Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Cover Crops, Agriculture Global, Water, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture,

Spotlight-Dada

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture leads globally in the science and business of agriculture, food, life, and natural resources, positively changing the world through our unwavering commitment to excellence in serving the land grant missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Environment, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

U.S. fuel industry frazzled as Trump EPA misses 2021 biofuel volumes deadline

(This November 30 story corrects to clarify oil industry says waivers do not hurt ethanol demand)

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Food/Nutrition, Climate Change, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

This author has had pieces published in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Wired, The Washington Post Magazine, Men's Health, Bloomberg Businessweek, Elemental, MIT Technology Review, Outside, and others. He also writes a semi-regular health column for GQ.

Where’s the Beef? The Fake Meat of the Future Is Chicken.

A plant-based food startup is building the machinery to replace America’s favorite meat at an industrial scale

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

Fresh kick-off for agri-food systems transformation

25 November, 2020/Rome - Global leaders called today for an urgent action to transform agri-food systems to make them more sustainable and resilient

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TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Agriculture US, Ag Tech,

12/01/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Sensors helping farmers better understand crops

Having the ability to precisely monitor in-field variability and make decisions based on data is transforming how farmers manage their operations.

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Kim Bremmer Kim Bremmer
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Topics: Dairy, Food Waste, Sustainability,

Ruminant animals (those with four compartments in their stomach) play a critical role in sustainable nutrition. They take fiber, cellulose and all of these human inedible byproducts, and turn them into high quality protein for people. This process of "upcycling" helps reduce green house gas emissions as well. Another example of how agriculture provides solutions!

US dairy cows upcycle up to 306M pounds of food waste every day | Darigold

Cows convert up to 306 million pounds of food waste every day into milk, meat and manure, helping to divert methane emissions from the landfill.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Cocoa, Sustainability, Ag Africa,

If true, very unfortunate. Let's hope there's more to this story

Ivory Coast, Ghana cancel cocoa sustainability schemes run by chocolatemaker Hershey

Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes run by U.S.-based Hershey in the west African countries, accusing the chocolatemaker of trying to avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at combating farmer poverty.

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TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID, Commodity/Trade Groups,

11/30/2020 SOURCE: newschannel20.com

Illinois pork industry recovering from COVID-19 pandemic

Illinois' meat packing industry is ramping back up after months of supply chain disruptions and working at a much lower capacity because of the pandemic. Harvest numbers are increasing during the pandemic. Illinois Pork Producers Association Executive Director Jennifer Tirey said meat packing plants were recently running at 95% capacity. That's a big jump compared to 60% capacity at the start of the pandemic.

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