NASDA

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Landsat monitors planted fields and crop conditions, MODIS captures daily images for yield analysis and SMAP tracks soil moisture. agriculture and rural communities. NASAs Earth-observing satellites, including Landsat, MODIS and SMAP provide critical insights throughout the growing season.

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Technology Agriculture Agriculture Crop Yield 147

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Tar spot leaf disease has been a little tardy in 2023, but the later-arriving yield robber is still having an impact on the Ontario corn crop. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says a dry start to the growing year meant tar spot arrived a little late in 2023. Read More

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Ruralism Yield Crop Food 299

Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The association between crop diversity and children’s dietary diversity: multi-scalar and cross-national comparisons. In some places, growing more diverse crops is associated with eating more diverse diets; in other places, not so much. Revive and Thrive: Forgotten Crops for Resilient Food Systems. Damn you, nuance!

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Crop Food Ecology Ruralism 203

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has published its new Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario – Publication 839.

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Production Ruralism Fertilizer Crop 272

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It has wiped out most of last year’s rain-fed crops, particularly the now staple crop, maize. With up to 70 percent of Zimbabwe’s population surviving on rural economic activitiesmostly rain-fed crop farmingrecurring droughts are devastating to the country. We lost our entire maize crop.

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Crop Maize Food Grain 74

NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

Letter The undersigned organizations wish to emphasize the necessity for a trade policy that supports the growth of American agricultural production and the prosperity of our farmers, ranchers, growers and rural Americans at this time of economic stress in agriculture. Trade is critical to the livelihood of the U.S. More than 20% of U.S.

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Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism Marketing 130

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Growing a greater variety of crops helps with climate adaptation and works as a mitigation measure as well. The wider range of these crops, the more stable the food supply. It can also promote healthier soil, reduce pest problems, and boost rural economies. Their incomes and livelihoods improved considerably.

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Food Crop Marketing Production 141

CABI

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In Chitwan, Nepal, mobile plant clinics are helping smallholders by providing plant health advisory services to local farmers seeking help with crop pests and diseases. IPM Farmers Association (JYSBKS) started the mobile plant clinic operation in collaboration with CABI.

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Ruralism Crop Agriculture Agriculture 105

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

That’s the key message Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs cereals specialist Joanna Follings has for growers as winter wheat planting gets underway in the province. Planting winter wheat on time is the most cost effective way to increase winter wheat yields in Ontario.

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Yield Ruralism Food Agriculture 300

NASDA

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

After graduating from Iowa State University in May with bachelor’s degrees in agriculture and rural policy and international agriculture, I was excited to join NASDA as a policy intern for the fall semester. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research on school meal programs.

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Rural Development Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 130

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On this edition of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike Cowbrough looks at control options for the perennial pest in both identity-preserved (IP) and conventional soybeans. Read More

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Ruralism Food Agriculture Agriculture 287

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says growers are okay with the “power lean” — that’s when pod-laden plants tilt slightly under the weight of their bean bounty. When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen.

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Lodging Ruralism Food Agriculture 288

Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. But how important is it to make the right agronomic and management decisions at planting to set up that yield success? Read More

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Yield Ruralism Grain Food 294

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tom Wolf, co-founder of Agrimetrix and both of Sprayers 101 are BACK for this episode of Exploding Sprayer Myths! If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right?

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Technology Ruralism Production Food 328

NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

Dear Secretary Vilsack and Director Young: As the Administration develops its budget proposal for FY 2025, we respectfully urge you to once again protect crop insurance from harmful cuts. USDA and Congress have taken extraordinary ad hoc measures over the past few years to ensure the financial security of rural America.

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Crop Ruralism Forestry Agriculture 130

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2023

“It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. “It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. Read More

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Ruralism Technology Food Agriculture 284

Real Agriculture

MAY 16, 2024

Across the province, acreage for the entire oilseed crop typically checks in around 40,000 acres, with about one third of the crop being planted in the fall, the rest being spring canola. Over the past five year years, however, winter canola has been gaining momentum in. Read More Winter canola fields are popping up all over Ontario.

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Acre Crop Ruralism Production 314

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Water Adaptation In the desert, getting water to crops often requires irrigation. billion in payments from the agency’s crop insurance program).

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Farming Farming Crop Acre 142

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

That’s the combined number of years Horst Bohner and Rob Templeman have spent leading Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) soybean research and extension efforts. You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years. Read More You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years.

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Ruralism Food Agriculture Agriculture 273

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Drones are flying everywhere these days but farmers can’t use them to spray pesticides on their crops. It’s illegal to fly unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) for applying crop protection products in Canada and it’s likely to stay that way for a couple of years. Why are drones still grounded for spray application?

