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Here are some recent stories in the news that caught our attention:
10-3-24-- The female vision: Women in feed
10-2-24 -- Hurricane Helene causes billions in ag damage
10-1-24 -- State of agricultural payments: New Bushel report shows payment trends in agriculture
10-1-24 --Sustainability a hot topic at WIA Summit
10-1-24 -- Producers share challenges, hope for women in ag
9-30-24 -- A port strike could cost the economy $5 billion per day, here's what it could mean for you
9-30-24 -- Syngenta Group adds cutting-edge GenAI to Cropwise
9-30-24 -- The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
9-27-24 -- Diverse entrepreneurs get $1.5M lift in agri-food
9-27-24 -- US ag facing trifecta of infrastructure disruptions
9-25-24 -- Port strike could sink access to foreign markets
9-24-24 -- America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s
9-25-24 -- Women in Agribusiness Summit 2024
9-25-24 -- Cargill to sell five Australian sites to Viterra
9-24-24 -- New Bayer seed tech: What it means for farmers
9-24-24 -- America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s
9-24-24 -- Corteva Agriscience’s program to drive 2 mn women to agri-value chain by 2030
9-23-24 -- Drought conditions worsen, impacting key agricultural areas
9-17-24 -- Third year of farm income decline is on the horizon
9-17-24 -- Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?
9-17-24 -- Innovating the fields: Five tech innovations driving the future of agriculture
9-16-24 -- US soy is so cheap that even rival Argentina is buying it
9-16-24 -- Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
9-14-24 -- Weakening income weighs on farmer sentiment
9-13-24 -- Purdue researcher awarded $10M for extension of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety
9-12-24 -- Sharon Beals discusses her recent Women in Agribusiness Summit milestone
9-12-24 -- Scoular opens canola and soybean oilseed crush facility
9-12-24 -- The CDC declared this vegetable to be the healthiest — and it just may surprise you
9-12-24 -- $6.5m project hoping to improve on-farm forecasting using AI
9-12-24 -- Support for regenerative agriculture drops if food costs more
9-11-24 -- The gender wage gap just widened for the first time in 20 years
9-10-24 -- USDA invests nearly $121M in specialty crops research and organic agriculture production
9-10-24 -- Cargill expands US animal nutrition presence with two feed mill acquisitions
9-9-24 -- AI boosts indoor food production’s energy sustainability
9-9-24 -- 5 intriguing examples of diversity in agriculture
9-9-24 -- 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Conservation and representation with Jaclyn Wilson
9-9-24 -- College ag dean appointed president of IFT
9-6-24 -- Barbados sets global example with AI advisor for agriculture
9-6-24 -- Cargill’s insight on water use in global agriculture
9-5-24 -- Agriculture in the red: Net farm income drops again in 2024 forecast
9-5-24 -- Deeply divided? Calls for EU’s future of food and agriculture to focus on farmers
9-5-24 -- USDA: Largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal
9-4-24 -- Food insecurity in the US rises in 2023
9-2-24 -- Harnessing AI to fight global deforestation
9-2-24 -- Applicants sought for US ag trade committees
9-1-24 -- The road to influence with American Agri-Women
August 2024 -- Census of Agriculture
8-30-24 -- Reduced interest overseas in U.S. soybeans
8-30-24 -- Worst drought in 40 years puts Brazil’s major crops at risk
8-29-24 -- A new solution for flood-prone cities? Concrete made from shellfish waste.
8-29-24 -- USDA allocates $35 million to strengthen U.S. fertilizer production capabilities
8-27-24 -- Women play a crucial role in agriculture—so why are they often locked out of owning land?
8-28-24 -- USDA report highlights growth in US agricultural productivity
8-26-24 -- CRISPR and garlic could offer relief from climate-killing cow burps, farts
8-26-24 -- Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon
8-24-24 -- Panama Canal Authority sees Rio Indio project as answer to future droughts
8-23-24 -- Women's Meat Industry Network executive director receives WIA Demeter Award
8-23-24 -- A new bill could benefit women farmers
8-23-24 -- Mexico is on China’s heels as top U.S. food and ag export market
8-23-24 -- Canadian rail operations poised to resume after government intervenes
8-22-24 -- The Women in Agribusiness Summit is set to kick off in September!
