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• Nebraska's First Lady shares about agriculture to Grand Island e - PANHANDLE - panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com

  19-02-2024 23:58
  
  Nebraska's First Lady shares about agriculture to Grand Island e - PANHANDLE  panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com
  
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• Webinar: Cultivating Safety and Wellbeing for Children and Youth in Agriculture - Morning Ag Clips -

  19-02-2024 23:47
  
  Webinar: Cultivating Safety and Wellbeing for Children and Youth in Agriculture  Morning Ag Clips -
  
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• Wayne County Ag Day draws farmers and agriculture enthusiasts - WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

  19-02-2024 23:24
  
  Wayne County Ag Day draws farmers and agriculture enthusiasts  WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
  
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• Buchanan: Indiana listed among top agriculture states | Local News | reporter.net - Lebanon Reporter

  19-02-2024 23:00
  
  Buchanan: Indiana listed among top agriculture states | Local News | reporter.net  Lebanon Reporter
  
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• Gov. Little declares Feb. 19-25 Idaho community supported agriculture week - Rexburg Standard Journal

  19-02-2024 20:00
  Gov. Little declares Feb. 19-25 Idaho community supported agriculture week  Rexburg Standard Journal
  
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• The race for WV Agriculture Commissioner on Inside West Virginia Politics - WOWK 13 News

  19-02-2024 19:51
  The race for WV Agriculture Commissioner on Inside West Virginia Politics  WOWK 13 News
  
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• DATCP Recruiting Students for Next Agriculture Youth Council - WTAQ

  19-02-2024 19:31
  
  DATCP Recruiting Students for Next Agriculture Youth Council  WTAQ
  
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• Agriculture negotiations chair circulates revised text, aiming for outcome at MC13 - WTO Latest News

  19-02-2024 18:14
  
  Agriculture negotiations chair circulates revised text, aiming for outcome at MC13  WTO Latest News
  
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• C1st Announces New Manager of Commercial & Agriculture Lending - Ottumwa Radio

  19-02-2024 18:12
  
  C1st Announces New Manager of Commercial & Agriculture Lending  Ottumwa Radio
  
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• Hundreds of tractors block downtown Prague as farmers protest EU agriculture policies - Fox News

  19-02-2024 18:11
  Hundreds of tractors block downtown Prague as farmers protest EU agriculture policies  Fox News
  
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• Report: Big losses projected for LRGV Agriculture due to water shortages – Rio Grande Guardian - Rio Grande Guardian

  19-02-2024 17:51
  
  Report: Big losses projected for LRGV Agriculture due to water shortages – Rio Grande Guardian  Rio Grande Guardian
  
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• Little declares Idaho Community Supported Agriculture Week - LocalNews8.com

  19-02-2024 17:40
  
  Little declares Idaho Community Supported Agriculture Week  LocalNews8.com
  
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• Regenerative agriculture is at the heart of Six Inches of Soil - BakeryAndSnacks.com

  19-02-2024 17:35
  
  Regenerative agriculture is at the heart of Six Inches of Soil  BakeryAndSnacks.com
  
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• Manchester Township board discusses blight, agriculture, and fire trucks - The Manchester Mirror

  19-02-2024 17:31
  
  Manchester Township board discusses blight, agriculture, and fire trucks  The Manchester Mirror
  
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• AI and big data can make agriculture greener - Lombard Odier

  19-02-2024 17:27
  
  AI and big data can make agriculture greener  Lombard Odier
  
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• Maryland Agriculture Land Preservation Foundation Now Accepting Applications - Bay Net

  19-02-2024 16:57
  
  Maryland Agriculture Land Preservation Foundation Now Accepting Applications  Bay Net
  
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• Op-Ed: Delivering wins for agriculture | Opinion | madisondailyleader.com - Madison Daily Leader

  19-02-2024 16:45
  
  Op-Ed: Delivering wins for agriculture | Opinion | madisondailyleader.com  Madison Daily Leader
  
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• New Northwest Iowa Extension Swine Specialist is Ready to Help

  19-02-2024 16:42 via farms.com
  There's no question too big or too small for Ashley Englin, new swine specialist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in northwest Iowa. On the job just since Jan. 29, she's already working to develop contacts, meet colleagues and clients, and prepare to offer great service to producers and others in that area."My primary responsibility is to provide resources to people to improve the local and state swine industry," she said. "I want everyone to know I'm a resource to call on when n
  
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• Who is Minnesota's Pork Promoter of the Year?

