TOPIC(S): USDA, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

01/25/2021 SOURCE: www.usatoday.com

Federal government wants Americans to buy groceries online, but most people on SNAP can’t

The government wants Americans to buy groceries online when possible to avoid COVID-19. But many people receiving food stamps can't shop on the web.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

01/25/2021 SOURCE: www.thestarpress.com

Munsee Meats looks to disrupt the system as pandemic wreaks havoc on meat industry

In its 64th year, Munsee Meats has new owners and a new brand, geared toward going directly to consumers due to COVID-19.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Conservation/Tillage,

01/25/2021 SOURCE: www.osagecountyonline.com

Kansas Bankers Conservation Award: Shoups continue family tradition in caring land

Shoup Farms: Doug and Lara Shoup and their children Garrett, Cade, Charlotte and Leanne. Courtesy photo. By Lori Kuykendall Osage County Conservation District Manager This year’s Kansas Banker Award for soil conservation goes to Shoup Farms. Shoup Farms is located north of Lyndon, and operate

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Topics: Precision AG , Economics, Research, Ag Europe, World Population,

Solar's unique opportunity to lead the re-industrialisation of Europe

Planning for large scale, high volume solar PV manufacturing here in Europe may seem like a tall task, but it is becoming more and more apparent that the scale of the climate crisis dwarfs even the most ambitious of plans, writes Stefan Degener.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

How American agriculture can work with the EU on food sustainability

We must build more resilient, sustainable global food systems that can feed an increasingly hungry world, or there will be dire consequences, warn Kip Tom and Ronald J. Gidwitz.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Water,

01/23/2021 SOURCE: www.dl-online.com

Zurn Farms achieve water quality certification | Detroit Lakes Tribune

Included in their challenges is farming land that has no small number of lakes, ponds, wetlands, and creeks as well as having fields that vary from little or no slope to areas that are steeply sloping.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

2021: The year of the CAP

2019 is likely to be the year in which the much awaited reform of the main EU's massive farming subsidies programme, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), will see the light.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Government / Policies,

Working with EU on food sustainability requires redefining US agricultural governance

The Biden administration must begin a food diplomacy revolution, starting with food system transformation at home and learning from other countries, writes Sophia Murphy.

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Topics: Ag Startups & Financing, Biotech, AgriBusiness,

Paine Schwartz exits ag biotech startup Verdesian Life Sciences

Verdesian develops biological, nutritional, and inoculant technologies for the specialty crop, row crop, turf, and ornamental markets.

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