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• The New Food Economy – Follow the Food

  Agriculture Featured Stories

  Farmers located in California’s San Joaquin Valley Region account for half of the state’s agriculture output. According to a new report, farmers in this region will have to severely limit their water use if the beautiful state of California’s groundwaters…

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• Food Origins

  Agriculture Innovator Spotlight

  FOOD ORIGINS

  Food Origins is a Salinas-based SAAS startup that captures specific data points from fruit and vegetable harvesters in real time. The data provides valuable actionable insights for worker productivity…

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• Agropol

  Agriculture Innovator Spotlight

  Agropol runs a microgreens and fines herbs urban farm in Sherbrooke, Québec. They provide high end restaurants and consumers with the freshest green products, grown in a garage, near downtown Sherbrooke.

  You have a degree in communication and marketing and…

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• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-food System

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  By Leanna Sweha, originally posted on LinkedIn

  There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, including in the Green New Deal resolution, which was introduced last month in both the House…

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• The Future of Farming Must Be Biodiverse, Says National Young Farmers Coalition

  Agriculture Featured Stories

  By Daniel Gould on Food Tech Connect

  Food+Tech Connect and The Future Market are hosting Biodiversity: The Intersection of Taste & Sustainability, an editorial series featuring interviews with over 45 leading food industry CEOs, executives, farmers, investors…

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• How Urban Agriculture Can Improve Food Security

  Agriculture Featured Stories

  By Miguel Altieri on Civil Eats

  Research from U.C. Berkeley Professor of Agroecology Miguel Altieri argues that sustainable urban ag can also offer environmental, health, and social benefits.

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• Pests and pathogens place global burden on major food crops

  Agriculture Featured Stories

  By Pamela Kan-Rice, Originally published in Food Blog by UCANR

  Farmers know they lose crops to pests and plant diseases, but scientists have found that on a global scale they are reducing crop yields for five major food crops…

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• U.S. honey industry contributes more than $4.7 billion to economy, according to Ag Issues Center report

  Agriculture Featured Stories

  By Kylie Banks, National Honey Board, Originally published in Food Blog by UCANR

  The U.S. honey industry is thriving, according to a new study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center (AIC). The research found that the U.S. honey…

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• Farm Dog: A Farmer’s Best Digital Friend for Integrated Pest Management

  Agriculture Featured Stories Technology

  FARM DOG

  Farm Dog is a digital platform that uses local field data, analysis and insights in real-time to help growers and agronomists track, anticipate, prevent and respond to pest and disease pressure.…

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• Innovator Spotlight: Solving Food Waste and Food Insecurity

  Agriculture Innovator Spotlight

  Maen Mahfoud, Founder and CEO of the food rescue tech non-profit Replate, started Replate in 2016 while a student at UCB. Maen was inspired to start Replate when he realized that food insecurity…

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