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

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5-3-24 -- 2026 to be International Year of the Woman Farmer

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5-3-24 -- U.S. investing $250 million in Ukrainian agriculture

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5-1-24 -- Number of female farmers holds steady in latest data after big bump in 2017

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4-30-24 -- Biotalys appoints Laura J. Meyer to Board of Directors

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4-30-24 -- Sandra Hulm appointed to lead Scoular’s new Renewables & Oilseeds Division

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4-29-24 -- Traces of bird flu detected in 1 in 5 grocery store milk samples: FDA study

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4-29-24 -- CHS and ag co-op Growmark decide not to merge

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4-28-24 -- The potential power of gene-based breeding

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4-25-24 -- Top 10 Illinois farmland sales in 2023

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4-25-24 -- Colombia becomes first country to restrict U.S. beef due to bird flu in dairy cows

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4-24-24 -- BeSure this growing season! -- An interview with BASF and Bayer Crop Science on crop protection

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4-24-24 -- Canada raises concerns over Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra

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4-24-24 -- U.S. dairy export imperative: “We need to be present. We need to be there.”

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4-22-24 -- Braga COO named Ag Woman of the Year

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4-22-24 -- An ancient farming technique is finding new life burying carbon and improving soil

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4-21-24 -- The last word: How to empower more women in the agrifood sector?

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4-20-24 -- Meeting Dr. Temple Grandin

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4-19-24 -- AGCO leader wins 2024 women MAKE award

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4-18-24 -- Borderlands Mexico: US-Mexico trade rises to $67B in February

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4-18-24 -- Two veterinarians, hundreds of miles apart, solved a cow sickness whodunit

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4-18-24 -- CHS to acquire eight grain assets from Cargill

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4-18-24 -- USDA announces new senior staff appointments

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4-17-24 -- In a first, California cracks down on farms guzzling groundwater

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4-17-24 -- U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012

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4-17-24 -- Women in ag step outside comfort zones

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4-17-24 -- Stunning drop in US per capita flour use in 2023

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4-16-24 -- The female vision in the pork and poultry industry

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4-14-24 -- The grape-based leather alternative bringing fashion & wine even closer together

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4-12-24 -- Wisconsin farmers highlight network for women in the dairy industry

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4-11-24 -- Over 1,300 layoffs hit logistics companies across US

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4-11-24 -- Bird flu pushes U.S. dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees

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4-10-24 -- Deep space food challenge winner: Growing ideas on Earth to feed astronauts on the moon

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4-10-24 -- Christie talks importance of including women in agricultural research

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4-10-24 -- Iowa signs law on foreign ownership of farmland

 

4-10-24 -- Brazil poised for major agricultural expansion

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4-10-24 -- Agricultural sector continues to grow in female representation

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4-10-24 - Women in AgTech: The story of Kimberly Kovacs

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4-9-24 -- New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns

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4-9-24 -- Reopening dates set for Port of Baltimore

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4-7-24 -- Promising breakthrough uses 'stuff of outer space' to protect crops from mold

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4-7-24 -- Bayer leads new coalition to advocate for farmers’ access to glyphosate and other crop protection tools

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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

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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

 

4-3-24 -- Elizabeth Rivera is the new director of communications for the National Wheat Growers Association (NWGA)

 

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

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4-1-24 -- Bird flu found in dairy herds in five states

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3-31-24 -- Study reveals that the future of agriculture is via a controlled environment

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3-28-24 -- What will the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge mean for agriculture?

