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• LDHS Agriculture students win big at 2023 SC State Fair competition - GoLaurens.Com

  25-10-2023 23:24
  
  LDHS Agriculture students win big at 2023 SC State Fair competition  GoLaurens.Com
  
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• Students learn, use precision agriculture - News at UNG

  25-10-2023 23:05
  
  Students learn, use precision agriculture  News at UNG
  
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• Minnesota joins Biden administration push against concentration in ... - Minnesota Reformer

  25-10-2023 20:28
  
  Minnesota joins Biden administration push against concentration in ...  Minnesota Reformer
  
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• Agriculture needs your voice - AgUpdate

  25-10-2023 20:06
  
  Agriculture needs your voice  AgUpdate
  
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• Saskatchewan farmers challenged to invest in the future of their farms with Acres for Education campaign

  25-10-2023 18:49 via farms.com
  Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan’s (AITC-SK) is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Acres for Education campaign, an initiative aimed at providing educational opportunities for today’s youth to connect with agriculture.The Acres for Education campaign highlights the importance of education in igniting a passion and interest in agriculture. The next generation of consumers and agriculture leaders, innovators, and employees are in classrooms today, and AITC-SK
  
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• USDA Identifies Agriculture, Forestry Potential in Carbon Markets - Environment+Energy Leader

  25-10-2023 18:45
  
  USDA Identifies Agriculture, Forestry Potential in Carbon Markets  Environment+Energy Leader
  
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• Former ag minister returns in new Manitoba cabinet

  25-10-2023 18:38 via farms.com
  Incoming Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has brought a former provincial agriculture minister back to the cabinet table to handle the ag file.Ron Kostyshyn, who from 2012 to 2016 was then-premier Greg Selinger’s ag minister while serving as MLA for the northwestern riding of Swan River, was sworn in Wednesday as minister of agriculture in Kinew’s 15-member cabinet.Kostyshyn, who reclaimed the Dauphin riding for the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election, ran a family mixed farm for four dec
  
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• 'It’s going to hurt the community': Manitoba grain farmers hit by St. Lawrence Seaway strike

  25-10-2023 18:35 via farms.com
  As the harvest season comes to a close, Manitoba farmers are facing yet another challenge – a strike at the St. Lawrence Seaway stalling shipments for a third straight day.More than 350 union workers are off the job fighting for better wages.The Seaway connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and is a crucial trading port that sees 11 million tonnes of grain from the prairies pass through every year.As the harvest season comes to a close, Manitoba farmers are facing yet another chall
  
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• Manitoba farmers concerned about effects of St. Lawrence Seaway strike

  25-10-2023 18:33 via farms.com
  Manitoba farmers are contending with growing concerns following a strike at the St. Lawrence Seaway, leaving the trade route closed since the weekend.The seaway sees 11 million metric tons of grain shipped from the Prairie region every year. With about 360 union workers now off the job, local farmers are left worrying about the fate of their harvest.Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers, said farmers depend on selling their products in a timely manner. She said 40 pe
  
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• KAP Congratulates Manitoba NDP On 2023 Provincial Election Victory

  25-10-2023 18:31 via farms.com
  Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) extends congratulations to the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) for their victory in the 2023 provincial election and becoming Manitoba’s new government. “On behalf of all Manitoba farmers, I want to congratulate the Manitoba NDP for winning the most seats in the provincial election and forming the next provincial government here in Manitoba,” said KAP President, Jill Verwey.Verwey also noted the significance of NDP leader and Premier-el
  
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• KAP Welcomes Hon. Ron Kostyshyn As New Minister Of Agriculture

  25-10-2023 18:30 via farms.com
  Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) welcomes the Honourable Ron Kostyshyn’s appointment today as Manitoba’s new Minister of Agriculture.“On behalf of all Manitoba producers, I want to welcome Minister Kostyshyn back to his role as Minister of Agriculture, which he previously held from 2012-2016,” said KAP President, Jill Verwey.Verwey also thanked former Minister, Derek Johnson, for his service to Manitoba producers and the agricultural industry during his time as Minis
  
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• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Economic ... - USDA.gov

  25-10-2023 17:05
  
  Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Economic ...  USDA.gov
  
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• New Canadian ag finance solution provider launches

  25-10-2023 15:42 via farms.com
  Farm Lending Canada offers multiple services and solutions to Canadian producers
  
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• A new campaign seeks to bring pride to Canadian canola

  25-10-2023 15:41 via farms.com
  The National Canola Marketing Programs launches the Canadian farmer-led Hello Canola program.
  
