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| Tennessee farmer uses communications background to market products |
| Jennie Schutte and her husband, Walt Patrick, grew up on dairy farms, and in many ways, their 120-acre Pilaroc Farms in Fayetteville, Tenn., has the same tools that those family farms had for generations. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Wheat genome is mapped, but relying research will take years |
| Drought- and flood-resistant wheat is one step closer – after more than a decade of work by scientists around the globe, the wheat genome has finally been mapped. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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Organic field day features data, advice & equipment |
| Organic farming takes patience and a willingness to experiment, but those who try it often end up with better soil health and save money, according to presenters at the Shuter Sunset Farms Field Day in Frankton. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Lawsuits mount against Bayer, over glyphosate |
| Lawsuits continue to mount against the Monsanto Co., now part of Bayer AG, since a California jury ordered a $289.2 million landmark award to a former groundskeeper dying of cancer, that it determined was caused by the ingredients in Monsanto’s flagship weed killer, Roundup. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Fertilizer grants available for research benefiting Michigan |
| The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has announced a fertilizer research opportunity – the competitive grant is aimed at helping farmers and growers optimize nutrient use, ensure soil fertility and address environmental concerns regarding fertilizer use. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Comments sought by FDA on safety rules for food facilities |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun accepting public comments on new food safety rules to help the owners and operators of food facilities meet certain registration requirements. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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Illinois Soy is eyeing state, U.S. water needs to 2030 |
| The projections are startling: 40 percent of the world’s population (or more than 3 billion people) will be living in areas of severe water stress by the year 2050. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Hay in short supply, but not yet a shortage, officials say |
| Hay production may be down across the region, but officials say it is too early yet to sound crisis bells. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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Organic grain trials part of stops in multistate ‘Sustainable’ series |
| Synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides are three words that Dale Filbrun and his son, Kenton, of West Alexandria disdain – so much that in 1992, they turned their 500-acre conventional farmland to entirely organic. |
| 9/26/2018 |
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| Views and opinions: All in agriculture should want family dairying to stay viable |
| Letter to the Editor, September 26, 2018 |
| 9/26/2018 |
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