Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Trade (Commodities),

Farm policy expert Barry Flinchbaugh dies

Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, an economist who influenced decades of farm policy, died this morning.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Jobs, Fruit, Economics, Drones UAV, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Fresh fruit picked from the tree by Israeli robots

10 percent of fruit worldwide rots on the trees. Tevel Aerobotics combines aeronautics, robotics and artificial intelligence to pick it

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

How Growing Giant Vegetables Became a Pandemic Pastime

In recent months, Sam Polly’s front yard in Humboldt County, California has been a food source for his family. It’s also been somewhere locals have come to gaze at vegetables—very big ones.  Flooded with 27-inch long carrots, 20-pound turnips, radishes and banana squash, Polly says his 3,000-square-foot yard has become something of an unofficial giant food museum. He started transforming his yard into a vegetable garden in March. Since then, he’s often peered out of his window and seen new faces gawking at the monstrous produce he and his children have grown.   “People freak out…,” he says. “I had this

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Australia/NZ,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.farmweekly.com.au

Realising the potential of animal welfare

2019 Nuffield Scholar and Central Queensland beef producer, Alistair Corr, who with support from Australian Agricultural Company, Consolidated Pastoral Company, North Australian Pastoral Company, S. Kidman & Co, and Elders, explored how continual improvement of animal welfare was appeasing consumer expectations and increasing farm profitability.

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.civilbeat.org

Kauai Bets Big With CARES Money To Boost Local Beef Industry

The federal dollars will be used to make cattle ranching more viable as a business.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Cotton, Organic, Ag India,

A brief teaser about organic cotton in India.

GOTS Detects Evidence of Organic Cotton Fraud in India

GOTS has obtained clear evidence about systematic fraud abusing the Indian government certification system of organic cotton production.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

Oklahoma Farm Report - State Cattle Groups Are Divided Over Moving Forward on Cattle Transparency Legislation Before Industry Plan is Allowed to Work

Howdy Neighbors! Oklahoma Farm Report is home to Ron Hays - 'Ron on RON.' Radio Oklahoma Network keeps producers updated with ag news, reports, markets, sales and so much more!

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