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Drones, Branstad and Pruitt in the news this week.

Janet Kubat Willette, E-Content Editor

December 9, 2016

2 Min Read

Need a quick catch up on the news? Here are seven agricultural stories you might have missed this week.

1. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration. – Farm Futures

2. The market for agricultural drones is projected to be worth $32.4 billion and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch projects agriculture to make up almost 80% of the commercial drone market in the future. Goldman Sachs predicts the U.S. agriculture sector will be the largest user of the drones. – Newsweek

3. President-elect Trump intends to nominate Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as the ambassador to China. – Farm Futures

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4. Researchers have identified carbapenem resistance in farm animals, according to a study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotheraphy. There is no evidence that these organisms have entered the food supply. – Time

5. A National Lakes Assessment conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found algal toxin in 39% of lakes and atrazine in 30%. – Farm Futures

6. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new Conservation Reserve Program initiative aimed at assisting landowners with the cost of building bioreactors and saturated buffers. The initiative is called Clean Lakes, Estuaries and Rivers. – Farm Futures

7. Monsanto and Danish company Novozymes are introducing a new seed treatment next year. The companies are hailing the product as a breakthrough for microbial technology. – Farm Futures

And your bonuses.

-A Christmas tree farmer found and returned a wedding ring that was lost about 15 years ago. – Darien News

-Speculation continues on who the next agriculture secretary will be. This week, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, is rumored to be in the running. – CBS News

She joins Sam Brownback, Chuck Conner, Sid Miller, Sonny Perdue as rumored candidates for the job. – modern farmer

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