Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Trade (Commodities),
USSEC leader digs into shipping container data - Brownfield Ag News
The U.S. Soybean Export Council is looking into regional shipping container availability issues. Shipping companies including Hapag-Lloyd have been sending empty containers back to Asia where there is a high demand to send consumer goods to the U.S. and Europe. Jim Sutter tells Brownfield they are looking into how this is affecting soybean exporters. “We’re […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,
Western farm groups back incentives to fight climate change - Alliance for Science
Lobby groups in the US and Europe support voluntary, incentive-based programs that would reward farmers for taking climate-friendly steps.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: GMO's, Research, Government / Policies, Ag Australia/NZ,
Australian OGTR Invites Public Comments on GM Clover Field Trial
The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) invites comments from the public to assess license application DIR 176 from PTM Solutions Australia Pty Ltd to conduct a field trial of white clover genetically modified for increased condensed tannins in leaves.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Cover Crops, Agriculture Global, Water, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture,
Spotlight-Dada
Purdue University’s College of Agriculture leads globally in the science and business of agriculture, food, life, and natural resources, positively changing the world through our unwavering commitment to excellence in serving the land grant missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Environment, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
U.S. fuel industry frazzled as Trump EPA misses 2021 biofuel volumes deadline
(This November 30 story corrects to clarify oil industry says waivers do not hurt ethanol demand)
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Food/Nutrition, Climate Change, Plant-Based/Animal Free,
This author has had pieces published in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Wired, The Washington Post Magazine, Men's Health, Bloomberg Businessweek, Elemental, MIT Technology Review, Outside, and others. He also writes a semi-regular health column for GQ.
Where’s the Beef? The Fake Meat of the Future Is Chicken.
A plant-based food startup is building the machinery to replace America’s favorite meat at an industrial scale
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,
Fresh kick-off for agri-food systems transformation
25 November, 2020/Rome - Global leaders called today for an urgent action to transform agri-food systems to make them more sustainable and resilient
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12/01/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
Having the ability to precisely monitor in-field variability and make decisions based on data is transforming how farmers manage their operations.
Sensors helping farmers better understand crops
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Kim Bremmer
Topics: Dairy, Food Waste, Sustainability,
Ruminant animals (those with four compartments in their stomach) play a critical role in sustainable nutrition. They take fiber, cellulose and all of these human inedible byproducts, and turn them into high quality protein for people. This process of "upcycling" helps reduce green house gas emissions as well. Another example of how agriculture provides solutions!
US dairy cows upcycle up to 306M pounds of food waste every day | Darigold
Cows convert up to 306 million pounds of food waste every day into milk, meat and manure, helping to divert methane emissions from the landfill.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Cocoa, Sustainability, Ag Africa,
If true, very unfortunate. Let's hope there's more to this story
Ivory Coast, Ghana cancel cocoa sustainability schemes run by chocolatemaker Hershey
Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes run by U.S.-based Hershey in the west African countries, accusing the chocolatemaker of trying to avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at combating farmer poverty.
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