John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, World Population, Education,

Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers | Cornell Chronicle

A collaboration between researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that small, community-based reserves in Thailand’s Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of overharvesting.

Read More

Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, AgriBusiness,

Wyffels Hybrids is turning its experience in monitoring corn rootworm activity into a tool that customers can use to make better decisions about managing the pest in their area.

Trend toward lower use rate for pesticides continues

Hi-Tech Farming: Newer formulations of existing chemistry feature lower use rates.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, USDA, Food Security/Shortage,

11/26/2020 SOURCE: www.agdaily.com

'Food System' discussion wallows in vagueness rather than solutions | AGDAILY

While the webinar on a "Food System" report provided a viable discussion, it did not seem to suggest any solutions besides changing the system.

Read More

Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, USDA, Government / Policies,

Major unions back Fudge for Agriculture secretary

Three major unions, including the largest union for meatpacking workers, are pushing the incoming Biden administration to select Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) as the next Agriculture secretary.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Young Farmers, FFA/4-H,

11/25/2020 SOURCE: www.ffa.org

Ford Features FFA Alum in NFL Thanksgiving Commercial | FFA.org

Nebraska's Hannah Borg described what it was like behind the scenes for the "once in a lifetime moment"

Read More

TOPIC(S): Cotton, Conservation/Tillage, Consumer/Retail,

11/25/2020 SOURCE: sourcingjournal.com

Cotton Incorporated: Half a Century of Pioneering the Commodity Space

J. Berrye Worsham, Cotton Incorporated President and CEO, shares how the company has blazed a trail and the vision for the future.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Organic, AgriBusiness, Consumer/Retail,

11/25/2020 SOURCE: www.mondaq.com

Claims In Baby Food Advertising Considered Misleading And Unfair Commercial Practice - Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment - United States

On the 27th of October of 2020, the Advertising Ethics Jury of the Self-Regulating entity was presented with a dispute to decide on the validity of a baby food advertising campaign

Read More

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

11/25/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

Millions of people in the U.S. are in need of food—Here's how you can help

CNBC's Becky Quick explains the pervasive problem of food insecurity in the United States as the pandemic rages on and how people can help.

Read More

Advertisement

Your Trusted Voice We are the voice of progressive dairy farmers in the nation. We are an industry organization led by farmers. This ensures that those most affected by governmental policy have a vehicle to protect their interests and ensure the growth and future livelihood of the industry. The American Dairy Coalition focuses on federal dairy policy.