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• Federal support for Western Canadian livestock producers

  25-10-2023 15:35 via farms.com
  Ottawa and the provinces will share the program funding 60-40
  
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• U.S. and Chinese companies sign ag purchase agreements

  25-10-2023 15:18 via farms.com
  Chinese buyers and American exporters signed 11 ag purchase agreements
  
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• NABC Welcomes USDA’s Announcement of New Regional ... - PerishableNews

  25-10-2023 15:06
  
  NABC Welcomes USDA’s Announcement of New Regional ...  PerishableNews
  
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• Celebrate Wisconsin agriculture with Cranberry Pork Chops - WSAW

  25-10-2023 15:06
  Celebrate Wisconsin agriculture with Cranberry Pork Chops  WSAW
  
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• College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences recognizes 2023 ... - Clemson News

  25-10-2023 14:45
  
  College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences recognizes 2023 ...  Clemson News
  
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• Biologists from St. Petersburg have assisted the Ilebts community in ... - hortidaily.com

  25-10-2023 14:09
  Biologists from St. Petersburg have assisted the Ilebts community in ...  hortidaily.com
  
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• Agriculture in space: the new wild west - hortidaily.com

  25-10-2023 14:09
  
  Agriculture in space: the new wild west  hortidaily.com
  
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• Webinar deep dives into consumer trust and impressions of British ... - ahdb.org.uk

  25-10-2023 14:08
  
  Webinar deep dives into consumer trust and impressions of British ...  ahdb.org.uk
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods and the Centre Support Expansion of Healthy School Meals in Ontario with $250,000 Donation

  25-10-2023 14:01 via farms.com
  Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX: MFI)  and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is contributing $250,000 to the Healthy Students Brighter Ontario campaign to support the expansion of the Student Nutrition Program and the First Nations Student Nutrition Program in Ontario.
  
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• CULT Food Science Launches Noochies! Freeze Dried Cat Snacks - North America's First Vegan Cat Treat

  25-10-2023 13:56 via farms.com
  a pioneer in the investment, development, and commercialization of cellular agriculture technologies and products, is pleased to announce the introduction of Noochies! Freeze Dried Cat Snacks, the first-of-its-kind cat snack in North America.
  
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• DFC's Nutrition Québec team honoured

  25-10-2023 13:53 via farms.com
  The Nutrition Québec team of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) was honoured with the Professional Publication prize by the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec
  
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• Fertilizer Canada Calling for Prompt Resolution to St. Lawrence Seaway Strike

  25-10-2023 13:50 via farms.com
  Fertilizer Canada is calling on the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor to promptly come to an agreement to end the strike that has shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway
  
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• Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard reveals food companies risk breaking public sustainability promises

  25-10-2023 13:49 via farms.com
  Many leading food companies in Canada risk failing to meet key sustainability promises made to consumers, according to the third edition of Mercy For Animals' annual Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, published on Wednesday, October 25
  
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• Food Banks Across Canada Experience Overwhelming Demand with Almost Two Million Visits in One Month

  25-10-2023 13:45 via farms.com
  According to the newly released Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2023 report, "Relentless inflation and a broken social safety net has caused many people who never thought they would need a food bank to walk through the doors for the first time. 
  
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• Rice University Collaborates On Soil Health Study Aimed At Enhancing Crop Yields

  25-10-2023 13:02 via farms.com
  America’s farmers rely on a host of practices such as cover cropping and crop rotation to maintain soil health, grow more productive crops and feed the U.S. and countries around the world. However, current research is too sparse to precisely demonstrate how these practices can actually affect the yields and bottom lines for farmers.Agricultural lenders and crop insurers do not currently offer incentives for farmers who incorporate these practices to improve soil health because they have no
  
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• Orbia’s Precision Agriculture Business Netafim Partners with Vermillion Growers to Open a State-of-the-Art Commercial Greenhouse, Providing Fresh Produce and Bridging the Gap in Food Production in Central Canada - Yahoo Finance

  25-10-2023 13:02
  Orbia’s Precision Agriculture Business Netafim Partners with Vermillion Growers to Open a State-of-the-Art Commercial Greenhouse, Providing Fresh Produce and Bridging the Gap in Food Production in Central Canada  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Orbia's Precision Agriculture Business Netafim Partners with ... - Business Wire

