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The Media Continues to Drive the Message, Pushing Words that Will Change the Way We Farm! Pay Close Attention… “Socially Sustainable”, “Climate Change”, “Clean Energy”, “Transparency”

People’s desire to know how and where their food is grown as well wanting more transparency across the entire process is a growing trend that is changing how we farm and attracting some of the most innovative minds to our industry to tackle this task. Most agree the current manner in which food is both …

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Did You Know a Fatal Strain of Brid Flu was Confirmed Last Week in U.S.?

The US Department of Agriculture last week reported a deadly case of H7N3 bird flu in a turkey flock in Chesterfield county, South Carolina. The virus killed 1,583 turkeys and the remaining 32,577 birds have since been euthanized. In a statement, USDA said there was no immediate public health concern and that no human cases …

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Early Predictions for COVID-19’s Impact on the Ag Industry

COVID-19 has left economic forecasters with the very difficult task of analyzing and trying to predict where things go from here. Our friends from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri are using their talents and tools to try and best forecast what affects and impact the pandemic may …

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