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Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

AgriLife Today

Read More → The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center appeared first on AgriLife Today. The $13 million facility is a joint.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

Monitor Livestock: Many ranches utilize livestock RFID tags to track their herd movements and easily scan and understand their health and wellness. Devices such as soil moisture sensors, micro weather stations, and livestock trackers will be interconnected to create a comprehensive data ecosystem.

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How Should Gene-Edited Seeds be Regulated?

Modern Farmer

Ian Affleck is vice president of biotechnology for CropLife Canada , a trade association representing developers and distributors of plant science innovations and plant biotechnology. In Canada, under the Canadian Organic Standards , farmers are required to disclose if they use gene-edited seed or feed for livestock.

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Coalition Letter to Reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program

NASDA

Further, as countries continue to develop and middle classes grow, consumers desire more protein sources which increases demand for livestock and in turn, grain to feed those livestock populations. This generates business investment, economic dynamism, reduces poverty, and increases regional stability.

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Blois introduces bill aimed at speeding up approvals of new agriculture products

Real Agriculture

The chair of the House of Commons’ agriculture committee has introduced a private member’s bill aimed at speeding up regulatory approvals of new seed genetics, feed products, and crop protection products for Canadian farmers. Kody Blois, Liberal MP from Nova Scotia, tabled Bill C-359 — An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Seeds Act.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Letter Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, and Minority Leader McConnell: As representatives of farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the United States, we write to express our strong support for advancing a meaningful farm bill (..)

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Nibbles: Cropscapes, Ecuador cacao, Nigerian yams, Lima bean show, Mesopotamian cooking, Nepal seed banks, RNA integrity, China genebanks, Cryo comics, Greening

Agricultural Biodiversity

The authors of book “ Moving Crops and the Scales of History ” have been awarded the Edelstein Prize 2024 for their work to “redefine historical inquiry based on the “cropscape”: the assemblage of people, places, creatures, technologies, and other elements that form around a crop.”

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