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Canada needs a new Plan A on trade

Real Agriculture

Canada is being squeezed between two superpowers China and the U.S. who dont get along. The worst part is, Canada is a major exporter to both, and any semblance of positive diplomatic relationships with these countries has all but evaporated in the last few months. Where do we go from here? Carlo Dade, Read More Canada is being squeezed between two superpowers China and the U.S.

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Start by making a difference at home

Western FarmPress

Legendary KARL Leadership: "If not you, then who? If not now, then when?

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Bushels & Bytes, Ep 1: Small adoptions of tech add up to big impacts

Real Agriculture

Throughout any career, there comes a time when a new way of doing things just makes sense. Adopting technology is easier when theres a clear benefit, when it makes doing a particular task easier or faster. But many little adaptations and advancements add up to big leaps in technology and finding ways to implement change Read More Throughout any career, there comes a time when a new way of doing things just makes sense.

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Photo Essay: Standing in the Gaps With Feed Durham

Civil Eats

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. Ive fed 180,000 people from my front yard over the last five years. With more hands, more equipment, and more money, we can feed millions in even shorter time. Back in 2020, I formed a mutual aid collective called Feed Durham to address rising hunger due to the impacts of COVID.

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HPAI markers in wastewater from wild birds

Western FarmPress

New Oregon research suggests virus detections dont automatically signal human, poultry or dairy cattle cases of bird flu.

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Five ways to prevent negative encounters with snakes this spring

AgriLife Today

Texas A&M AgriLife experts share advice on how to avoid bites and coexist peacefully The post Five ways to prevent negative encounters with snakes this spring appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Success of buffer law depends on where you look

Western FarmPress

Ag Water Stewardship: Almost 100% of land parcels adjacent to waters are in compliance with the states buffer law.

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Roger and Ellen Buehler: Doing it right sums up legacy of these Iowa Master Farmers

Western FarmPress

Service as a Marine in Vietnam set the stage for a lifetime of service to agriculture and community for Roger Buehler and his wife Ellen.

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Source.ag Launches New Product Tiers to Accelerate AI Adoption in Greenhouse Operations

Global Agtech Initiative

Source.ag, the provider of AI solutions for vegetable growers, today announces the release of three new product tiers, […] The post Source.ag Launches New Product Tiers to Accelerate AI Adoption in Greenhouse Operations appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Pitless Pumps: Pros and cons for farmers using row rice irrigation technology

Western FarmPress

Pitless pumps recirculate tailwater through furrow-irrigated fields and save water in the process.

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Weather Resilience Is The Overlooked Pillar Of Business Continuity

DTN

The post Weather Resilience Is The Overlooked Pillar Of Business Continuity appeared first on DTN.

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How T-L center pivots are made

Western FarmPress

During a recent plant tour at T-L Irrigation, the 70-year-old company shared how it has evolved during its history.

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Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award

Farming First

Editor’s Note: As we face unprecedented challenges inglobal food security, it is more important than ever to recognise and celebrate the efforts of young individuals working tirelessly to feed the worlds growing population. The World Food Prize Foundation has opened nominations for the 2025 Dr Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application to […] The post Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award appeared first on Farming First.

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Plenty of buyers looking for farmland

Western FarmPress

Land Sales: Here are some of the latest land sales in Nebraska, Kansas and Illinois.

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AgAmerican Spotlight: Max Davis 

Trimble Agriculture

AgAmericas Senior Director of Client Growth and Relationship Management, Max Davis, discusses his military background and personal connection to agriculture. Max Davis began his career at AgAmerica in January 2020 as the Director of Institutional Business Development for the West headquarters, but his journey there was anything but ordinary. A Boise State graduate, Max started his career in the U.S.

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Egg prices surged in February but there are signs of relief

Western FarmPress

Egg prices are falling but demand remains high especially as Easter nears.

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Guide Aids Organic Farmers with Wholesale Pricing

ATTRA

Community Alliance with Family Farmers published The Farmer’s Guide to Organic Wholesale Pricing for certified organic and/or transitioning produce farmers who are pricing produce crops for wholesale sales. The guide helps farmers understand four different pricing strategies, delivers tools to approximate what prices you may reasonably expect in the marketplace for your organic crops, explains how prices are determined in different wholesale relationships, and presents best practices for c

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Dan Corcoran works to build life in soil

Western FarmPress

Master Farmers: The fourth-generation farmer from Piketon, Ohio, farms with his brothers and nephew. They produce corn, soybeans, popcorn, wheat and cattle.

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The Legal and Institutional Framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment

Agric4profits

This article will discuss the legal and institutional framework for Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA). The provision for FEIA may be made through legislation, administrative order, or policy directive. Many countries have now enacted some type of EIA legislation, which generally can be classified into either a comprehensive or enabling statute.

