John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Trade (Commodities),

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Column: Record new-crop U.S. soybean sales fly under radar versus China’s corn haul

China bought an astounding amount of U.S. corn last week and some market-watchers believe even more sales are possible, but these historic deals have somewhat overshadowed the fact that domestic export demand for the upcoming marketing year is already on a record pace.

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Sabrina Halvorson Sabrina Halvorson
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Things we're talking about today - grants from the Farmer Veteran Coalition, scholarship opportunities in ag, and finding additional revenue streams on the farm. Hear it here:

Episode 2 - Feb. 2, 2021 - Farmer Veteran Coalition, California Table Grape scholarships, Jenny Holtermann

In today’s show, host Sabrina Halvorson talk with Rachel Petitt of the Farmer Veteran Coalition about grants that are currently available for farmers. We also talk about scholarships with Jeff Cardinale from the California Table Grape Commission, and Jenny Holtermann discusses creating new revenue streams on the farm.

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Brandon Lance Brandon Lance
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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Trade (Commodities),

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

White House reviewing ‘phase one’ agreement with China

China bought a mammoth 5.85 million tonnes of American-grown corn last week.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US,

'We are facing extinction': Black farmers in steep decline

No active Black farmers are left in a historic Kansas community where hundreds migrated a century ago to escape racism and poverty

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TOPIC(S): Organic,

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

Else Nutrition Coming to Thrive Market in February

/PRNewswire/ - ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (BABY.V) (BABYF) (0YL.F) ("Else" or the "Company") the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company,...

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TOPIC(S): Ag United Kingdom, Safety (Farm/Production),

02/02/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Dog attacks on livestock cost farmers £1.3m in 2020 - Farmers Weekly

The cost of dog attacks on livestock in the UK rose by more than 10% to an estimated £1.3m in 2020, new figures show. The worst-affected region was the

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Commodities, Markets/Pricing,

02/02/2021 SOURCE: m.economictimes.com

Soybean futures rise on fresh bets

Soybean for February delivery rose by Rs 8, or 0.17 per cent, to Rs 4,610 per quintal with an open interest of 1,14,660 lots.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Vertical Farming, Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing, AI/Artificial Intelligence,

Smart agriculture startup Bowery Farming hires a Google veteran Injong Rhee

Injong Rhee will help develop A.I. farming techniques.

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