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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture US,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.thevindicator.com

A changing landscape:

DAYTON — As the area continues to grow, it brings change, but for a once thriving rice farming community, its rich history has become a thing of the past. Last week, a pair of local projects helped make that reality even more apparent as crews began demolition of the old American Rice Growers dryer in downtown Dayton, and land developers announced they had obtained an area off Highway 99 and FM 686 from a family synonymous with the rice industry. The dryer served as a hub for rice farmers. In fact, Dayton's moniker, the crossroads, is due in great part to that very facility.

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.wmnf.org

Urban Beekeeping with Stephanie Ramthun (Tampa Bee Honey)

Stephanie Ramthun with Tampa Bee Honey joins the show to discuss all things bees and beekeeping.

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TOPIC(S): Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.foodbusinessnews.net

Corn, soybeans lower, wheat mixed ahead of reports

Recap for October 7 Wheat futures were mixed Thursday, with winter wheat mostly lower on concerns US exporters will struggle to compete with overseas suppliers, but a shortage of high-protein hard red spring wheat boosted spring wheat futures. Corn futures hit a one-week low in early trading before bouncing back to end slightly higher on the day as investors squared positions ahead of next week’s updated harvest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture. Signals of good export demand for US soybeans sent soybean and . . .

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TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.kwqc.com

Wilton FFA named state winner in Samsung STEM contest, to move on to national pitch competition

Wilton's FFA was awarded $12,000 for winning the state contest. The project is now competing online for votes to win $10,000. Wilton will also move on to a national pitch contest to compete for $100,000 prize packages.

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TOPIC(S): Organic, GMO's, CRISPR/Gene Editing, Ag Europe,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org

German professor calls country's organic lobbyists 'dishonest' for hyping potential dangers of gene-edited crops

Up to €50 million has to be invested in an approval process for GM plants, and the smaller plant breeding companies are throwing in the towel, explained . The high admission hurdles are politically and socially desired. If these were reduced, smaller breeding companies would also have a chance.

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Cell-Grown Meat’s Future Imperiled by Bans in Republican States

Companies manufacturing meat made with cultured animal cells are under attack by red-state legislatures backed by powerful agriculture groups.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Ag Tech,

Agriculture

Extension’s Agriculture Institute is your connection to the latest University of Wisconsin-Madison research. Our five program areas; Agriculture Water Quality, Crops and Soils, Dairy and Livestock, Farm Management, and Horticulture, are here to educate and respond to the needs of the agriculture community while providing resources that promote economic and environmental sustainability in Wisconsin. We […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Disability and Agriculture,

03/27/2024 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

‘I had to use the grain ramp’: the fight for disability inclusion in Australian agriculture

When Sam Bailey became a quadriplegic at 19, he was advised to get an office job in town. Instead he made his farm wheelchair-accessible

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Drones UAV,

03/27/2024 SOURCE: www.cbsnews.com

Drones and robots could replace some field workers as farming goes high-tech

Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Bread / Yeast,

03/27/2024 SOURCE: www.tastingtable.com

The Reason Sourdough Bread May Still Work For A Gluten-Free Diet - Tasting Table

If you have celiac disease, sourdough bread is off the table, but if you typically avoid bread as part of a gluten-free diet, sourdough can still be an option.

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