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Pesticide Crop Production Farming 332

Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. Its point (you have heard this from me repeatedly): the U.S. of US farmland. Make them happen!

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Farming Farming Farmland Food 249

Real Agriculture

JULY 20, 2023

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike. Read More

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Ruralism Production Food Agriculture 245

Food Tank

JANUARY 24, 2024

agriculture, food systems, and rural communities.” Whether our crops come to harvest or our livestock make it to market is directly tied to the cycles of nature that we try our best to work within. At the same time, skyrocketing input costs squeeze farmers’ margins, hurting rural economies and jacking up food prices for consumers.

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Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture Food 128

Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2023

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs corn specialist Ben Rosser has been hearing a lot lately as many areas of the province have been dealt a deluge of rain. Read More Can heavy July rains fuel nitrogen leaching and push the valuable nutrient beyond the reach of corn plant roots?

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Ruralism Food Agriculture Agriculture 240

Modern Farmer

MARCH 31, 2025

The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. In the agricultural world, it refers to growing crops in stacked layers , usually indoors. This method is especially useful when growing small crops like microgreens , but it can also be used to grow lettuce, herbs, and other larger plants.

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Vertical Farming Food Farming Farming 71

Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Farmers Weekly With Integrated Pest Management (IPM) planning now a paid action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), a group of organisations has launched a free IPM Planning Tool to help farmers create crop-specific plans.

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Ruralism Crop Farming Farming 200

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This analysis found that AFRI has historically funded low levels of organic research, while the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) has been erratic in supporting organic research projects. This initiative trains future plant breeders and develops new crop varieties specifically suited for organic systems.

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Food Seeding Crop Poultry 105

Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 4, 2023

Maybe he’d like to have a look at the the Crop Trust’s endowment fund for SDG 2.5 ? Those farming project don’t have to involve orphan crops , but it wouldn’t hurt. This book says that be just the ticket for rural revitalisation. Extension workers need to be better at identifying different crop varieties.

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Maize Livestock Food Crop 219

ATTRA

DECEMBER 23, 2024

After Floridas farmers harvest a wide array of summer crops, the fields do not lie dormant for long. This period is ideal for growing crops that thrive in cooler weather, including leafy greens, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and blueberries.

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Farming Farming Harvest Harvester 98

Food Tank

APRIL 7, 2025

The second part of the reform commits the State to promoting the conditions for rural, cultural, economic, and health development and encouraging traditional crops with native seeds for the optimal use of land free of genetically modified corn crops.” Without corn there is no country. With the U.S.

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Seeding Maize Food biotechnology 139

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In recent years, many corn growers in Ontario have wrestled with gibberella ear rot in the crop and the high levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) levels it can produce in the grain. It’s made for stressful harvest seasons, especially in 2018 when mycotoxins produced by the gibberella fungus in some fields climbed well above safe feeding.

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Harvest Harvester Harvesting Grain 317

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On this episode of Talking Tile, host Bernard Tobin is joined by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) drainage program coordinator Tim Brook for a look at the rules, regulations and training programs that drive Ontario farm drainage service. Read More

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Ruralism Food Agriculture Agriculture 256

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The combination of programs ensures they each have permanent funding and encourages coordination between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Rural Development. This new application seeks to simplify applications and reporting processes to increase the accessibility of the program for small and rural organizations.

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Farming Farming Crop Marketing 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows you see in much of rural North America. This year was a pretty hot and dry year, but still, some of the crops I raised did pretty well, he says with a satisfied smile.

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Seeding Farming Farming Crop 140

RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The learning continues… Kevin Elmy, PAg and celebrated author of “Cover Cropping in Western Canada” and “Not Just Dirt,” will offer his extensive knowledge on cover cropping and soil health, emphasizing the benefits of diverse forage blends. Assessment of soil health and function using simple on farm tests.

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Crop Forage Livestock Grain 98

ATTRA

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Specialty Crop Block Grant Program awards funds to projects to enhance the competitiveness of Michigan specialty crops. Applications close on February 6, 2025.

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Crop Rural Development Ruralism Marketing 40

NASDA

MARCH 8, 2024

State departments of agriculture are responsible for a wide range of programs, including food safety, combating the spread of plant and animal diseases, and fostering the economic vitality of our rural communities. NASDA believes the SCBG program must be flexible and state-driven in order to be nimble, locally responsive, and efficient.

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Crop Supply Chain Marketing Agriculture 130