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3-27-24 -- University of Illinois starting global center for agri-communication

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3-27-24 -- Chemical capture: The power and impact of the pesticide industry

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3-26-24 -- From the assembly line to the boardroom, women are key at Claas

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3-26-24 -- Women operate 27% of U.S. farms; Auburn researchers to study their experiences

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3-25-24 -- Natural pesticide potential: Researchers in Japan make discovery for organic farming

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3-22-24 -- CHS opens crop science research and development center

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3-20-24 -- Droughts, complicated by climate change, result in U.S. beef herd hitting historic low

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3-19-24 -- Meet the billionaire pig farming family going hog wild for ethical products

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3-19-24 -- The most innovative companies in food for 2024

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3-18-24 -- Local female farmer paves the way for women in agriculture

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3-18-24 -- Six things you need to thrive as a woman founder

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3-15-24 -- Women in dairy are forging out their own path to success

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3-13 -24 -- Agricultural producers to conserve land through climate-smart easements as part of President’s Biden’s investing in America agenda

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 3-12-24 -- Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5 per cent in 2023: report

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3-11-24 -- The top 100 women in sustainability

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3-11-24 -- NOAA reports this was the warmest winter on record

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3-9-24 -- Women see opportunities in ag with mentor, partner support

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3-8-24 -- Inspired by women in agriculture on International Women’s Day

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3-8-24 -- Woman farmer capital investment scheme

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3-7-24 -- Women breaking new ground and building inclusivity in the seed industry

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3-6-24 -- Devex Dish: The women powering the world’s farms

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3-6-24 -- Empowering Canadian women in agriculture through mentorship

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3-4-24 -- To farm or fabricate? 3D printing’s role in the food industry

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3-4-24 -- The climate crisis is unjust for rural women: FAO gender expert

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3-4-24 -- Scoular adds women in agribusiness events

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3-4-24 -- Wolverine works to put ‘woman-made’ in the dictionary 

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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

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2-22-24 -- Ladybug scents offer a more ecologically friendly way to protect crops

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2-22-24 -- Alabama senate passes bill banning lab-grown meat

 

2-22-24 -- GRAPHIC: Women are a growing share of farmworkers

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2-21-24 -- University of Georgia breaks ground on research facility

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2-21-24 -- Reflections on 2023 food and agriculture supply chain trends

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2-21-24 -- U.S. organic sales fall for the first time

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2-20-24 -- The staggering scale of food waste, explained

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2-20-24 -- Closing the Gap: Will we see innovative bioherbicides enter the market soon?

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2-20-24 -- Opinion: To find the future of food, we need to look to the past

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2-20-24 -- Syngenta and Lavie Bio announce partnership to discover and develop novel bio-insecticide

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2-16-24 -- Which state tops the list for precision ag use?

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2-15-24 -- USDA says more women, young farmers on the job

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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

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2-9-24 -- Women farmers quantitatively linked to better community well-being

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2-8-24 -- ‘Crossing the divide’: The four worldwide views for the future of agriculture, and how to combine them

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2-6-24 -- 2024 premier ag conferences announced

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2-4-24 -- Women in agriculture profile featuring Roberta Armstrong

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2-2-24 -- Global schwarming???

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2-2-24 -- January cattle inventory report confirms lowest herd in decades

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2-1-24 -- Maui inferno cost Hawaii farmers $23.1M, USDA says

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1-31-24 -- Pay attention to California ag: The crazy always moves east

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1-31-24 -- Food system policy overhaul could mitigate climate crisis and bring US$10tn benefits annually, study finds

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1-31-24 -- IPPE report: USDA undersecretary underlines importance of diversifying ag markets

 

1-31-24 -- Agriculture policies to watch in 2024

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1-30-24 -- Bridging the divide between the wants of food companies and the needs of farmers

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1-29-24 -- First ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel plant opens

 

1-25-24 -- Women secure higher profile in agriculture

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1-25-24 -- Insight, cautions & hope for 2024 with Heather Hampton+Knodle

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1-25-24 -- Can milk be climate-neutral?

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1-24-24 -- Report: Climate-smart policies could reduce forest, farm emissions 72 percent

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1-24-24 -- Defining regenerative agriculture work group established

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1-23-24 -- New congresswoman gets it: Transportation is vital to ag

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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

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1-18-24 -- ADM expands traceable soybean program

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1-17-24 -- Women in agriculture: overcoming bias, impacting communities

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1-17-24 -- Ag scorecard sets stage for lively 2024

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1-16-24 -- Is foreign farmland ownership putting the future at risk in the ‘Land Of The Free’?

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1-16-24 -- USDA awards USGC nearly $13 million in market development funds

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