Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Long but very revealing article on value of renewable fuels

Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? And what can we do to use this global opportunity for green growth?

Fossil fuels dominate the global power supply because until very recently electricity from fossil fuels was far cheaper than electricity from renewables. This has dramatically changed within the last decade. In most places in the world power from new renewables is now cheaper than power from new fossil fuels.

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TOPIC(S): Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.peta.org

PETA Sends Plush Pig to Local STEM Education Exec | PETA

Today, PETA sent an adorable plush pig to Vince Bertram, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based STEM curriculum company Project Lead The Way, along with Today, PETA sent an adorable plush pig to Vince Bertram, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based STEM curriculum company Project Lead The Way, along with a letter urging him to remove dissection of fetal pigs and various animal organs from the company's Biomedical Science and Gateway programs.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Ag Tech, Commodity/Trade Groups,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.kcrg.com

Company to build plant in Iowa to make pallets from corn

A Texas company has announced it will build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa that will make environmentally-friendly shipping pallets from corn plant waste, such as stalks, husks and leaves.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Why Everyone Needs To Donate $300 To Charity Now

2020 brings a rare opportunity for everyone to lower their taxes while helping others. Special chance to donate $300 to charity before the end of 2020.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Young Farmers, Beef Cattle,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Young Kansas farmers find value in direct-to-consumer meat business

The fourth-generation farmers are thinking outside the box to make their dream work for them.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. SouthWest, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Innovation,

Texas AgriLife Makes Breakthrough in Fight Against Plant Diseases

Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife have made a discovery that will help fight fastidious pathogens costing U.S. agriculture billions of dollars annually. For years, research scientist and associate professor Dr. Kranthi Mandadi and his colleagues at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension in Weslaco have been working on developing new biological technologies to fight fastidious or

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 Q&A | Early County News

Q: What is the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) doing to respond to the COVID-19 situation? A: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is maximizing all program flexibilities and contingencies available

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