Andrew Chronister Andrew Chronister
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Topics: Forestry,

Drones Are The Future of Wildland And Wildfire Management – If We Allow Them To Be - sUAS News - The Business of Drones

by DJI ViewPoints Team This year stands as the worst year for wildfires on record in California and across much of the western United States. Five of the six largest fires in California history happened this year, and experts estimate more than 8.5 million acres have burned so far due to decades of forest mismanagement and […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Commodity/Trade Groups,

12/04/2020 SOURCE: www.michiganagtoday.com

Farm Women Educating Consumers Through CommonGround Volunteer Program

CommonGround is a volunteer-based national organization, using women farmers to communicate how food is produced and common agricultural practices to consumers.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Hobby Farming, Urban Farming, Pollinators,

How a Greenpoint beekeeper tends to his hive • Brooklyn Paper

A Greenpoint artist has turned his tenement rooftop into an urban apiary, where he has nurtured bee hives for four years.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ,

Wheat prices fell after Australia forecasted its second highest crop ever

Wheat prices fell after Australia forecast its second-highest crop ever and Russia proposed curtailing grain exports next year. Wheat futures fell as much as 3.3% in Chicago trading, the lowest for the contract in almost eight weeks. Corn and soybeans also fell following rainfall in South America during the weekend.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Security/Shortage,

Nobel and Beyond: Building on the Legacy of a Hunger Fighter | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Join us as we commemorate the 50 year anniversary of Norman E. Borlaug receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. This program will bring to the forefront the current hunger challenges facing the planet today and attention to viable solutions. During this virtual program, we hope to increase the visibility of food security research, inspired by Borlaug’s legacy, especially as the World Food Programme receives their Nobel Peace Prize on the same day. The virtual event will feature special remarks from Norman Borlaug’s daughter, Jeanie Borlaug, and a sneak peek at his historic prize medals. The event will also feature prominent speakers discussing their vision for fighting hunger for the next 50 years. Featured speakers: Jeanie Borlaug Laube, daughter of Norman Borlaug, Former Chair of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, speaking about "Educating the Next Generation of Hunger Fighters" Ronnie Coffman, International Professor of Plant Breeding at Cornell University, who was with Norman Borlaug in the field the day he received the Nobel Peace Prize Hale Ann Tufan, Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Plant Breeding Section at Cornell University, presenting "Take it to all the farmers: Women and girls at the center of food security" Shenggen Fan, ’82 Ag Economics, Chair Professor at the College of Economics and Management at China Agricultural University, discussing "Global Food System Transformation: Roles of Policy, Technologies and Institutions" Barbara Stinson, President of the World Food Prize Foundation, and Minnesota Youth Institute representatives This event will be moderated by James Bradeen, Professor and Head, Department of Plant Pathology, UMN. There will be an opportunity to converse with some of the speakers immediately following the formal program. Do you know a CFANS student, faculty member, or alumna/us working to fight hunger? Submit their name as part of our effort to highlight CFANS Hunger Fighters as we celebrate this milestone of 50 years since Norman Borlaug's Nobel Peace Prize....

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Innovation, Brazil,

Amid pandemic, orders soar for Brazil robot that feeds pigs playing classical music

Orders for a Brazilian pig-feeding robot, which plays classical music while dispensing meals, soared this year as farmers strove to cut costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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