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Here are some recent stories in the news that caught our attention:
4-19-24 -- AGCO leader wins 2024 women MAKE award
4-18-24 -- Two veterinarians, hundreds of miles apart, solved a cow sickness whodunit
4-18-24 -- CHS to acquire eight grain assets from Cargill
4-18-24 -- USDA announces new senior staff appointments
4-17-24 -- U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012
4-17-24 -- Women in ag step outside comfort zones
4-17-24 -- Stunning drop in US per capita flour use in 2023
4-16-24 -- The female vision in the pork and poultry industry
4-14-24 -- The grape-based leather alternative bringing fashion & wine even closer together
4-12-24 -- Wisconsin farmers highlight network for women in the dairy industry
4-11-24 -- Over 1,300 layoffs hit logistics companies across US
4-11-24 -- Bird flu pushes U.S. dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
4-10-24 -- Deep space food challenge winner: Growing ideas on Earth to feed astronauts on the moon
4-10-24 -- Christie talks importance of including women in agricultural research
4-10-24 -- Iowa signs law on foreign ownership of farmland
4-10-24 -- Brazil poised for major agricultural expansion
4-10-24 -- Agricultural sector continues to grow in female representation
4-10-24 - Women in AgTech: The story of Kimberly Kovacs
4-9-24 -- New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns
4-9-24 -- Reopening dates set for Port of Baltimore
4-7-24 -- Promising breakthrough uses 'stuff of outer space' to protect crops from mold
4-7-24 -- How food firm Cargill has made big sustainability strides
4-5-24 -- Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations opens new office in St. Louis
4-4-24 -- The shifting role of women in ag with Danielle Wainwright
4-3-24 -- USDA announces $1.5 billion investment to help farmers with conservation, climate-smart agriculture
4-1-24 -- US farmers plan 6 million fewer acres for major crops
4-1-24 -- Rare human case of bird flu confirmed. Officials believe it began on Texas dairy
4-1-24 -- Bird flu found in dairy herds in five states
3-31-24 -- Study reveals that the future of agriculture is via a controlled environment
3-28-24 -- What will the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge mean for agriculture?
3-27-24 -- University of Illinois starting global center for agri-communication
3-27-24 -- Chemical capture: The power and impact of the pesticide industry
3-26-24 -- From the assembly line to the boardroom, women are key at Claas
3-26-24 -- Women operate 27% of U.S. farms; Auburn researchers to study their experiences
3-25-24 -- Natural pesticide potential: Researchers in Japan make discovery for organic farming
3-22-24 -- CHS opens crop science research and development center
3-20-24 -- Droughts, complicated by climate change, result in U.S. beef herd hitting historic low
3-19-24 -- Meet the billionaire pig farming family going hog wild for ethical products
3-19-24 -- The most innovative companies in food for 2024
3-18-24 -- Local female farmer paves the way for women in agriculture
3-18-24 -- Six things you need to thrive as a woman founder
3-15-24 -- Women in dairy are forging out their own path to success
Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5 per cent in 2023: report 3-12-24 --
3-11-24 -- The top 100 women in sustainability
3-11-24 -- NOAA reports this was the warmest winter on record
3-9-24 -- Women see opportunities in ag with mentor, partner support
3-8-24 -- Inspired by women in agriculture on International Women’s Day
3-8-24 -- Woman farmer capital investment scheme
3-7-24 -- Women breaking new ground and building inclusivity in the seed industry
3-6-24 -- Devex Dish: The women powering the world’s farms
3-6-24 -- Empowering Canadian women in agriculture through mentorship
3-4-24 -- To farm or fabricate? 3D printing’s role in the food industry
3-4-24 -- The climate crisis is unjust for rural women: FAO gender expert
3-4-24 -- Scoular adds women in agribusiness events
3-4-24 -- Wolverine works to put ‘woman-made’ in the dictionary
2-29-24 -- Primary sector women blazing a trail
2-29-24 -- 3 ways female farmers are connecting
2-27-24 -- The 2024 Protein Profile Report, from Cargill
2-27-24 -- How a solar revolution in farming is depleting world’s groundwater
2-22-24 -- Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops
2-22-24 -- Alabama senate passes bill banning lab-grown meat
2-22-24 -- GRAPHIC: Women are a growing share of farmworkers
2-21-24 -- University of Georgia breaks ground on research facility
2-21-24 -- Reflections on 2023 food and agriculture supply chain trends
2-21-24 -- U.S. organic sales fall for the first time
2-20-24 -- The staggering scale of food waste, explained
2-20-24 -- Closing the Gap: Will we see innovative bioherbicides enter the market soon?