  19-02-2024 16:41 via farms.com
  Nancy Hovel’s pork promotion efforts go back to the early 1990s when she first started to help organize the Goodhue County Pork Producers Food Stand at the Goodhue County Fair. Today, she has overseen the huge undertaking for nearly 30 years and is well-known around the county and surrounding areas for her countless hours of giving towards the pork industry and all of agriculture. Hovel’s ability to advocate for pork and unify all, from those in her own community to the public alike,
  
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• SHIC/FFAR Collaboration Seeks Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Proposals

  19-02-2024 16:40 via farms.com
  Manhattan, KS (February 12, 2024) – The Swine Health Information Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) have partnered to fund a $1 million research program to enhance US prevention, preparedness, and response capabilities for Japanese encephalitis virus, a transboundary disease risk for US introduction.SHIC’s strategic mission to identify risks to swine health includes global and domestic disease monitoring to maintain an acute awareness of emerging swi
  
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• Views from both sides of the fence

  19-02-2024 16:38 via farms.com
  Does the recent rally signal a fundamental shift in the hog market?The increase in prices is a most welcome relief to what has been a terrible stretch for the pork production community. However, I tend to think that this is more of a correction to get markets aligned rather than an outright rally indication. I will cite two items from our esteemed economist, Dr. Steve Meyer. The first depicts the implied demand curves for wholesale pork and where we sit right now, this is a Dr. Meyer staple. The
  
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• Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies - KOB 4

  19-02-2024 16:37
  
  Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies  KOB 4
  
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• PRRS virus-resistant nucleus herd ready for breeding upon regulatory approval

  19-02-2024 16:36 via farms.com
  CRISPR is king. That’s what Cooperative Extension Professor in Animal Genomics and Biotechnology at UC Davis, Alison Van Eenennaam, and her post-doc, Alba Ledesma, found out when the European Food Safety Authority asked them to do a review of the global research in genome editing of livestock for food and agricultural production.“About 80% of all of the edits detailed in peer-reviewed research publications were being done using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Other editing technologies such
  
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• Canadian Pork Council says no to UK ascension to CPTPP

  19-02-2024 15:40 via farms.com
  The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) will join the "Say No to a Bad Deal" coalition, advocating for negotiations of the United Kingdom's ascension to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to a press release from the council.
  
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• Q&A: Pork, pathogens and progress—a close look at PRRSV research

  19-02-2024 15:37 via farms.com
  The pork industry provides people across different cultures a considerable source of protein, essential nutrients and a versatile ingredient for diverse culinary traditions. So, when the problem of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in the pork industry results in an economic loss of $650 million annually in the United States, finding a solution is of critical significance.
  
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• Ontario and Canada Governments Infuse $13 Million to Advance Meat Processing Industry

  19-02-2024 15:34 via farms.com
  In a joint effort to enhance the meat processing industry in Ontario, the Canadian and Ontario governments are channeling over $13 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The initiative, aimed at supporting independent meat processors and abattoirs, seeks to elevate productivity, efficiency, and food safety standards within the province.
  
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• Sask Pork joins Canadian Pork Council in 'Say No to a Bad Deal' coalition

  19-02-2024 15:28 via farms.com
  The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has joined the ‘Say No to a Bad Deal’ coalition in pushing for renegotiations of the UK’s ascension to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
  
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• Record Setting Food and Fund Drive on Canada's Ag Day

  19-02-2024 15:23 via farms.com
  Pork producers joined Ontario Pork staff to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day?at the Kitchener Rangers game on Tuesday, February 13. On the ice the Rangers defeated the Guelph Storm 4-3, but it was off the ice where the biggest win happened, with a record-setting food and fund drive to help restock food bank shelves.
  
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• SHIC Adds Influenza A Virus Monitoring Data to its Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report

  19-02-2024 15:11 via farms.com
  The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Centre reports statistics on the monitoring and detection of Influenza A virus have been added to the monthly domestic swine disease monitoring report.As part of its February eNewsletter the Swine Health Information Center has released its monthly domestic and global swine disease surveillance reports.
  
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• Humans Added to List of Vectors Capable of Spreading Strep Zoo

  19-02-2024 15:08 via farms.com
  A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says humans need to be included in the list of vectors for the spread of Streptococcus zooepidemicus.Streptococcus zooepidemicus or Strep zoo is a bacterial infection that was first identified as causing disease in pigs in 2019.
  
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• Hair Hormone Measurements Used as Indicators of Swine Welfare

  19-02-2024 15:04 via farms.com
  Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are using the measurement of hormones deposited in the hair of pigs as an indicator of animal welfare.Biological markers are characteristics that can be measured to determine whether an animal is in a state of good health and well being.
  
