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Land management practices to reduce nitrogen load may be affected by future climate changes

URBANA, Ill. – Nitrogen from agricultural production is a major cause of pollution in the Mississippi River Basin and contributes to large dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. Illinois and other Midwestern states have set goals to reduce nitrogen load through strategies that include different land management practices. A new study from University of Illinois researchers, published in Journal of Environmental Management, uses computer modeling to estimate how those practices may be affected by potential changes in the climate, such as increased rainfall.

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02/12/2021 SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com

Brazil's slow soybean harvest widens U.S. export window

Harvesting delays inBrazil, the world's top soybean producer, are prompting buyersled by China to rely on rival exporter the United States forlonger than usual in 2021, according to government data andtraders. Sustained demand for U.S. soybeans is accelerating anhistoric drawdown of U.S. supplies of the oilseed and couldfurther drive up soybean prices at a time of rising foodinflation as countries hoard staples during the pandemic. Concerns over tight global soybean supplies after Chinadramatically increased purchases in recent months ignited a 4.5%U.S. soybean futures rally last month to a 6-1/2-year high.

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