John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies,

Farmers welcome govt's proposal to keep agricultural laws on hold

Farmer leader Shivkumar Kakka, who has been a part of all the 10 meetings held with the government at Vigyan Bhawan here so far, said: "We do not trust the committee, but the government has offered to put the laws on hold... It is definitely a matter to consider. We will discuss this and eventually try to form an opinion."

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Forestry, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?

It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it … you get the point. It's a decades-long process. Luis Fernando Velásquez-García suggests a simpler solution: ...

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01/21/2021 SOURCE: m.dw.com

Indian farmers beat water scarcity with innovation

After losing crops to severe drought for years, farmers in Maharashtra are seeing high yields through imaginative cultivation methods. They told DW that taking control is better than protesting government policy.

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01/21/2021 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

This light show in a field isn’t just pretty – it’s helping grow crops with less need for pesticides

Art, innovation and sustainable agriculture collide, creating an illuminating new way to grow food.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: USDA, Biotech,

Who knew people wanted orange petunias this much!

USDA APHIS | USDA Announces Deregulation of Petunias Developed Using Genetic Engineering

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01/20/2021 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Gene-edited crops not the same as GMs, says France - Farmers Weekly

France is on a collision course with the European Union after it said gene-edited crops should not be classified as genetically modified organisms (GMs).

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01/20/2021 SOURCE: www.oregonlive.com

Interior Secretary grants 10-year grazing permit to Hammond Ranches Inc., hours before Trump leaves office

The action by outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhard infuriated environmental advocacy groups.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Focus more on agric sector investment to improve economy – Dr Sarkodie - Ghanaian Times

The government must pay attention to growing the country’s agricultural sector, an Economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has suggested.  He said while many industries last year shrank amid the coronavirus pandemic, the sector recorded significant growth hence the need to focus more on it. “Your concentration must be on agric modernisation and industrialisation. So, going forward, …

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture Global,

Do we only have 60 harvests left?

Claims that the world has only 100, 60, or even 30 years of harvests left often hit the headlines. These claims are overblown, but soil erosion is a problem and we can do something about it.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Poultry, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies,

PHL now bird-flu free, says Dep't of Agriculture

(Eagle News) — There are no more cases of the Avian Influenza (AI) A(H5N6) virus or bird flu in the country, according to the Department of Agriculture. The DA said that as early as Jan. 8 this year, the World Organization for Animal Health has declared that the “country is now free of the last remaining A(H5N6) strain of the Avian Influenza (AI).” In a statement released on Tuesday, Jan. 19, the DA said that […]

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