8-20-24 -- Inari grows Indiana footprint, accelerates product operations with $20 million expansion
8-16-24 -- USDA announces $99.6 million for biofuels and clean energy projects
8-15-24 -- GRAPHIC: Nearly one-third of Midwest ag exports sent to Asian markets
8-15-24 -- Welcome to the nature positive investing movement
8-14-24 -- Global Affairs Canada advocates for greater women’s representation in agriculture
8-14-24 -- Snickers owner Mars to buy Kellanova for $35.9B
8-12-24 -- In the fields: Highlights from conversations with U.S. women
8-12-24 -- From the ground-up: Syngenta updates ESG goals to support farmers
8-9-24 -- Major organizational overhaul plan at Cargill leaked
8-8-24 -- Illinois secures $111 million for climate-smart agriculture practices
8-8-24 -- Beef exports top highest value in nearly two years
8-8-24 -- USDA backs research into making fish feed, jet fuel from wood
8-8-24 -- ‘We’re stuck’ on the farm bill, says Stabenow
8-7-24 -- Controversial $800 million grain export facility project canceled
8-6-24 -- Farmland loss in Midwest: 1.6 million acres in 20 years
8-6-24 -- Shortage of skilled plant breeders could lead to dire implications for global food security
8-5-24 -- Woman Farmer of the Year Award
8-5-24 -- Cargill wins 2024 sustainability awards for leadership in industry and initiative of the year
8-4-24 -- Cropland values soar 37% in four years
8-4-24 -- Texas A&M approves controlled environment agriculture greenhouse project
8-2-24 -- America's egg farmers pledge donation of 1 million eggs to honor U.S. athletes breaking records
8-1-24 -- Ulibarri elected chairwoman of USGC board
8-1-24 -- Commission clears Bunge's acquisition of Viterra subject to conditions
7-31-24 -- The ugly truth: 2023 and 2024 will go down as the two largest declines in net farm income ever
7-31-24 -- Push farm business decisions to next generation
7-31-24 -- 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally works for women in ag
7-31-24 -- Women in Agribusiness Summit scheduled for September
7-31-24 -- Top 10: World’s leading agritech companies
7-30-24 -- Syngenta’s sustainability priorities to help drive farmer success
7-30-24 -- Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
7-29-24 -- Two of every three U.S. dairy farms vanished in a generation, but milk production rose by a third
7-24-24 -- New paper shows best practices for inclusive innovation in agtech
7-23-24 -- Salty plants can teach us how to grow crops with seawater
7-23-24 -- ADM announces regenerative farmland target for 2025 in new sustainable agriculture report
7-23-24 -- Food and beverage innovation plunges nearly 50% since 2007: Mintel
7-19-24 -- Don't throw those coffee grounds in the trash, that could be your new pencil!
7-19-24 -- A California court just granted an ag giant a win. It could jeopardize new farm union law.
7-19-24 -- JBS invests in Australia salmon-farming unit Huon Aquaculture
7-18-24 -- Doomsday dinners: Costco sells 'apocalypse bucket' with food that lasts 25 years
7-18-24 -- Viterra to build state-of-the-art grain facility in Dalhart, TX
7-17-24 -- Syngenta collaborates to accelerate launch of biological solution
7-15-24 -- Cargill, University of Minnesota partner on oilseed research
7-12-24 -- USDA invests $7.4M in Colorado meat and poultry processing
7-11-24 -- Fischer secures $16M more for ag research center at Nebraska Innovation Campus
7-8-24 -- Global affairs Canada to empower female farmers
7-4-24 -- UN warns of “global crisis” as nearly 2 billion people in urban areas face food insecurity
7-3-24 -- What the Supreme Court’s Chevron decision means for agriculture
7-3-24 -- Scientists discover new plants that could lead to ‘climate-proof’ chocolate
7-3-24 -- 3 tracts of Iowa farmland bring nearly $4 million at auction
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