TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Young Farmers, Commodity/Trade Groups,

01/06/2021 SOURCE: norfolkdailynews.com

Nebraska Corn Growers Association looking for future Ag leaders

LINCOLN - The Nebraska Corn Growers Association is now accepting applications for the fourth class of the Future Leaders in Agriculture Scholarship Program.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, USDA,

01/06/2021 SOURCE: www.usda.gov

Four Easy Ways To Eat Well in the New Year

Do you have resolutions for healthy eating this year? Eating well can fuel your body and help it feel its best as you move through your day. Use these four simple ideas from Nutrition.gov to start the year with your health in mind.

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

Reform for farmers needs to look at more than mere efficiency of agriculture markets

Considering the critical importance of agriculture for livelihoods, health, food security, and also keeping in mind the vulnerability of Indian farmers, it is necessary to go beyond reductionist expediency in considering agricultural reforms.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Research, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Stem Cell Based Therapy Option in COVID-19: Is It Really Promising?

The COVID-19 patients were first detected in China, in December 2019, then the novel virus with associated pneumonia and other diseases spread quickly to worldwide becoming a serious public health intimidation. Despite all the efforts, the pharmacological ...

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TOPIC(S): Herbicides, Agriculture US, Pesticides, Organic,

01/05/2021 SOURCE: www.knkx.org

Popular Organic Farm Product 'Agro Gold WS' Banned In WA, OR, CA; Idaho Investigating

Alan Scheiber is one organic farmer who would have never applied so-called “Agro Gold WS” to about a dozen acres if he’d known it contained synthetic

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Topics: Rice, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, Research,

Flag leaves could help top off photosynthetic performance in rice

A team from the University of Illinois and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) found that some flag leaves of different varieties of rice transform light and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates better than others, potentially opening new opportunities for breeding higher yielding rice varieties.

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Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Population,

Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report

It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists

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