Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), USDA,

China’s Grain and Oilseed Sector • farmdoc daily

Carl Zulauf • Carl Zulauf • China’s grain and oilseed sector is examined using US Department of Agriculture Production, Supply, and Distribution data. Examining grains and oilseeds in aggregate is useful because of production, consumption and policy interactions among the crops in this sector. While not clear, new sector dynamics may be emerging. China’s shortfall in domestic production vs. consumption of grains and oilseeds has been historically high since 2016 even with no notable decline in yield or harvested area. Imports have covered the shortfall. The grains and oilseeds included in this study are listed in Data Note 1. The study begins with 1972, initial year of data for peanuts in China.

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Team AgWiki
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Review your topics! Today we added Safety(Farm/Production). If information and conversation in this area interests you, simply make the additions via your TOPIC button.

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Ag United Kingdom,

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.greatbritishchefs.com

Mutti: Italy’s Top Tomato Brand - Great British Chefs

Mutti’s two lions are instantly recognisable on shelves, but there’s more to this family-run company than a logo – Mutti has been pioneering smart preservation techniques for well over a century, and their tomatoes remain the best in the business.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Ag Podcast US,

Awesome 40 minutes podcast about rural connectivity. On Spotify.

FOA 228: Solving the Rural Connectivity Problem with Dr. Sara Spangelo of Swarm - Future of Agriculture

Rural locations often have limited connectivity to cellular data. Dr. Sara Spangelo is the CEO and co-founder of Swarm Technologies. Their company launches constellations of small, sandwich-sized, low cost, two-way satellites into lower orbit space to provide affordable global connectivity. Different space programs offer them access to launching their devices including Space-X and Vega among others. “That will provide us with a network of 150 satellites for global continuous coverage - covering every point on earth at all times and essentially providing a lower cost version of existing networks.” - Dr. Sara Spangelo Swarm technologies is finding a home in agriculture technology as a solution to poor cellular connection. Sensor type devices will be able to send data continuously to producers at a reasonable cost. The business itself involves the acquisition of a modem that would then get embedded into a third party device. Users are then charged based on their data volume. The target customer is agriculture technology companies to have their technology incorporated into their devices with the end consumer being the producers. “90% of our world has no connectivity except for these very prohibitively expensive solutions. And that’s really what Swarm is trying to solve for, that 90%, at an affordable point.” - Dr. Sara Spangelo Dr. Spangelo recommends any interested companies contact them soon. Their connectivity capacity is limited so getting in line early may prove significant. Swarm Technologies is already working on the next iteration of their technology to provide more to their customers. The satellites function for 4 years before experiencing complete destruction upon entering earth's atmosphere giving them the opportunity to continually replace their equipment without any additional pollution in space. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a startup spotlight featuring Bloomfield Robotics CEO Mark DeSantis. Bloomfield uses artificial intelligence to help producers learn more about their crop...

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TOPIC(S): Markets/Pricing, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Research,

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.purdue.edu

Ag Economy Barometer rises to record high on improving financial conditions

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research, USDA,

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.feedstuffs.com

USDA to host livestock risk management webinar

Nov. 12 webinar will help educate cattle producers on making more informed business decisions.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Poultry,

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.proag.com

Turkey Prices Rising on Short Supplies | ProAg

With Thanksgiving as the next holiday on the calendar, it's the time of year when turkey is on a lot of consumers' minds. But the market may not quite be ready for the holiday, with tight supplies and rising prices amid continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Conservation/Tillage, Climate Change,

11/05/2020 SOURCE: bioengineer.org

The biggest trees capture the most carbon: Large trees dominate carbon storage in forests

Large-diameter trees make up 3% of total stems, but account for 42% of total carbon storage in Pacific Northwest forest

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Safety (Farm/Production),

11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.gettysburgtimes.com

Thousands of bushels of corn ruined by fire

A fire ruined thousands of bushels of newly-harvested corn Tuesday in Mount Pleasant Towns...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Transportation, Trade (Commodities), Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,