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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Weather,

Photos: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture meets with local farmers

Escambia and Santa Rosa County farmers met with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue after they were hit hard by Hurricane Sally.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag United Kingdom,

Sustainable food delivering for nutrition and the environment

Prof Judy Buttriss, director general of the British Nutrition Foundation, tells Hannah Binns how messaging around sustainable nutrition could support UK agriculture.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Grind to Ground, the new social enterprise turning coffee into compost | The RiotACT

A new social enterprise called Grind to Ground is the brainchild of a team of students at the Canberra Institute...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, Genes /Genetics, USDA, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Genome editing has the potential to reshape agriculture

While genome editing is certainly not a silver bullet for solving all agricultural challenges, it is the most promising technology for breeding in the last 30 years, says a top US official.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Research, Ag Innovation, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind), Education,

New storage battery more efficient and heat-resistant

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Government / Policies, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Even Renewables Are Bigger In Texas

The Texas electric grid is scheduled to add almost more wind than it has in the past five years combined and almost triple its solar capacity this year. Yes, in 2020.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields

The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, Tobacco, Ag Middle East,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.thenews.com.pk

Tobacco industry not doing enough for transition to reduced-risk alternatives

Islamabad : The tobacco industry is not phasing out cigarettes or transitioning smokers to reduced-risk alternatives quickly enough, states the first-ever Tobacco Transformation Index launched by...

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Ag South America, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.investing.com

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says By Bloomb

Brazil Is Shipping More Coffee Than Ever Before, Trader Says

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