the effects of climate change on the barrens over the past 40 years. The difference in rising temperature rates suggests the need to develop specific wild blueberry management strategies, such […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Sustainability,

‘Everyone Loses’: The Government Is Rationing Water at the California-Oregon Border

A major drought has forced farmers and Indigenous tribes to compete for water in a situation nobody ever wanted.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Europe, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities),

WTO chief targets EU's farm policy as part of global discussion on subsidies

The managing director of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said she wants to discuss China’s industrial subsidies but also state aid given to farmers, such as Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy, as part of efforts to improve the multilateral trading system.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, Ag Global Specialty Food,

Biden Just Signed a Major Food Allergy Law—Here’s What You Need to Know

The law adds a new “major food allergen.”

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Weeds, Agriculture US, Jobs, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Drones UAV, Crop Diseases, Ag Innovation,

Farming Robot Kills 100,000 Weeds per Hour With Lasers

Carbon Robotics’ Autonomous Weeder is a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then kills them using high-power lasers.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Returning to the Farm in a New Way

A young farmer returns to his farm roots in a new way. After farming several generations, Adam's family left for the city, but he has returned to farming with a new vision and passion for sustainability. Adam is learning to farm through the Apprenticeship Program at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food.

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Epicurious stops publication of beef recipes

Epicurious announced Monday it has stopped publishing recipes with beef in them.

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Opinion Piece.

Mark Bittman’s Warning: The True Costs of Our Cheap Food and the

The global, industrialized food system faces increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact, given its voracious appetite for land is linked to mass deforestation, water pollution and a sizable

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. West, Water, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Recycling, Research, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Regenerative Agriculture, Food Security/Shortage,

Cleaner water through corn

Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98% of a pollutant from water

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Ag Podcast US, Fruit, Economics, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

How Nebraska farmer Russ Finch grows citrus year-round using geothermal energy » Yale Climate Connections

He wants to help others do the same.

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