TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Consumer/Retail,

11/11/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Sustainable Food Trends Will Become Center Of The Plate With Modern Consumers

A majority of consumers today look for products that can help them live a more sustainable, socially responsible life. Assuming taste and price are often roughly equal, the modern consumer prefers sustainable food brands and adds them to their digital and physical shopping carts daily.

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Pest Control, Research, World Population, Pollinators,

Over 500 'murder hornets' found in first Wash. state nest

BLAINE, Wash. - More than 500 "murder hornets" in various stages of development were found lurking inside the first Asian giant hornet nest ever discovered in the U. S. , state agriculture officials said Tuesday. The nest, which was found in an alder tree near the Canadian border in northwest Washington state after months of sleuthing by state entomologists, was eventually cut open after hornets were vacuumed up and the tree was removed, said Karla Salp of the state Department of Agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Markets/Pricing, Economics, USDA,

11/11/2020 SOURCE: www.desmoinesregister.com

Rural America left behind without a stimulus, but Congress can still make a difference

Congress, do not ignore rural communities. Include and pass these bills in stimulus legislation without delay.

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Topics: Soil Health, Sorghum, Forestry, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Weather,

UM Study Reveals Patterns That Shape Forest Recovery After Wildfires

New UM research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, GMO's, Ag Africa,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.fibre2fashion.com

Kenya launches commercial growing of transgenic cotton

The Kenyan government has given 16.3 metric tonnes of genetically modified cotton seeds to farmers in the eastern region. The seeds will be distributed to farmers in Kitui,...

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.fwi.co.uk

Opinion: Food is the staff of life, so open a farm cafe - Farmers Weekly

If you had to write a list of things not to do in 2020 then “open a new cafe-restaurant” might well be on it. Unfortunately for us, a decision was made

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.ipsnews.net

The Covid Pandemic: Broadening the Discourse

SARS-CoV-2, the corona virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading exponentially across the world over the last ten or so months. As of November 6th, according to the Center for Systems Science at

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