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News We've Heard...

Here are some recent stories in the news that caught our attention:

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

8-20-24 -- ADM and Farmers Business Network form JV to boost regenerative agriculture and sustainable grain supplies

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

 

8-8-24 -- EU approves Bunge and Viterra multi-billion dollar merger after companies address competition concerns

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 -- Weight loss drugs are shaking up big food, ag and health. Experts weigh in on what the industry should do

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

7-24-24 --  Farming remains dominated by 'older' men as new survey suggests just 12% of principle ag workers are women

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 -- Farm Credit Canada announces $5 million investment into GIFS at USask to accelerate breeding and innovation for Canadian agriculture

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

7-2-24 -- Leading ag economists weigh in on the biggest headwinds and opportunities for the ag economy in the months ahead

7-2-24 -- Farming is facing a three-pronged existential crisis

7-2-24 -- Thornton native wins Mrs. Agriculture USA 2024

7-1-24 -- New California rail regulation may disrupt Midwest agriculture

6-28-24 -- GROWMARK becomes new owner of grain facility on Calumet River in Chicago

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6-27-24 -- The future is farmers

6-27-24 -- Latest agricultural trade data for key commodities

6-26-24 -- Year of the woman farmer recognized

6-25-24 -- Who wants to eat cockatoos? Exploring alt-protein's future beyond the analogs.

6-19-24 -- Climate zones: How will your city feel in the future?

6-19-24 -- How eighth-generation Ohio farmer Zoe Kent built a vast social media following with her funny farm-life videos

6-19-24 -- Bayer announces plan for ten blockbuster products in agriculture

6-19-24 -- United Soybean Board announces management team

6-18-24 -- US logistics inflation remains high despite 11% drop in costs

6-17-24 -- USDA supports farmworkers with $50 million investment

6-17-24 -- 10 Agri Tech Startups Positioned To Change The World

6-16-24 -- Scientists develop a healthier and more sustainable chocolate recipe

6-14-24 -- Farm bill framework unveiled with key NGFA priorities

6-14-24 -- Baltimore shipping channel reopens 11 weeks after Key Bridge collapse

6-14-24 -- This dairy farmer kicked the ‘farmwife’ label

6-13-24 -- No end in sight for shipping volatility

6-13-24 -- Adverse weather conditions impacting global grain production

6-10-24 -- From bytes to bushels: How gen AI can shape the future of agriculture

6-6-24 -- Better Farming through nanotechnology

6-5-24 -- Syngenta Group opens access to genome-editing technologies

6-3-24 -- Farmland prices may have reached a plateau

6-3-24 -- Deere & Co. layoffs, Cargill workers strike in Canada

5-31-24 -- This tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth

5-31-24 -- Agriculture colleges receive 74% female enrollments

5-30-24 -- USDA reports steady US ag exports in 2024

5-29-24 -- World’s largest database of weeds could unearth the future of farming

5-30-24 -- Whitcraft to deliver WIA Summit keynote speech

5-29-24 -- No, China is not buying up all US farmland

5-29-24 -- Regenerative ag certification making inroads in US

5-29-24 -- 2024 Women in Produce: Christine Moseley

5-28-24 -- Women in agriculture [Facts about women in ag in Canada]

5-28-24 -- Farmland Partners names new CFO in cost-cutting move

5-28-24 -- US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu

 

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