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  Farmers, ranchers and agriculture groups will no longer be able to get county estimates for crops and livestock from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is stopping those estimates this production year, along with the July Cattle r...

Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. farming could surge if House Republicans get their way. They’re fighting now to scrap legislative guardrails designed to ensure that Department of Agriculture funding goes to climate-smart practices that reduce emissions and build soil carbon. The practices can ...

Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could surge without climate guardrails

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The following statement was posted to the Euroseeds website: Following the European Parliament’s plenary vote on a new Regulation for Plant Reproductive Material (PRM), Euroseeds reaffirms its strong concerns in relation to parts of the current text and renews its commitment to constructive enga...

European Parliament’s PRM Report is a Worrying Step Backwards for EU’s Agricultural Future

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The OPSU College of Agriculture, Science, and Nursing attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging conference, where 23 students competed in various competitions. While all students achieved notable success, one team rose to the top. The Livestock Management ...

Agriculture students win National Championship at NACTA

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, WANE 15 sat down with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to discuss his economic development trip to Brazil and Mexico, as well as the recent passing of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. Gov. Holcomb left for Brazil and Mexico April 12 in order to “cultivate innovation and...

Gov. Holcomb discusses agriculture industry, Mayor Henry in interview with WANE 15

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  The Food and Agriculture – Information Sharing and Analysis Center released its first annual report on ransomware incidents in the U.S. food and agriculture sector. The report shows that while there were fewer ransomware incidents in the industry than other sectors, ransomware actors have...

Already a major soybean, corn, and cotton grower, Brazil could expand its crop area by more than a third by converting overgrazed and overgrown pastureland, according to a research agency that is part of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Besides the potential addition of 70 million acres of ...

Brazil, an agricultural giant, could expand cropland by 35%, say analysts

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced the worst impacts of climate change on agriculture over the past decades and projections show such effects are going to intensify in the coming years. Diminished agricultural production has been the primary impact channel given the high reliance on rainfed...

Sustaining Conservation Agriculture initiatives: lessons from Malawi

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