Wed.Mar 05, 2025

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What makes a good coffee map?

Agricultural Biodiversity

Thanks to Christian Bunn for throwing some shade on the work underlying the map of putative changes in coffee suitability that I so blithely shared yesterday. Maps can be both pretty and also the result of suspect methodology, I guess.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 5: Milestones, ice cover, nutrient interactions, and choosing hybrids

Real Agriculture

Peter Wheat Pete Johnson will always get the Word done, even when hes on vacation, which is exactly what were getting this week as Wheat Petes Word Costa Rica edition hits the airwaves! In this weeks podcast: A discussion on nitrogen source and yield potential, the impact of ice on over-wintering crops, sulphur suggestions, and Read More Peter Wheat Pete Johnson will always get the Word done, even when hes on vacation, which is exactly what were getting this week as Wheat Petes Word Costa Rica e

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Strategically insuring your farm? The rise of microcaptive insurance

Western FarmPress

Tough Decisions: A UNL agricultural economist explains how microcaptive insurance may benefit some farming operations.

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RealAg Radio: Canadian poll shifts, growing the cow herd, and navigating counter tariffs, Mar 5, 2025

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: David Coletto with Abacus Data on the changing trends in Canadian polls; Dave Gallant in a spotlight interview for Canadian Canola Growers Association; Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank on growing the cow herd; and, RealAgs Kelvin Heppner on what Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Seed cleaners were a big deal in their heyday

Western FarmPress

Golden Days: See if you ever used one like this, considered the Cadillac of seed cleaners at the time.

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AquaSpy Announces Crophesy LS for Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency

Global Agtech Initiative

First continuous, in ground system for monitoring NO3 usage by crops. The post AquaSpy Announces Crophesy LS for Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Ohio forced to kill almost 15 million birds in 2025

Western FarmPress

USDA releases details of its new strategy to combat HPAI with long-term solutions.

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Is fungicide worth the cost for soybeans?

Western FarmPress

Spraying soybeans for a yield boost isnt paying off, so save the money and protect the future use of fungicides.

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AgriLife Extension entomologist crosses globe to tackle fire ants

AgriLife Today

International expert provides Australians with Texas-based eradication solutions The post AgriLife Extension entomologist crosses globe to tackle fire ants appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Deadly citrus disease found in Arizona

Western FarmPress

Nine states now have quarantines for huanglongbing, which has devastated the citrus industry in the U.S. Southeast.

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Texas A&M AgriLife, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences receive range management honors

AgriLife Today

Students and faculty receive awards and leadership appointments from Society for Range Management The post Texas A&M AgriLife, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences receive range management honors appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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How low can you go on nitrogen fertilizer?

Western FarmPress

Nebraska on-farm research trials are testing how lowering nitrogen fertilizer rates affects yield, trying to save input expenses for farmers and protect groundwater quality.

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Meaning and Steps in Farm Budgeting

Agric4profits

A farm budget entails the listing of all estimated income and expenses associated with a particular farm enterprise in such a way that it provides an estimate of its profitability.

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Farm Progress America, March 5, 2025

Western FarmPress

Mike Pearson takes a look at the finalized spring crop insurance prices for the 2025 growing season. The prices stand at $4.70 for corn and $10.54 for soybeans.

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Price Determination in Agribusiness Marketing

Agric4profits

Price is the regulator of the economic system because it influences the prices paid for all factors of production and the allocation of these factors. It influences the wages paid to workers, the rent a firm pays, and the profit a firm makes.

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Wheat prospects, demand promising

Western FarmPress

As the wheat crop matures, producers must finalize plans and closely monitor crop conditions, weather outlooks, and market opportunities and challenges.

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Agribusiness Marketing Mix: Strategies for the Future

Agric4profits

Understanding the marketing mix is important in agribusiness marketing management. It addresses the major agribusiness marketing factors, which include Product, Place, Promotion, and Price. Conceptually, the marketing mix is defined as the set of controllable, tactical marketing variables that the firm brings together to produce the desired response in the target market.

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Does targeted spraying actually save money?

Western FarmPress

Researchers and farmers share their experiences testing the newest spot-spraying technologies.

