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Opinion: Why the Farm Bill Isn’t Prioritizing the Right Things

Modern Farmer

Farm income, yields and food availability have all increased tremendously since the inception of the Farm Bill in 1933, in line with its original intent. More than 70 percent of North America’s biodiversity-rich prairies have been replaced with wheat, soy, corn, alfalfa and canola, primarily used as cattle feed.

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FAPRI forecasts falling prices for producers

Todays Farmer Magazine

The outlook summarizes baseline projections for agricultural and biofuel markets using information available in January 2023. Cattle, hog, poultry and milk prices all increased in 2022. Agricultural Market Outlook from the Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri.

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Almonds are Under Threat. The Key to Saving Them Could Be in the Soil

Modern Farmer

For Paddock, maximizing “ crop per drop ”—getting the most yield with the least amount of water—is important. The outer almond hull, which is over 50 percent of the weight of the almond, is sold as cattle feed,” he says. The shells are used in cosmetics, as bedding for livestock and in biofuels. And guess what it replaces?

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), This production is mostly used for animal feeds and biofuels. and various production technologies.

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DTN/Progressive Farmer Win National Ag Journalism Awards

DTN

Third place: Gregg Hillyer (collection) A fragile food system Cultivate a data crop A season for gratitude News writing Honorable mention: Katie Dehlinger Implications of ChatGPT in ag Profile writing Second place: Des Keller The godfather of regenerative ag Third place: Pamela Smith Resolve to get farm fit Feature writing Honorable mention: Victoria (..)

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DTN and Progressive Farmer Win National Ag Journalism Awards

DTN

The post DTN and Progressive Farmer Win National Ag Journalism Awards appeared first on DTN.

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What You Need to Know About Trump’s Picks to Lead USDA and EPA

Civil Eats

During Rollins hearing, she referred repeatedly to her childhood on farms, raising cattle as a member of Future Farmers of America and 4-H, and her degree in agricultural development from Texas A&M. The issues that came up most often (and which many Democrats also touched on) were biofuels and trade. WOTUS) rule.

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