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• ASF Remains Most Significant Global Swine Disease Threat

  19-02-2024 15:02 via farms.com
  The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the continuing global spread of African Swine Fever validates actions being taken to keep the infection out of North America.
  
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• Addition of Fibre Provides Balance in Diets of Developing Gilts

  19-02-2024 14:52 via farms.com
  A multi-institutional team of scientists has shown the inclusion of fibre in the diets of developing gilts helps provide the nutritional balance that will avoid over conditioning without hindering the development of mammary tissues
  
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• 2022 Census Of Agriculture indicates loss of farms and farmland - KIWARadio.com

  19-02-2024 14:07
  
  2022 Census Of Agriculture indicates loss of farms and farmland  KIWARadio.com
  
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• Great conversations are grounded in coffee - Agweek

  19-02-2024 12:30
  
  Great conversations are grounded in coffee  Agweek
  
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• Federal Water Tap, February 19: Agriculture Census Reveals Farming Shifts - Circle of Blue

  19-02-2024 12:00
  
  Federal Water Tap, February 19: Agriculture Census Reveals Farming Shifts  Circle of Blue
  
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• Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies - ABC News

  19-02-2024 11:55
  Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies  ABC News
  
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• Loss of communities feared as big agriculture replaces family farms - kttn

  19-02-2024 11:46
  
  Loss of communities feared as big agriculture replaces family farms  kttn
  
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• USDA Continues Monitoring for African Swine Fever as it Persists Globally

  19-02-2024 11:02 via farms.com
  African swine fever (ASF) has not entered the U.S. thanks to continuing efforts to prevent this deadly swine disease from reaching the country’s borders. However, ASF continues to affect swine herds globally, entering five new European countries in 2023, according to a report from the Association of Pig Farmers in Germany (ISN).Countries have been forced to slaughter herds, ban imports on pig products, and implement greater biosecurity measures on farms. Researchers are also working on dev
  
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• Seth Holmstrom: A South Dakota Master Pork Producer

  19-02-2024 11:00 via farms.com
  A standout star at PIPESTONE is Seth Holmstrom, who serves as the Manager for Elm Valley Farms. Starting as a Pipestone Emerging Leader in November 2018, Seth honed his skills at Big Sioux before landing the role of Site Manager at Elm Valley in March 2019. Since then, he’s been leading with passion, dedication, and a knack for bringing out the best in people. Seth was recently honored as a 2023 Master Pork Producer at the 55th Annual South Dakota Pork Congress last month for his outstandi
  
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• Ingris Rivas: A South Dakota Master Pork Producer

  19-02-2024 10:59 via farms.com
  Ingris Rivas was recently named a 2023 Master Pork Producer at the 55th Annual South Dakota Pork Congress in January. Ingris’s journey began in August 2017, marking the start of her career in swine production at PIPESTONE. South Dakota Master Pork Producers are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the state’s swine industry.Starting as a Swine Technician at Thunder Ridge, Ingris wasted no time showing off her skills and love for the industry. She quickly climbed the rank
  
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• Lean hogs advance after strong US pork export data - CME

  19-02-2024 10:57 via farms.com
  Lean hog futures rose on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on robust US pork export demand and follow-through buying from a rally during the previous session, Reuters reported, citing analysts.The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported pork export sales for the current marketing year reached 71,855 metric tons in the week ended Feb. 8, up 106% from the prior four-week average amid large purchases by Mexico and China.The weekly sales were the biggest since 2019 for a current
  
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• Swine nutrition tips during a down market

  19-02-2024 10:56 via farms.com
  There’s no question the US swine industry is struggling through a down market cycle. Jason Woodworth, research professor at Kansas State University, spoke to attendees at the Annual Four Star Pork Industry Conference held in Muncie, Indiana in September 2023 about nutritional strategies for feeding pigs during a down market.“Unfortunately, the goal may be to lose the least amount of money that you can during this time, and we have to look through that lens at the idea of profitabilit
  
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• How science is helping farmers to find a balance between agriculture and solar farms - Nature.com

  19-02-2024 10:53
  
  How science is helping farmers to find a balance between agriculture and solar farms  Nature.com
  
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• Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies - The Associated Press

  19-02-2024 09:00
  
  Czech farmers take tractors to Prague in a protest over EU agriculture policies  The Associated Press
  
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• Carbon trading: the next opportunity for farmers? | Agriculture | fredericknewspost.com - Frederick News Post

  19-02-2024 01:30
  Carbon trading: the next opportunity for farmers? | Agriculture | fredericknewspost.com  Frederick News Post
  
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