Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 7, 2024

bushels per acre. bushels/acre, while John Kilbourne of Ontario finished third with a yield of 160.2 bushels/acre. Hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario, Michigan State University, Michigan. Nick Suwyn from Michigan has topped the 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network wheat yield contest with 171.9 Read More

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Yield Acre Grain Production 304

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 18, 2024

High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. Read More

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Harvester Harvesting Harvest Acre 311

Real Agriculture

MARCH 11, 2024

Acres of corn and soybeans are expected to be similar to last year, while wheat and canola area is expected to drop slightly, according to Statistics Canada’s acreage estimates published on Monday, March 11. Canadian farmers will be planting more pulse crops, oats, and durum in 2024. Most of the estimates were within the range.

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Acre Crop Grain Marketing 273

Real Agriculture

MARCH 13, 2025

plant over 95 million acres of corn? plant over 95 million acres of corn? Will the U.S. Will canola move unfettered into China? What about getting crop out of the Black Sea region? Will that be possible?

Marketing 167

Marketing Acre Crop Grain 167

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 24, 2024

What do you get when two Canadians descend on the Northern U.S.? Why, a pulses market outlook, of course. This week, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research, was a keynote speaker at the Northern Pulse Growers Association AGM. Shaun Haney hosted RealAg Radio from the meeting, and that gave the pair a chance to talk.

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Marketing Acre Grain Production 291

Real Agriculture

JUNE 1, 2023

Over a 50 year time period, the returns from grain farming are $508/acre higher than cow-calf production, according to the research modelling. Read More

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Acre Grain Ranching Crop 130

Real Agriculture

MAY 10, 2024

India is nearly half-way through a six-week election period, and the government there is making sure it stays in the citizens’ good graces. That, in part, may have driven the decision by India to further extend a dropped tariff on imported peas out to October. Chuck Penner, founder of Leftfield Commodity Research, says that India.

Acre 273

Acre Grain Marketing Production 273

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the grain markets; Sara Shymko with Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan on Acres for Education campaign; Hear a product spotlight with Patrick Langille with Helena Products Group on Resurge; and Hear a clip. Read More

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Grain Marketing Acre Production 130

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the grain markets; Sara Shymko with Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan on Acres for Education campaign; Hear a product spotlight with Patrick Langille with Helena Products Group on Resurge; and Hear a clip… Read More

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Grain Marketing Acre Production 130

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 18, 2024

High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities.

Harvester 209

Harvester Harvesting Harvest Acre 209

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass. Recognizing that both header loss and combine loss contribute to lower yield and volunteer issues for the next season,… Read More

Harvesting 196

Harvesting Harvester Harvest Acre 196

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Record high prices and seeded acres in 2022 led to a dramatic decline in prices and production in 2023. Acres are expected to increase. Record high prices and seeded acres in 2022 led to a dramatic decline in prices and production in 2023. Acres are expected to increase. Read More

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Marketing Acre Seeding Production 300

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 14, 2024

Flory, host of AgriTalk, says the USDA’s move to knock off 700,000 acres of corn and add a million soybean acres does make sense, but. Flory, host of AgriTalk, says the USDA’s move to knock off 700,000 acres of corn and add a million soybean acres does make sense, but. Read More

Acre 274

Acre Yield Crop Grain 274

Real Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s like lemon juice on a paper cut for those in the far south of Ontario who haven’t got an acre of corn in the ground yet, but the initial look at the emerged corn crop in the U.S. is looking mighty fine. Ranulf Glanville, chief market analyst with Grainfox, says that this early good. is looking mighty fine.

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Marketing Crop Acre Grain 306

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 21, 2025

Consequently, the federal crop insurance program (FCIP) is the costliest part of agriculture production spending , as taxpayers subsidize the program to the tune of billions of dollars each year. The 2022 Census of Agriculture revealed that 369,393 farm operations had crop insurance, covering a total of 298 million acres.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 70

Real Agriculture

JUNE 3, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney tackles the latest of what’s happened this week in ag, including: Economic news and sorting out the rate decisions, New research comparing per-acre returns of ranching and grain farming in Saskatchewan; and, A clip from a Pulse School with Ken. Read More

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Grain Ranching Acre Farming 130

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. After looking in vain for an affordable local wheat source, Ellis decided to experiment with dry-farming the grain himself on a small piece of land 45 miles north of San Diego, in rural Valley Center.

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Grain Seeding Farming Farming 138

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As the 119th Congress begins , the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) reauthorization is again on the agenda after numerous extensions. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has long supported a federal safety net to help farmers manage risk and withstand financial volatility. In 2023, there were 239.7

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Farming Farming Acre Farmland 64

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Despite having nearly a billion acres of prime farmland and a population of only 330 million people, the U.S. agriculture system, often claimed to be able to feed the world, can no longer feed its own population. This shows in Americas growing agricultural trade deficit, projected to reach a record-breaking $45.5 Angela Huffman.

