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.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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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.

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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"

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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.

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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

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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.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Drones UAV, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Drone-a-thon 2020: How ‘Made in India’ drones could help revolutionise agriculture, health sector

Drones can be used as a crucial tool to benefit law enforcement in the future and there have been few examples already where the technology has been used to spot the offenders

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Sustainability, Plant Breeding,

Innovative plant breeding has benefits beyond increasing yields and improving plant health. "The same techniques that we use to help improve the yields of agriculture or biofuel crops can also be applied to developing sustainable production methods for plant-based medicines," Rhee concluded.

Can we harness a plant's ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?

Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes. Despite wide interest, the mechanism ...

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