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Importance and Steps Involved In Farm Planning

Agric4profits

Farm planning is a process that involves the allocation of scarce resources of the farm in such a way or forms that resource use and income efficiency is achieved.

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One step closer to a commercial H5N1 vaccine

Western FarmPress

Kansas Digest: H5N1 vaccine review; sign up for ARC and PLC; Wheat Rx seminars; Last Symphony in the Flint Hills.

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Nature and Scope of Farm Management

Agric4profits

Agriculture is regarded as the art and science of cultivating crops, raising livestock, provision of raw materials for agro-allied industries, and marketing of agricultural produce for mans use. There are many branches of agriculture which, among others, include: Agricultural Economics, Crop Science, Soil Science, Animal Science, Fishery, Forestry, and Agricultural Engineering.

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The two tools an ag pilot won’t farm without

Western FarmPress

A small aerial time saver and a game-changing ground applicator rank in Perry Galloways top on-farm tools.

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Decision-making Functions of A Farm Manager

Agric4profits

The last article discussed the special characteristics of agriculture that affect management. It differentiated between risk and uncertainty and also discussed various types of risks associated with farm business, along with ways to manage them to reduce their effects on farmers. This article focuses on the decision-making functions of farm managers.

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Corn, beans can grow in harmony

Western FarmPress

Ohio farmer Doug Justison has seen his corn yields soar by intercropping soybean strips right next to them.

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Valuation and Depreciation of Farm Assets

Agric4profits

In the previous article, the meaning of cost, types of farm costs, and the calculation of average and marginal costs were discussed. The importance of understanding these costs in farm management was emphasized. Another important tool in farm management, to be discussed in this article, is the valuation and depreciation of farm assets.

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Amy Hildebrandt: All-American dairy farmer

Western FarmPress

This 2025 Prairie Farmer Master Farmer from South Beloit, Ill., carries a strong sense of family legacy, with all her children involved on the farm.

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Economic Principles and Farm Management

Agric4profits

This article introduces common concepts and tools in Farm Management, specifically focusing on some economic principles and their impact on farm management. The Law of Diminishing Returns The law of diminishing returns, also known as the law of variable proportions, is a well-observed phenomenon in production, especially for most inputs at normal production levels.

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Seven College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty earn honors

AgriLife Today

The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M presents University Level Distinguished Achievement Awards The post Seven College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty earn honors appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Basic Principles Of Farm Management

Agric4profits

The scope of farm management reveals that the study of farm management involves all aspects of human endeavor. There is no area of agricultural economics that is not relevant to farm management. The study of production, distribution, consumption, and exchange are all essential in the study of farm management.

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Commodity Classic highlights farmer uncertainty amid growing trade war

Western FarmPress

While farm leaders celebrate progress, growers brace for the economic realities of new tariffs with key trade partners.

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Special Characteristics of Agriculture That Affect Management

Agric4profits

In the previous article, the principles guiding the operation of a successful farm business were discussed. Some of these principles include planning and control, organizing, coordinating, and motivation. This article will focus on the special characteristics of agriculture that affect Farm Management. Read Also:Introduction to Fish Nutrition Meaning of Risk and Uncertainty **1.

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Why Public, Private And Research Weather Entities Make A Good Match

DTN

The post Why Public, Private And Research Weather Entities Make A Good Match appeared first on DTN.

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Literate Versus Illiterate Farmers in Farm Management

Agric4profits

In this article, the issue of literate and illiterate farmers and their implications in carrying out farm management functions is explored. Concepts of Literate and Illiterate Farmers Illiteracy is defined as the inability to read or write. Therefore, illiterate farmers can neither read nor write.

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DTNsights: Episode 3

DTN

The post DTNsights: Episode 3 appeared first on DTN.

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How to Create Effective Farm Record Designs

Agric4profits

Farm record designs combine the documentation of both production processes and financial transactions (income and expenditure) on the farm.

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Academic advisors step out to meet students at ‘pop-up’ event

AgriLife Today

College of Agriculture and Life Science advisors available where and when it matters The post Academic advisors step out to meet students at pop-up event appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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N.C. farmers need $1B in disaster recovery

Western FarmPress

At a recent roundtable, NC Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler expressed farmers' immediate need for financial support from federal and state government.

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