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2025.06.25
USDA Hosts Convening to Highlight Programs and Resources to Support Youth and Communities
Earlier this month, Dr. Alveda King, Senior Advisor for Faith and Community Outreach, hosted a group of youth and students from across the country at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters.
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2025.06.24
Corn Condition Slips After Weeks of Improvement
As of June 22, 97% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had emerged. That’s just shy of the five-year average of 98%.
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2025.06.23
The Waterloo Boy: Jumping Into the Tractor Business Overnight
There’s not much I can add to the story of the Waterloo Boy — it’s been told plenty over the years. Brad Neuhart, a long-time Tractor Zoom auctioneer partner, is selling a really nice one at a collector auction in southeast Michigan this weekend
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2025.06.20
3 Big Things Today, June 19, 2025
Ethanol production falls from record high; Extreme heat headed for parts of several Corn Belt states
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2025.06.19
FAO Investment Centre Annual Review: a look back at 2024
Investing in agrifood systems helps countries achieve better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life. In its latest Annual Review, published today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s Investment Centre
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2025.06.18
FAO study reveals alarming agricultural land degradation in the Arab region
Rome - A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed concerning levels of agricultural land degradation, particularly in the Arab region, where more than 46 million hectares of agricultural land.
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2025.06.17
Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opens with a call for inclusive and responsible innovation
Rome, Italy – The Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference 2025 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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2025.06.16
Rare moth spotted for first time in 50 years
A wildlife enthusiast popped open the bubbly after finding an extremely rare moth last seen in Essex more than 50 years ago.
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2025.06.13
FAO Food Outlook: Global output of key food commodity crops on course for new records
FAO’s latest assessments indicate a relatively optimistic outlook for global food commodity markets, with production anticipated to increase across all commodities, except sugar.
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2025.06.12
Make the ocean blue again: UN recognizes World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, and Spain
Nice, France – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution.