John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Population,

Team IDs differences in gene-related activity between ancient, modern

Nebraska's Jinliang Yang and colleagues have shown how activating and deactivating genes, rather than swapping them out or rewriting them, may have directed the evolution of modern-day corn.

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TOPIC(S): Economics, Ag India,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: m.economictimes.com

US lawmakers with interests in agriculture back farmers

“Punjabi farmers must be allowed to protest peacefully against their government without fear of violence,” said Doug LaMalfa, a Republican lawmaker who represents Californians first Congressional district.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Climate Change, Weather,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: www.publicnewsservice.org

Agriculture Steps Up to Meet Climate Change

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- With farms and ranches on the front lines of climate change, organizations have come together to launch the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. Megan Baskerville, agriculture program director for The Nature Conservancy in Illinois, said farmers here already are seeing more frequent rains in the spring and longer dry spells in the summer. ...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: grist.org

A Netflix doc wants to fix our food system with capitalism. 'Gather' argues that’s how it broke.

Two new films about tending the earth offer very different world views.

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TOPIC(S): Ethanol/Biofuel, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

12/09/2020 SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com

After spending Trump years fighting Big Oil, biofuels industry rallies against electric car mandates under Biden

Farmers are planning a big offensive to tout ethanol and other biofuels as clean to ensure the Biden administration treats those products the same as electric cars and other low-carbon fuels.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, USDA,

12/09/2020 SOURCE: www.cnn.com

Biden expected to nominate Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary later this week

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Tom Vilsack to lead the Department of Agriculture, two sources familiar with the matter said.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Commodities, Agriculture US, Milling, Safety (Farm/Production),

Sad event. Please be caredul out there, especially by grain bins

Body of Didion Milling employee recovered from grain silo at Cambria plant

The body of a Didion Milling employee was recovered from a grain silo Tuesday.

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JAMES MSASA JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Commodities, AgriBusiness,

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