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Precision Ag News 12/4

Agwired

Register now for the 36th Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) Annual Conference January 6-9, at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) highlights a wide range of pumps ideal for seed treatment applications.

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The Upcoming Farm Bill: What’s Needed (Courtesy of Civil Eats)

Food Politics

Senator Brown’s Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Program Improvement Act , backed by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, attempts to fix that by streamlining the application process, making changes that reward diversification, and providing incentives and training to crop insurance agents.

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Letter supporting America Grows Act

NASDA

Sincerely, 2 Blades Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Alliance to End Hunger American Association of Mycobacterial Diseases American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges American Dairy Science Association American Feed Industry Association American Institute of Biological Sciences American Malting Barley Association American Phytopathological (..)

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Precision Ag News 2/13

Agwired

The Ag Innovation Forum, presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, is the premier event for agricultural leaders, innovators, and stakeholders shaping the future of food and farming.

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Animal Ag News 11/27

Agwired

Smithfield Foods has donated $1 million to launch the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) apprenticeship program in North Carolina.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Industrial meat, seed, and pesticide companies, policymakers, and other retailers have all participated in transforming the food system into the radically efficient, low-cost, high-external-cost behemoth it is today. What’s more, deforestation is one of the main drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in animal agriculture.

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This Farm Bill Could Reshape the Food System. Here Are 10 Proposals at the Center of the Fight.

Civil Eats

Senator Brown’s Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Program Improvement Act , backed by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, attempts to fix that by streamlining the application process, making changes that reward diversification, and providing incentives and training to crop insurance agents.

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