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Consider risk before making drone applications for others

Western FarmPress

Profit Planners: Ensure you have the correct licensing and insurance, and know what to charge before you start making custom drone applications.

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Information on Bird Flu and Biosecurity Available Online

ATTRA

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) has posted information on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. The current outbreak of avian flu, H5N1, is highly contagious and deadly to all poultry, and FACT notes that it is crucial that farmers take action and personal responsibility to prevent and limit its spread. FACT’s web page on the topic discusses how HPAI spreads, how to protect your poultry and other animals from it, and what to do if you suspect bird flu.

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Maximize corn profits: Best times to sell revealed

Western FarmPress

Grain Scoops: Oklahoma and Texas corn prices tend to be above average U.S. corn prices. Both Oklahoma and Texas use more corn than they produce. Thus, both states import corn from other states.So, when is the best time to sell? Which months should be avoided?

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Alabama Specialty Crop Block Grant

ATTRA

Applications are due by March 20, 2025. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) is accepting grant applications for projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in foreign and domestic markets. Commodity groups, agricultural organizations, colleges and universities, municipalities, state agencies and agricultural nonprofits are all eligible for this grant program.

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How conservation easements affect land value

Western FarmPress

The cost of forever: Some easements restrict full land use and cultivation.

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Screening as an Element in Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment

Agric4profits

The decision as to whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required, and at what level of detail, is often formalized in a process referred to as Screening. This process ensures that EIA is only applied where necessary, and is typically based on some form of environmental risk assessment.

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See conservation farming through landowner’s eyes

Western FarmPress

Farmer holds unique meeting to educate landowners about no-tilling and using cover crops.

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Scoping as an Element in Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment

Agric4profits

This article defines scoping and highlights the importance of scoping in Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA). It also outlines the major activities involved in scoping and helps to identify different techniques used in the scoping process.

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Walnuts: What a difference a year makes

Western FarmPress

Walnut prices that were 25 cents a pound a year ago are now about a dollar higher on the spot market. So what happened?

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Definition and Scope of Fisheries Environmental Impact

Agric4profits

This article will define Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA). The reader will become acquainted with the definition and be able to understand the scope of Fisheries Environmental Impact Assessment (FEIA).

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Struggles on Delmarva reveal intercropping’s risks

Western FarmPress

There are many challenges to growing corn and soybeans side by side.

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Remembering Joan Gussow

Civil Eats

Joan Dye Gussow, who died last Friday at age 96 , was a fiercely independent thinker and food-system visionary whose ideas caught on and rippled outward. Starting in the 1970s, through her groundbreaking nutritional ecology class at Teachers College within Columbia University, and through books like The Feeding Web: Issues in Nutritional Ecology , she transformed our view of food from something enjoyed at the end of a fork to the entire system that created the mouthful.

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Precision Ag News 3/12

Agwired

Growing Matters annual BeSure! campaign has returned for the 2025 planting and growing season to promote proper stewardship efforts around the safe usage of crop protection products. Since its 2019 inception, the campaign has educated growers and applicators about best management practices when using neonicotinoid products in both agricultural and urban settings.

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Farm Progress America, March 12, 2025

Western FarmPress

Mike Pearson takes a look at a long standing trade fight between Canada and China that is also reshaping ag markets has roots going back a decade.

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In Chicago, an Environmental Organization Feeds a Community

Civil Eats

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. A towering, two-story arch, trimmed in barrel tiles with an all-caps marquee, makes it very clear where you are: BIENVENIDOS A LITTLE VILLAGE. The structure rises high above bustling 26th Street in Chicagos Little Village neighborhood, where independent restaurants, retails, and street vendors make it one of the highest-grossing commerc

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RealAg Radio: Commodity market reaction, China tariffs on canola, and broad acre machines, Mar 12, 2025

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend with GrainFox on what is going on in the commodity markets; Rick White with Canadian Canola Growers Association on the canola tariffs; Scott Shearer on whats the hold-up on small, automated broad acre machines; and, Hear Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Zeldin Says EPA Will Revise WOTUS Rule

Agwired

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin promised Wednesday that the definition of Waters of the United States will be revised “once and for all.” “The previous Administrations definition of waters of the United States placed unfair burdens on the American people and drove up the cost of doing business,” said Zeldin during a press event Wednesday morning. “Given the U.S.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 12: Lessons while traveling, snow mould, and epigenetics

Real Agriculture

Peter Wheat Pete Johnson brought home more than just a tan from Costa Rica, there were lessons to be learned, even while enjoying a rejuvenating vacation. In this episode of Wheat Petes Word, Pete talks about some of these lessons, such as the need for a break, the difference that climate can make, Canadian pride, Read More Peter Wheat Pete Johnson brought home more than just a tan from Costa Rica, there were lessons to be learned, even while enjoying a rejuvenating vacation.

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