2-20-24 -- Opinion: To find the future of food, we need to look to the past
2-20-24 -- Syngenta and Lavie Bio announce partnership to discover and develop novel bio-insecticide
2-16-24 -- Which state tops the list for precision ag use?
2-15-24 -- USDA says more women, young farmers on the job
2-14-24 -- Smallest number of U.S. farms since 1850, says ag census
12-13-24 -- Reflections on 2023 agtech trends
2-10-24 -- In the war on bugs, women are gaining ground
2-9-24 -- Women farmers quantitatively linked to better community well-being
2-6-24 -- 2024 premier ag conferences announced
2-4-24 -- Women in agriculture profile featuring Roberta Armstrong
2-2-24 -- Global schwarming???
2-2-24 -- January cattle inventory report confirms lowest herd in decades
2-1-24 -- Maui inferno cost Hawaii farmers $23.1M, USDA says
1-31-24 -- Pay attention to California ag: The crazy always moves east
1-31-24 -- IPPE report: USDA undersecretary underlines importance of diversifying ag markets
1-31-24 -- Agriculture policies to watch in 2024
1-30-24 -- Bridging the divide between the wants of food companies and the needs of farmers
1-29-24 -- First ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel plant opens
1-25-24 -- Women secure higher profile in agriculture
1-25-24 -- Insight, cautions & hope for 2024 with Heather Hampton+Knodle
1-25-24 -- Can milk be climate-neutral?
1-24-24 -- Report: Climate-smart policies could reduce forest, farm emissions 72 percent
1-24-24 -- Defining regenerative agriculture work group established
1-23-24 -- New congresswoman gets it: Transportation is vital to ag
1-22-24 -- “Diversity drives innovation”: How Farmers2Founders is supporting women in agtech
1-19-24 -- ADM recognized as a top employer 2024 in Europe, China, Singapore and Brazil
1-19-24 -- Interest rates rise faster than farmland values, says economist
1-18-24 -- ADM expands traceable soybean program
1-17-24 -- Women in agriculture: overcoming bias, impacting communities
1-17-24 -- Ag scorecard sets stage for lively 2024
1-16-24 -- Is foreign farmland ownership putting the future at risk in the ‘Land Of The Free’?
1-16-24 -- USDA awards USGC nearly $13 million in market development funds
1-16-24 -- GFF names deputy executive director
1-15-24 -- CHS, GROWMARK exploring collaboration
1-11-24 -- Bayer Crop Science announces leadership changes
1-11-24 -- Economists size up ag economy in 2024
1-10-24 -- US: Report finds inequities persist for women farmers
1-10-24 -- Women in agriculture and the spirit of collaboration
1-10-24 -- How much U.S. farmland do foreign entities own?
1-5-24 -- Exclusive survey: Has working in ag become easier for women since 2014?
1-5-24 -- Gen Z agriculture revolution: Transforming farming landscape
1-5-24 -- Farm leadership must be 'more diverse'
1-4-24 -- Three leadership trends you need to adopt in 2024
1-4-24 -- Which foreign country owns the most farmland in the U.S.? Hint: It's not China
12-31-23 -- Homer Glen woman elected to Illinois Farm Bureau Board reflects on 40 years of family farming
12-30-23 -- Year in review: Top 10 food news stories of 2023
12-22-23 -- Farm workforce is aging rapidly in northern U.S.
12-22-23 -- Brazil a stronger U.S. competitor in soybean sales
12-21-23 -- Brain drain' persists in much of America's heartland
12-21-23 -- ‘Extreme’ drought expands to more than third of Iowa
12-19-23 -- D2D digs into the future of biofuels
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