TOPIC(S): Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.peta.org

PETA Sends Plush Pig to Local STEM Education Exec | PETA

Today, PETA sent an adorable plush pig to Vince Bertram, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based STEM curriculum company Project Lead The Way, along with Today, PETA sent an adorable plush pig to Vince Bertram, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based STEM curriculum company Project Lead The Way, along with a letter urging him to remove dissection of fetal pigs and various animal organs from the company's Biomedical Science and Gateway programs.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Ag Tech, Commodity/Trade Groups,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.kcrg.com

Company to build plant in Iowa to make pallets from corn

A Texas company has announced it will build a $15 million plant in northwest Iowa that will make environmentally-friendly shipping pallets from corn plant waste, such as stalks, husks and leaves.

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

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

Why Everyone Needs To Donate $300 To Charity Now

2020 brings a rare opportunity for everyone to lower their taxes while helping others. Special chance to donate $300 to charity before the end of 2020.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Young Farmers, Beef Cattle,

12/02/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Young Kansas farmers find value in direct-to-consumer meat business

The fourth-generation farmers are thinking outside the box to make their dream work for them.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Education U.S. SouthWest, Crop Diseases, Research, Ag Innovation,

Texas AgriLife Makes Breakthrough in Fight Against Plant Diseases

Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife have made a discovery that will help fight fastidious pathogens costing U.S. agriculture billions of dollars annually. For years, research scientist and associate professor Dr. Kranthi Mandadi and his colleagues at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension in Weslaco have been working on developing new biological technologies to fight fastidious or

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: USDA, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 Q&A | Early County News

Q: What is the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) doing to respond to the COVID-19 situation? A: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is maximizing all program flexibilities and contingencies available

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Trade (Commodities),

USSEC leader digs into shipping container data - Brownfield Ag News

The U.S. Soybean Export Council is looking into regional shipping container availability issues.  Shipping companies including Hapag-Lloyd have been sending empty containers back to Asia where there is a high demand to send consumer goods to the U.S. and Europe.  Jim Sutter tells Brownfield they are looking into how this is affecting soybean exporters. “We’re […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Climate Change, Regenerative Agriculture,

Western farm groups back incentives to fight climate change - Alliance for Science

Lobby groups in the US and Europe support voluntary, incentive-based programs that would reward farmers for taking climate-friendly steps.

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