John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Research, Ag Africa, World Population, Ag South America,

Colombia’s sustainable forestry drive boosts biodiversity and business | South Africa Today

Despite the high costs and long registration times, sustainable timber harvesting has the potential to bring more value to rural Colombians while also acting as an effective and important conservation tool. Forest management plans are critical to establishing which trees should be exploited, as well as setting standards for related processes so that the environmental […]

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Research, Ag United Kingdom, Education,

Scientists develop synthetic cow's stomatch to aid parasites study | Press and Journal

Scots researchers have developed a synthetic cow's stomach to help with studies into gastrointestinal worms in cattle.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Fruit, Economics, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 blows coconut factory plan off course

A plan for the acquisition of an approximately 1,000-acre property at Water Valley, St Mary, to grow coconuts and do end products processing, has been put on hold by the Coconut Industry Board, CIB, as it completes board changes and its management...

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.thedailystar.net

Domestic cotton production may rise this year

Local cotton production is likely to increase this year thanks to rising acreage and expansion of cultivation of hybrid varieties, stakeholders said.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Organic, Consumer/Retail,

Jack has a distinguished background in the food and food policy arena. This is an interesting read.

Snob Effect

Scarcity Appeals If you like good bourbon, you’ve probably heard of people trying to get their hands on a bottle of the notoriously rare Pappy Van Winkle, produced by the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery in Franklin County, Kentucky. A few years ago, a friend of mine mentioned

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Isaac L Isaac L
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Topics: Cotton, Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, Research,

Auburn University Crops / Cotton Research Report 2019

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, Water,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.duluthnewstribune.com

Walz sets 1 million acre goal for water quality program | Duluth News Tribune

The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program, which began in 2014, has certified 977 farms over 685,000 acres in the state.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Education U.S. MidWest, Research,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.jamestownsun.com

NDSU soybean plant population and row spacing recommendations updated | Jamestown Sun

Data generated by NDSU soybean planting rate and row spacing field trials was conducted from 2008 through 2019.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Insects, Ag United Kingdom, Food Security/Shortage,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk

Why aren’t we all eating insects?

For years, edible insects have been billed as the next sustainable food revolution. Daisy Dunne explores why we still haven’t developed a taste for grub

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.