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This Tuesday news thread is a weekly feature here at Big Picture Agriculture.
- Big food companies are trying to reverse the curse of the center aisle; Shoppers are sticking to the perimeter of grocery stores, where they're buying more fresh food. | CNBC
- A thriving food culture is making Viroqua (Wisconsin) the place to be | News-Sentinel
- Renewables are taking off — but we still have to plan them sustainably | Devex Quote: Wind and solar ... have a very significant land footprint given they have a much lower energy density compared to hydrocarbons.... the development of new land for energy production is the single largest driver of land conversion in the U.S... If we don’t plan carefully... “energy sprawl” could result in the conversion of 20 percent of the planet’s remaining natural lands.
- What counts as USDA organic? One facility has more than a million hens, fillings barns at three per square foot | WashPost
- 'Uncertainty and dysfunction' have overtaken USDA program for organic foods | Chicago Tribune
- Soybean CEO named number 2 at USDA | Agriculture.com
- China signs to purchase 5 billion dollars of soybeans and meat | KMALand
- An Ag Tech RoundUp | DTN
- Bison enthusiasts gather at Ted Turner's ranch to celebrate success, consider challenges | Helena
- Microsoft Announces Plan to Provide Broadband to Rural Areas | USAgnet
- Interesting statistics from Australia's agricultural census | Forbes Advocate
- Hordes of Japanese beetles are invading Iowa vineyards | DesMoines Register
- Why Dicamba-tolerant soybean technology is in trouble | Agriculture.com Quote: So far, the soybean dicamba damage tally in Missouri is 203,045 acres.
- Iowa agriculture in the global economy, explained in 7 charts | The Gazette
- U.S. Farm subsidies are stifling free trade | WashingtonExaminer
- China tightens grip on world seeds sector with $1.1bn Dow deal | Agrimoney
- American northwestern cherries completely engulf Chinese market | FreshPlaza Comment: Hmmm. Not sure I'm willing to share.
- Thanks to new laws, hemp food products have the opportunity to become big business | Bloomberg
- Why Mosquitoes Should Not be Eliminated | USAgnet
- Drought in High Plains the worst some farmers have ever seen | ABC News
- One of worst droughts in decades devastates South Europe crops | Reuters
- Ag Lenders Pessimistic About Farmer Profits | AgWeb
- An invasive weed spreading across parts of New Zealand has farmers worried the country's entire sheep sector could be wiped out, at a potential cost of $3 billion. | TVNZ
- Kansas State University scientists and an international team of researchers have deciphered all 10 billion letters in the genetic code of emmer, a wild ancestor of wheat. | EurekAlert
- African farming innovations | Ensia
- Conservation grazing to restore Midwestern prairie farmlands | KCUR
- New transmission line connects rural renewable energy: The Grainbelt Express Project | CFRA
- A Qatari businessman’s plan to airlift 4,000 cows to a farm near Doha | Newsweek
- The new Nebraska Food for Health Center is a $40.3 million collaboration among researchers across NU, food and drug manufacturers and philanthropists interested in the intersection between agriculture and medicine. | WashingtonTimes
- Top Dividend Stocks in Agriculture | The Motley Fool
- Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death | Harvard Health
- General Mills' New Products Meet Global Demand for Simplicity | USAgnet
- Michael Pollan's Home Work Environs | Science Friday 5 Minute video Comment: Earthy, genuine, and organic. Worth your time.
- America’s lust for bacon isn’t letting up, pushing pork belly prices up 80% | MarketJournal
- Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of weight gain, heart disease and other health issues | EurekAlert
- The Chemicals in Your Mac and Cheese | NYTs
FRIDAY'S WRITING: If you missed my post from Friday, read it here "Is it Time to Return to Last Midcentury's System of Crop Rotation in the Midwest?"
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