Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The U.S. and Canadian cow-herds are both at record lows, at a time when cattle prices are reaching record highs. The market signal to build the herd is there, however, the reality of realizing strong income selling at these prices and several years of drought means ranchers have been in sell mode, not build. That Read More The U.S. and Canadian cow-herds are both at record lows, at a time when cattle prices are reaching record highs.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

After two years of work, the Government Accountability Office has just published: WIC Infant Formula:Single-Supplier Competitive Contracts Reduce Program Costs and Modestly Increase Retail Prices. Heres its quick summary: Over half the countrys infant formula is bought through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), to discuss todays policy brief regarding trade with the U.S. and Canadian productivity. Haney is also joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

South Africa ratifies the Plant Treaty. Hope its genebank goes from strength to strength. Ethiopia ratified a long time ago, and its genebank is going strong. Wouldn’t it be nice if the Cherokee Nation could ratify the Plant Treaty? Want to build a community genebank like the Cherokee Nation’s? Here’s a resource. China hasn’t ratified, but that hasn’t stopped it building genebanks.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Anyone that had a piggy bank as a child knows very well that pennies can add up quickly. The same principle works when farmers save pennies over the course of thousands of acres the savings add up. Crop dividers mounted on high-clearance sprayers help minimize crop damage by gently splitting plants ahead of the Read More Anyone that had a piggy bank as a child knows very well that pennies can add up quickly.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Jens Jots: Under its routered top is an abundance of memories, a newfound confidence and a love of 4-H.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The backlash and subsequent scaling back of environmental policies affecting European agriculture offers a lesson for governments and political parties around the world, says a policy analyst with a European consumer advocacy group. The European Unions Farm to Fork strategy was introduced about five years ago, and included steep restrictions on pesticide and fertilizer use, Read More The backlash and subsequent scaling back of environmental policies affecting European agriculture offers a lesson

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Canola is just one of many on the list of products, services, and commodities bracing for the negative impacts of the U.S. tariff regime. With less than 30 days to negotiate ahead of the next tariff implementation deadline, the canola industry is working to get the message across to the U.S. about how canola from Read More Canola is just one of many on the list of products, services, and commodities bracing for the negative impacts of the U.S. tariff regime.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Cowtowns & Skyscrapers: Bob and Lori Schrock were leaders in the Kansas winter canola field.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A strong cattle market depends on many factors, all of which play a role in ensuring producers long-term success. While beef demand in the United States is the highest it has been in the last 40 years, and retail prices have risen 4.6 per cent annually over the last 25 years, producers still face a Read More A strong cattle market depends on many factors, all of which play a role in ensuring producers long-term success.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Houston Safari Club Foundation recognizes Lopez for his visionary leadership and decades of contributions to wildlife conservation The post Roel Lopez named 2025 Conservationist of the Year appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Having the skills to market your cattle may keep you from working a full-time job off the farm.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Agrifoodtech consultant Rhishi Pethe explains why AI models must adapt to enterprise datasets rather than the other way around. The post The Gravity of Data: How Information Anchors Modern Decisions appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Producers have access to nontraditional fertilizer products. But before investing or recommending them, consultants and producers should carefully consider their value. An Extension soil scientist offers insight into claims that should raise a red flag.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Seven leaders across Texas A&M AgriLife recognized for exceptional contributions to people of Texas The post Board of Regents honors Texas A&M AgriLife professionals appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Golden Days: These gentle giants were first pulled by horses.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Growth in the market will be driven by advancements in robotics and AI, which enhance the precision and efficiency of fruit thinning processes. The post Growth in Precision Agriculture: Fruit Thinning Robots Market to See Significant Growth by 2032 appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Generation Now: As the old saying goes, its better to be safe than sorry.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Habitat selection is the choice by an organism of a particular habitat in preference to others. For example, mayfly nymphs inhabit the underside of stones in fast-flowing streams and burrow in sediment in still water. A habitat is where species get what they need to survive: food, water, shelter, and a place to raise young.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Sports superstar Deion Sanders touts the nuts nutritional benefits on Radio Row.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program is accepting applications for its 2025 Regenerative Ag Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to be an extracurricular addition to beginning agrarians’ working experience on a ranch or farm. Fellows will receive access to a community of support and additional resources to supplement their experience and advance their careers in regenerative agriculture.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

It pays to invest in cover cropping and other practices that can deliver long-term benefits during the three-year transition period, producers say.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Displacement behavior is commonly associated with self-grooming, touching, or scratching, exhibited when an animal experiences a conflict between two drives, such as the desire to approach an object while simultaneously feeling fear toward it. With the decline of drive theory, animal behaviorists paid little attention to displacement behavior until Maestripieri et al.

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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 farm safety net, which includes commodity support programs and federal crop insurance, is a fundamental component of any farm bill. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has long supported a federal safety net to help farmers manage risk and withstand financial volatility.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Feed formulation is the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients required to form a uniform mixture (diet) for poultry and other livestock that supplies all their nutrient requirements. Feed typically represents 65-75% of total live production costs for most types of poultry globally.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Mike Pearson tells us how the USDA has strengthened the requirements for aid to the poultry and dairy industry in an effort to keep the industry safe from HPAI.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Conflict behavior is a state of motivation in which tendencies to perform more than one activity are expressed simultaneously. At any particular moment, an animal has many different incipient tendencies, but through a process of decision-making, one of these becomes dominant.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

More red ink likely in 2025 but losses likely not as extreme

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Various types of feed ingredients, or feedstuffs, are available to meet the nutritional needs of livestock. These feedstuffs are raw materials that are transformed into animal cells, tissues, organs, and products. Familiarity with the chemical and nutritional composition of the different classes of feedstuffs is essential for formulating cost-effective and profitable rations.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Farmstead Forest: Having a little snow on the ground is one of the best ways to burn slash piles safely.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Applications are due February 7, 2025. Southeast Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) offers the TIE (Tools, Innovation, and Equipment) Award Program : a micro-award program for farmers in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.This program encourages local farmers to trial new equipment, implement farm systems they havent tried before, and solve problems faced on their farm.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Show-Me Life: The Northwest Missouri State University senior will share insights from college, the farm and entrepreneur life.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Institutional control refers to measures implemented to manage exposure to contaminants on farmlands where remedial action does not meet agricultural safety standards. These measures ensure that legal actions are in place to compel farmland owners to comply with rules and regulations when establishing agricultural projects or expanding farm operations.

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DTN

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Although a stubborn high-pressure pattern with subdued temperatures in western-central and eastern-south-eastern Europe will gain influence over larger parts of Europe in the next few weeks, there could still be an active Atlantic pattern later on with a positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) trend again towards the end of February and into March, the risk of intense low-pressure systems causing heavy rainfall and strong winds, possibly leading to disruptive weather, esp. in NW Europe (UK/Ire

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Animal feed additives are substances, micro-organisms, or preparations purposely added to animal feed or water. Vitamins and probiotics are two well-known examples of additives.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A new InsectNet app developed by Iowa State University provides identification and predictions for more than 2,500 insect species worldwide at more than 96% accuracy. A farmer can snap a picture and use a smartphone or computer to feed the photo into the app for predicted taxonomic identification and real-time information on whether the insect is a pest, predator, pollinator, parasitoid, decomposer, herbivore, indicator, or invasive species.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Fattening/Finishing involves the intensive feeding of sheep and goats to achieve slaughter weight with adequate fat deposits in feedlots. This process targets the local market, which has a high demand for fattened animals. The operation of large feedlots by export slaughterhouses and independent feedlot operators (on-farm feedlots) is becoming increasingly feasible.

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