Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s (DFO) held its regular board meeting on Sept. 25, 2024, approving the elections of three board members by acclamation. Bart Rijke, board member for Region 1; Don Gordon, board member for Region 5; and, Vicky Morrison, board member for Region 9 will each serve a four-year term beginning Jan.
USDA Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Ally Huang, a senior at Pomona College in California, just completed an internship through the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As a public policy analysis major focusing on economics, she found that the experience enabled her to connect her educational background with a familiar cause: food security.
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Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Existence of Earth-like planet around dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival The post This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
ICGA says EPA’s multipollutant rule and DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rule would devastate agriculture.
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its 2024-2025 Farm2Food Accelerator program, with new cohorts planned for Nevada, Virginia and Colorado. This initiative builds on alumni success from previous years, supported by state Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds from the U.S.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Carrie Ortel is based out of the Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suffolk.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Cell-culture isn’t just for beef anymore. I’ve been collecting items… FOIE GRAS: ProVeg hails application for EU approval of cultivated foie gras: French company seeks approval for product made from cultivated duck cells. EEL: Cultivated eel that ‘melts in your mouth’? How Forsea mimics ‘tender, succulent’ texture of fish and seafood: Eel meat is unlike any other: it is fatty, tender, and ‘almost melts in your mouth’, explains Roee Nir, co-founder and CEO of Forsea Foods.
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Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Grasses are an essential part of the earth’s ecosystem and cover large areas of the planet’s surface.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Cold temperatures and snow are on their way. Is your barn ready to handle it?
AgriLife Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Texas A&M researchers use nanotechnology to recharge the "powerhouse of the cell" in fight against disease and aging. The post Can we ‘recharge’ our cells? appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Ag groups ask feds to intervene in the dispute between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance.
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Grasses are one of the most widespread plant types on Earth, and they play a vital role in maintaining soil health.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Asian copperleaf has been discovered in Iowa. If you find a weed that you don’t recognize, have it identified.
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Grasses are essential elements in landscaping that provide beauty, texture, and function.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
I lost my key fobs in a peanut field this week after touring several fields. Learn more about the kindness of a farmer and what some patience, perseverance and prayer resolved.
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Grasses are one of the most common types of plants on Earth. They belong to the family Poaceae and are vital for various ecosystems and human activities.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Soybean volume posted relatively strong results last week.
CABI
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In a remarkable effort to enhance agricultural practices, Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture recently hosted a pivotal training course on biological control organized and co-funded by CABI’s PlantwisePlus programme in collaboration with Sandals Foundation*. The course provided participants with a comprehensive overview of biological control strategies tailored specifically to Grenada’s agricultural context.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Agriculture's fly-in to Washington D.C. helped sound the alarm about the urgency for a new farm bill. now. Support levels are at a 42-year low and growers are facing the prospect of enormous losses.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it. The post Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Here's a checklist to make sure you’re optimizing your calf crop’s auction market potential.
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Grassland management involves maintaining and improving grassland ecosystems for various purposes, such as supporting wildlife, providing grazing for livestock, preventing
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Take it from DAD: It’s past time to choose your farm successor.
Food Tank
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
During a Summit hosted by Food Tank and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) during Climate Week NYC, panelists connected the dots between ecosystem health, food waste, and policy levers that can be utilized to protect the future of the climate. Crucially, this future lies in soils. Any work we do now to strengthen soil quality will have lasting impacts for generations to come, panelists said.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Profit Planners: Factors such as farm size, ability to make small repairs and the used equipment market will determine what you should do with your old combine.
UnderstandingAg
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In part one, I outlined some of the societal challenges linked to soil erosion and poor soil function. Now let’s take a look at some of the economic costs and benefits of addressing erosion on farms and ranches. To determine the cost of erosion, first we must assign a value to soil. In truth, topsoil is priceless because it is what enables most life to exist on this planet.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Hayhurst’s Hayloft: Our beloved holiday staple gained popularity with help from a king.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Co-led by UC Berkeley and Stanford University, the California-Pacific-Northwest AI Hardware Hub is one of eight hubs funded in 2023 under the national CHIPS and Science Act. The post AI hardware hub awarded $16.3 million to advance energy efficient computing appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Compare the cost of fan operation with the benefit of marketing at the desired moisture.
Farming First
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Introducing clinical diagnostics in local veterinary clinics help farmers rationalise the use of antibiotics to reduce the risks of antimicrobial resistance in their livestock. The post How Clinical Diagnostics Could Help the Global Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance appeared first on Farming First.
ATTRA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Singing Spring Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study Adam Taylor and Elizabeth Spellman-Taylor Craig County, Virginia Adam Taylor and Elizabeth Spellman-Taylor co-operate Singing Spring Farm, which is in the Sinking Creek Valley in Craig County, Virginia. Adam’s and Elizabeth’s goal is to be a whole, complete-diet farm that offers heirloom fruits and vegetables; goat milk, kefir, and cheese; culinary and medicinal herbs; eggs; and pastured, lamb, goat, and poultry.
AgriLife Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Heather Struchen ’12 turns technical expertise into national account manager sales career The post Student opportunities abound in food science appeared first on AgriLife Today.
ATTRA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Heaven’s Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study Jacob Gilley Madison County, Virginia Heaven’s Hollow Farm is a fourth-generation family farm that has been in operation since 1951. Jacob, his wife Jennifer, and their children operate the farm in Orange, Virginia. Jacob, a first-generation farmer, is thankful for the support of his parents and credits his involvement showing cattle in 4-H as a teenager for his career in farming and conservation.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Mike Pearson tells listeners how export markets could be impacted by the potential strike on the ports along the Gulf and East Coast.
ATTRA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Holsinger Homeplace Farms: A Soil for Water Case Study Buck and AJ Holsinger Rockingham County, Virginia Holsinger Homeplace Farms is a family farm in Rockingham County in the central Shenandoah Valley. Buck and Amanda (AJ) Holsinger and their children are the tenth and eleventh generations to live on the farm. Buck and AJ started farming with the goal of feeding their family the healthiest food possible.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
How political outcomes can affect agriculture
ATTRA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Ember Cattle Company: A Soil for Water Case Study Becky Szarzynski Rockbridge County, Virginia Becky Szarzynski is the owner and operator of Ember Cattle Company in Fairfield in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Becky as a grazier has honed her grazing management skills over the past 15 years by working with her father, attending conferences, being mentored by other farmers, and serving in a coordinator role of the farmer-to-farmer mentoring network with the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council.
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