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Food Production Crop Farming 133

Agricultural Economics Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

planted nearly 50 million acres of wheat for the 2023 harvest, the largest acreage since 2016. That year’s winter wheat crop, which accounted for an average of 73% of total wheat acres, was the first crop planted after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine sent wheat prices soaring. million acres. million acres.

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Acre Crop Grain Harvest 70

Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Exports fell and imports rose for vegetables, fruits, melons, and key food grains. million acres of higher value fruit, vegetables, and melons would be needed to generate $32.9B Across produce items, the US was or became a net importer of all 5 of the top vegetables by 2021. What can be done: At 2022 prices, just 3.5-4.4

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Farming Farming Farmland Crop 249

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 142

Real Agriculture

JUNE 28, 2023

Farmers across Canada may have planted slightly more canola and wheat than expected, if Statistics Canada’s acreage estimates prove to be accurate.

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Crop Acre Grain Marketing 130

Trimble Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lower agricultural commodity prices are contributing to a decline in net farm income in 2024. Agriculture commodity prices are on the decline —with a three percent decrease forecasted in 2023. Agricultural Commodities with Challenging Outlooks Corn Corn demand is down in the US, leading to lower usage and increased stocks.

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Marketing Net Farm Income Agriculture Agriculture 104

Modern Farmer

JUNE 27, 2024

Friends Farm is not technically located on agricultural land. The two-acre vegetable operation is owned by Nyland Cohousing Community, a 42-house community established with the aim of creating connection and supporting sustainable ideals. They consider the support from Waves of Grain and Nyland a leg up.

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Grain Farming Farming Supply Chain 135

DTN

JUNE 14, 2023

But now, people outside the industry are paying attention to how crops are grown, as an increasing number of food companies, grain buyers, and consumers seek ingredients grown using sustainable practices. And with increased attention on agricultural practices are increased market opportunities for agribusinesses and grain growers.

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Grain Agriculture Agriculture Marketing 52

The Equation

JUNE 5, 2023

When I was an agricultural engineering student, I took a class called History of Agriculture. I loved that class, in part, because I love agriculture, but also because I love ancient history. Agriculture started there about 10,000 years ago, and about 5,500 years ago they invented the cuneiform writing system.

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Food 90

Agricultural Economics Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

harvested an estimated 340,000 acres of sweet corn – or just 0.5% of the area harvested for feed grain corn. Figure 1 shows the USDA’s NASS acreage estimates since 2016, which capture a notable decline of 138,000 acres, or 29%. Sweet Corn Acres, 2016-2022. In Alaska, 14 farms raised a total of three acres.

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Acre Processing Distribution Harvest 98

DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

agriculture and ranching was released in February. The data also serves as a bellwether for the state of sustainability in agriculture. Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. million acres annually.

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Acre Biofuel Ranching Crop 103

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization calculates—which makes the problem of soil erosion so much more concerning. As Adrian Lipscombe, a chef and the Founder of the 40 Acres Project, put it: “If we don’t have soil health, we’re not going to have food.” So they’re working to highlight how perennial grains can help rebuild soils.

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Food Grain Ranching Crop Rotation 130

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

agriculture currently faces some steep challenges. Climate change and biodiversity loss represent existential threats to the agricultural status quo. agricultural landscape and the policies that are most closely aligned with incentivizing its creation. However, NSAC covers the land access issue elsewhere.

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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 87

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements. Consider this scenario.

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Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

For three years, Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens drove up California’s coast for 14 hours every month for a routine task: milling his grain into flour. “I We’ve got 150 acres of grain.” As California has lost much of its grain to higher value crops, small flour mills and grain cleaning businesses have disappeared, too.

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Grain Orchard Farming Farming 144

Food Tank

APRIL 29, 2024

But the grain surpluses incentivized by the Wall Street Farm Bill led to subsidized cheap feed, giving rise to the sorts of industrial factory farms that make up the Hog Baron’s empire. Meanwhile, Black ownership of farmland has declined significantly, from 16–19 million acres in 1910 to fewer than 3 million today.

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Family Farming Acre Farming Farming 98

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Plastic may have made farm life easier, but it’s also caused the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to raise alarm bells about its impact on the environment. million tons of agricultural plastic is used annually. Cleanfarms is a Canadian stewardship organization that recycles agricultural plastic.

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Farming Farming Manufacturing Greenhouse 134

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

million acres of corn and 10 million acres of soybeans, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. And in the Midwest, 127 million acres of land overall are dedicated to ag, said the USDA. Of the Midwest’s overall acres, 75 percent are covered by corn and soybeans.

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Acre Food Greenhouse Farming 124

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They farm on 130 acres of the land on which her father and grandfather had raised hogs. She and Rafkin had a goal of adding diversity and value to her family’s farm through organic agriculture, but they found few organic farmers in the area at the time and none that were implementing agroforestry. They were a rough crew of sheep!”

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Acre Farming Farming Pasture 126