Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
By John Stackhouse, senior vice-president, office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada. Host of Disruptors, an RBC podcast. This opinion column first appeared on LinkedIn and has been edited for clarity. Elections can be good barometers of a society, and Campaign ‘24 is telling us plenty about America today. I just spent two weeks.
Food Politics
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Santa Cruz, a college town on the California coast south of San Francisco, has a ballot initiative to tax sugar-sweetened beverages (Berkeley has one too but its vote is expected to be so favorable that the soda industry isn’t even bothering to fight it). But the soda industry is sinking a fortune— more than $1.6 million so far —into fighting the Santa Cruz proposal.
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Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A pair of private member’s bills that are supposed to ensure farmers have more than one option for repairing their own equipment and to ensure that different brands of parts and machines can work together received their final approval in the Senate on Oct. 31. The only step left in the approval process for Bills.
Food Tank
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Trisha and Nolan Zachman farm in a small town two hours west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They grow a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, rye, wheat, sorghum, and peas; pasture-raise pigs for specialty meat company Niman Ranch; and care for chickens, sheep, ducks, geese, alpacas, and numerous cats—in addition to raising two young children and running a farm stay experience.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Those healthy looking soybeans may be hiding a hunger for nitrogen that could deliver higher yields. The oilseed’s nitrogen needs have been much studied over the years with researchers generally agreeing higher rates of nitrogen don’t pay, but that may not be the case when growers push for higher yields. On this episode of the. Read More Those healthy looking soybeans may be hiding a hunger for nitrogen that could deliver higher yields.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Slideshow: Combining cover crops and strip till lets farmers get maximum use out of the cover crop through March, April and May. Here’s how one farmer makes it work for corn and soybeans, plus his cover crop mix.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
According to recent statistics from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), approximately 2.5 million Canadians are currently working in the agriculture and agri-food sectors. There is a projected need for over 60,000 new workers in these sectors by 2029 due to retirement and industry growth. With this in mind and November being Canada Career.
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Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Discussions surrounding different agricultural policies and their impacts on Canadian industry have been a common theme in the last while. A few of those policies that could end up having a notable impact are three that are in the process of being introduced in the United States. In an interview about these three policies and. Read More Discussions surrounding different agricultural policies and their impacts on Canadian industry have been a common theme in the last while.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Catch up on the rising number of large farm operating loans, the newly-approved dicamba herbicide alternative glufosinate-P, how Election Day will impact agriculture and more!
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith both of RealAgriculture for the RealAg Issues Panel! The panel discusses a number of topics including: The upcoming U.S. election and which candidate would benefit Canadian agriculture; A delay on the Bunge/Viterra merger; Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Between the Fencerows: Digging five feet under irrigated soil and finding dry ground mirrors this farmer’s search to find college funding.
Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Othering and Belonging Institute's metrics included out-group violence, political representation, income inequality, anti-discrimination laws; incarceration rates, environmental impact, and immigration and asylum policies. The post Hawai’i, New Zealand top 2024 “Inclusiveness Index” as U.S. ranking drops appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A Wisconsin company’s improvements to John Deere’s round baler allow operators more control over where bales are released.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Editor’s Note: This blog post is the third in a series taking a deeper look at how federal market opportunities support the success of efficient regional food systems. Part one details USDA’s recent supply chain infrastructure investments and how they have equipped regional processors and distributors. Part two describes the essential role that community partners and people play in connecting producers to markets.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
What’s New From the Shows: Here are some of the latest and most cutting-edge tires and tracks.
AgriLife Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Yield losses, potential red stunt disease cause growers concern The post Corn leafhopper reemerging in Texas, other grain producing states appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Evaluating cost of gain for different feed supplements can help producers identify opportunities.
Ohio State University
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A trio of researchers within the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at Ohio State University— Ani Katchova (Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair), Carl Zulauf (Professor Emeritus), and Mujahidul Islam (PhD student)—continue to identify trends on the topic of agricultural land lost to development. Conversion of agricultural land to developed land is a topic of increasing interest in Ohio.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
To a novice eye, the field Jeff Hux stands in would be worthy of Alabama ballads. It’s noticeably taller and thicker than many of the neighboring fields that wash the flat Missouri Bootheel in a surreal, fluffy white.
Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A panel of UC Berkeley experts from former presidential administrations take a critical look at the issues that have led the U.S. to this year’s historic election and reflect on the future of American democracy. The post Berkeley Talks: The future of American democracy appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Reservoir Farms’ incubators will drive ag innovations in automation robotics.
FreshFarm Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Looking for a farm-fresh, pasture-raised turkey for your Thanksgiving table? Pre-order your local Thanksgiving turkeys now!
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
180 heifers have been awarded over the 20-year history of the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program.
Agwired
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Certified Ag Dealership , in partnership with Fox Factory Vehicles , recently launched the first purpose-built truck for farmers and ranchers. The reveal of the AGwagon was made at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in September. Certified Ag Dealership CEO Pat Driscoll says the brand-agnostic vehicle design was created from input by a team of 14 farmers with their needs in mind. “One of the key things those farmers talked about was easy bed access, that’s why you see the fold-away steps o
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
More than Dirt: Consider these seven tips to jumpstart the discussion with landowners.
Agwired
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Farm Foundation has added a book award to its prestigious roster of annual awards. The Farm Foundation Book of the Year Award is open to a non-fiction English language work focused on food and/or agriculture published within the last 24 months. International development and research investments create benefits on multiple fronts, including improving climate resilience, food trade, infrastructure, farmers’ access to finance, and global nutrition, particularly for women, according to speaker
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Farmhouse Window: The holiday season is a festive time, even if things are a little more expensive this year.
ATTRA
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Applications are due by January 10, 2025. The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program is designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools and connect students to the sources of their food. The objective of the fiscal year 2025 Farm to School Implementation Grant is to improve access to local foods in eligible CNP sites through comprehensive farm to school programming that includes both local sourcing and agricultural education efforts.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Cowtowns & Skyscrapers: Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with a screening.
ATTRA
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Proposals are due by December 6, 2024. The Western IPM Center’s annual grant program offers project initiation grants, work group grants, and outreach and implementation grants up to $40,000. Project initiation grants launch new IPM ideas, such as proof-of-concepts preliminary experiments. Work group grants bring together diverse groups to address regional IPM priorities.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Claudia and Tim Wassom have raised Christmas trees in South Dakota for almost 40 years.
ATTRA
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Nominations are due by January 10, 2025. The Southern region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program is seeking nominations for its Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program for 2025. The Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program recognizes the community leadership contributions of historically underserved farmers and ranchers and the community groups and NGOs who serve those audiences.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Soybean Watch: The irrigated field yielded well, but not great. Here’s a look at why.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Mental health is an ongoing concern in the agricultural industry, where suicide rates are among the highest for any occupation in the United States. Farmers, in particular, die by suicide at a rate up to three times higher than the national average. Farm and Farmworker Mental Health Resources This article discusses issues of stress and suicide within the agricultural industry and efforts aimed at improving mental health.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Hi-Tech Farming: AI is becoming more than a buzz word, even in agronomic circles.
Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
With U.S. democracy hanging in the balance, the leader of UC Berkeley’s globally influential Othering and Belonging Institute urges that, whenever possible, we build bridges — even with those who traffic in hate. The post john a. powell: In a time of tense division, we must see the humanity in our opponents appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Mike Pearson gets the latest on how crops are coming in as we near the end of harvest, plus a Colorado compost operation and wide-row corn.
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