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- Where did all the cattle, and people, go? | Storm Lake Times Comment: As I read through this I kept thinking "this is good, this is really good" only to get to the end and see that it was written by Art Cullen, the recent Pulitzer prize winner from Iowa.
- A new study concludes that it is more environmentally sound to use corn for feed than to produce biofuel from it. | National Science Foundation Note: The local Illinois paper's reporting of the study is here.
- Ethanol Mandate must be reformed | York Dispatch
- Growing Fruit trees in the Sandhills | 10/11 News Lincoln Comment: This headline caught my attention and I was delighted to read it and watch the video only to discover it was produced/narrated by my cousin and her husband.
- Rural America Is Aging and Shrinking | Bloomberg
- Foreign Investment In U.S. Farmland Rising | Iowa Watch.org
- Trump expresses support for ethanol in Iowa | Ethanol Producer Mag
- Bring Competition Back to Gas Stations by Fixing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) | Politic365
- Households accounted for more than one-third of U.S. food-related energy use in 2012 (graph) | USDA
- Here's where Americans are buying their groceries | Business Insider
- Brazilian meatpacker JBS plans to sell $1.8 billion in assets | Reuters
- China drone king turns to farming | Phys.org
- This Cornell scientist saved an $11-million industry — and ignited the GMO wars | Business Insider
- Kansas jury awards $218 million to farmers in Syngenta lawsuit | AP
- Merged Agrium, PotashCorp company to be named “Nutrien” | Real Agriculture
- Cash rent for cropland, how low can it go? | Wallaces Farmer
- ADM opens new silo storage facility in Bulgaria | World Grain
- Why Is China Snatching Up Australian Farmland? | NPR The Salt
- U.S. Alfalfa Hay Exports to China Climb | USDA PDF
- U.S. Agricultural Exports to China Increased Rapidly Making China the Number One Market | Choices
- U.S., China sign agreement allowing more dairy exports | Texas Farm Bureau
- Australian farmer's weed-destroying invention draws world interest | ABC News
- Tesco Cancels Thousands of Online Food Orders as Systems Falter | Bloomberg
- Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Puts Spotlight on France’s Carrefour | Bloomberg
- Drought conditions worsen dramatically in North Dakota | AP
- We’ve all heard the staggering statistics about food waste. A new study says they’re wrong. | The New Food Economy Comment: This site has never promoted the food waste articles greatly, as I've considered much of it over-hyped.
- Sonic Chain to be first national quick service operator to test beef-mushroom blend | Restaurant News
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