TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.lonesomelands.com

America's Family Owned Farms Now Face the Greatest Threat to Their Existence — Lonesome Lands

By Jim Mundorf I don’t care who you voted for, or your thoughts on the election. Joe Biden is the President and as much as I try to stay out of politics, his proposed tax plan is now the greatest threat to destroy family owned farms and ranches that America has ever seen. According to Farm Progres

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

USDA suspends debt collection from farmers affected by COVID-19

CHICAGO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it was temporarily suspending some debt collections from farmers facing financial distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is expected to affect 12,000 farmers who owe money under the government's Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Food/Nutrition, Gardening,

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.ketr.org

Southern Gardening

Time To Start Preparing For Early Spring Gardening

Hunt County Master Gardener Wayne Bowman says seeds are on sale in the garden centers, and the time is near to plant crops such as onions, peas and

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Trade (Commodities), Animal Health,

China’s ASF woes could linger in 2021

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Conservation/Tillage, Ag United Kingdom, Ag Global Specialty Food,

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.eurekalert.org

Soil health is as environmentally important as air and water quality, say microbiologists

Healthy, sustainably managed soil is a critical ecosystem for continuous sustenance of plants, animals and humans globally. While the concept of 'soil health' still continues to evolve, the versatility of the concept allows its adoption by many stakeholders.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Crop Diseases, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Bacterial seed endophyte shapes disease resistance in rice

In rice, one endophyte (Sphingomonas melonis) colonizes seeds and produces anthranilic acid, which confers resistance to a bacterial pathogen (Burkholderia plantarii) in the plant.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Research, Ag United Kingdom,

01/27/2021 SOURCE: www.fibre2fashion.com

Fashion for Good pilots resource efficient cotton farming

Fashion for Good, a global initiative that strives to make all fashion good, has launched a new, two-year pilot project in collaboration with leading brands Kering and PVH...

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