  25-10-2023 13:02
  Orbia's Precision Agriculture Business Netafim Partners with ...  Business Wire
  
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• Ingersolls named OSU Agriculture 'Champions' | News ... - Claremore Daily Progress

  25-10-2023 13:00
  
  Ingersolls named OSU Agriculture 'Champions' | News ...  Claremore Daily Progress
  
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• Grain Growers ask senators to reject Bill C-234 amendment

  25-10-2023 12:56 via farms.com
  Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) wants the Senate to reject an amendment and pass Bill C-234.The Senate’s Agriculture and Forestry (AGFO) committee had approved an amendment that would see the removal of the heating and cooling of barns and greenhouses from the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.GGC Executive Director Kyle Larkin said he was disappointed to see some senators on the AGFO committee vote in favour of the change that will only serve to further delay C-234.“Proceeding with
  
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• Ecostar Energy Côte d’Ivoire receives US grant for biomass plant

  25-10-2023 12:53 via farms.com
  The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with Ecostar Energy Côte d’Ivoire for technical assistance to support the development of an estimated 25-megawatt cotton stalk biomass power plant in the Boundiali region of Côte d’Ivoire.Ecostar selected Washington, D.C.-based Delphos International Ltd. to carry out the assistance. Upon implementation, the biomass power plant will primarily be fueled by locally sourced cotton stalk.The project will
  
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• iFLYTEK Introduces Agriculture Large Model, Gengyun, During ... - AiThority

  25-10-2023 12:47
  
  iFLYTEK Introduces Agriculture Large Model, Gengyun, During ...  AiThority
  
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• DAERA launches Farm Survey to identify investment needs - DAERA

  25-10-2023 11:59
  
  DAERA launches Farm Survey to identify investment needs  DAERA
  
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• Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine for separate ... - Oireachtas.ie

  25-10-2023 11:32
  Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine for separate ...  Oireachtas.ie
  
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• Chinese scientists cooperate with world partners to promote dryland ... - Xinhua

  25-10-2023 09:55
  
  Chinese scientists cooperate with world partners to promote dryland ...  Xinhua
  
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• “World's first” regenerative agriculture labeled coffee to be launched ... - Food Ingredients First

  25-10-2023 09:28
  
  “World's first” regenerative agriculture labeled coffee to be launched ...  Food Ingredients First
  
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• The importance of mental health in agriculture - The importance of ... - Farm Progress

  25-10-2023 09:03
  
  The importance of mental health in agriculture - The importance of ...  Farm Progress
  
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• Jeff Edwards Named Bumpers College Dean, Senior VP for Division of Agriculture - University of Arkansas Newswire

  25-10-2023 09:00
  
  Jeff Edwards Named Bumpers College Dean, Senior VP for Division of Agriculture  University of Arkansas Newswire
  
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• Agriculture advocate to be inducted into Marion County Agriculture Hall of Fame - WCJB

  25-10-2023 07:54
  Agriculture advocate to be inducted into Marion County Agriculture Hall of Fame  WCJB
  
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• Jeff Edwards Named Bumpers College Dean, Senior VP for Division ... - University of Arkansas Newswire

  25-10-2023 07:05
  
  Jeff Edwards Named Bumpers College Dean, Senior VP for Division ...  University of Arkansas Newswire
  
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• Salute to Idaho Agriculture: Minico High School’s new ag building - KMVT

  25-10-2023 06:19
  Salute to Idaho Agriculture: Minico High School’s new ag building  KMVT
  
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• Jokowi Replaces Indonesia Agriculture Minister After Graft Probe ... - Bloomberg

  25-10-2023 04:41
  
  Jokowi Replaces Indonesia Agriculture Minister After Graft Probe ...  Bloomberg
  
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• Community Agriculture Alliance: Fund boosts Yampa River in more ... - Steamboat Pilot & Today

  25-10-2023 03:26
  
  Community Agriculture Alliance: Fund boosts Yampa River in more ...  Steamboat Pilot & Today
  
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• South Dakota State University Extension experts win national ... - Brookings Register

  25-10-2023 00:30
  
  South Dakota State University Extension experts win national ...  Brookings Register
  
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• Reps. Carbajal, Brownley, Costa, Lofgren, Panetta Urge White ... - Salud Carbajal

  25-10-2023 00:18
  
  Reps. Carbajal, Brownley, Costa, Lofgren, Panetta Urge White ...  Salud Carbajal
  
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