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Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
A new report from the Farm Journal Foundation finds that increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient.  While climate change impacts agriculture worldwide, its effects are "substantially more severe" in warm regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  The rep...
AIM for Climate Ministerial Meeting Takes Place In Dubai
AIM for Climate Ministerial Meeting Takes Place In Dubai
The first ever ministerial meeting under the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, took place recently in Dubai. "We now have another 55 partners, for a total of 145 partners," said USDA head Tom Vilsack. "We added a new sprint initiative, as a result of the ministerial meeting ...
High Desert Milk Rolls Out $50M Expansion
High Desert Milk Rolls Out $50M Expansion
A Burley, ID based dairy processor has undergone a major expansion that cooperative officials say nearly doubles output. According to High Desert Milk, this improvement will allow them to increase annual butter output from 45 million pounds to 85 million pounds and add a new, high-demand milk-powder product called MPC-70 to its lineup.  MPC-70 ...
Trimble to Donate up to $100,000 to She Feeds The World Project
Trimble to Donate up to $100,000 to She Feeds The World Project
Trimble will match donations up to $100,000 to support global poverty-fighting non-profit organization CARE and their She Feeds the World program this month. Aiming to improve access to food and nutrition for 50 million women and youth, small-scale producers and their families, She Feeds the World supports programs and projects in more than 76 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America ... Read
Scientists want Tax on Meat, Livestock for Pandemic Prevention
Scientists want Tax on Meat, Livestock for Pandemic Prevention
Lawmakers should consider putting taxes on livestock production and meat consumption to reduce the risk of future deadly pandemics. That is the conclusion of a group of international experts called the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which has more than 130 member states ...