Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: AgriBusiness,

Novak out the door at CropLife America

CropLife America has decided to part ways with President and CEO Chris Novak, who has headed the pesticide industry organization since August 2018.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag Tech, AgriBusiness,

AGCO Corp to acquire $2 billion stake in Trimble unit to boost agri portfolio

AGCO Corp said on Thursday it would acquire an 85% stake in navigation products maker Trimble's agribusiness for $2.0 billion in cash as the tractor and seeding equipment firm seeks to boost its precision-agriculture portfolio.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Food/Nutrition, AgriBusiness, Ag Labor,

Hawley demands answers from Tyson Foods CEO on allegations of illegal migrant child labor

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raises concerns over Tyson Foods' alleged involvement in ill...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 8 months ago
Topics: Sustainability, AgriBusiness,

Big Ag Opens Another Vein of Public Funding

Money from the Climate-Smart Commodities program, designed to reduce agriculture emissions, is going disproportionately to multinationals.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Dairy, AgriBusiness,

Minnesota, Wisconsin dairy farmers forced to pivot after closing of Hastings Creamery

in some cases, an ag official says, farmers might have to dump the milk if they can’t fi...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Poultry, AgriBusiness,

Rural town braces for Tyson plant closure as manufacturing booms elsewhere

The meat giant is closing six chicken processing sites in Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas and Virginia, laying off more than 4,600 workers who have long relied on its outsize presence as a local employer.

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08/09/2023 SOURCE: www.iica.int

Sustainable agricultural practices: key to boosting the decarbonization of agriculture in the Americas

This has been borne out by Bayer’s PRO Carbon initiative, as explained by program representatives during a visit to exchange perspectives with IICA on both entities’ efforts to develop a carbon neutral agriculture sector.

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08/01/2023 SOURCE: missouriindependent.com

Missouri may allow meatpacker to release wastewater into already-impaired river • Missouri Independent

The Pomme de Terre River is proposed for Missouri's list of impaired waters. It could also see wastewater from a meatpacking facility.

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07/21/2023 SOURCE: www.producebluebook.com

Biden administration ups ag antitrust efforts - Produce Blue Book

The Biden administration has launched a partnership between USDA and state attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia “to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat and poultry processing, and other markets.”

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 10 months ago
Topics: Agriculture Global, AgriBusiness,

Bayer Plans to Sell its Crop Science Division, says German News Service

Platow Brief, a banking and finance publication, says new Bayer AG CEO Bill Anderson and team are working on a deal to spin off the division to improve the pharma giant's financial wellbeing and placate investors.

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