Real Agriculture

MARCH 9, 2025

PTx Trimbles OutRun autonomous grain cart is winning praise after becoming the first commercially available autonomous retrofit grain cart solution for farmers. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, OutRun was awarded the Davidson Prize, which recognizes breakthrough innovations in agricultural engineering that improve efficiency, sustainability and productivity.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

The term commodity is commonly used in reference to basic agricultural products that are either in their original form or have undergone only primary processing. Examples include cereals, coffee and cocoa beans, sugar, palm oil, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, beef, cotton, yam, cassava, and rubber.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 9, 2025

Hybrid rye is making waves in the North American livestock industry, and for good reason. As more producers explore alternative feed ingredients, hybrid rye is proving to be a nutrient-rich, high-yielding, and flexible option that benefits both livestock and farm economics. The nutritional profile of hybrid rye makes it a great fit for pigs, poultry, Read More Hybrid rye is making waves in the North American livestock industry, and for good reason.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Though they display similar symptoms and share some similarities, there are several key differences between bacteria and viruses, particularly in the diseases they cause. Every infection that afflicts the human body is caused by two main sources bacteria or viruses. Both of these organisms are pathogens (dangerous microscopic organisms) capable of causing illness.

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ATTRA

MARCH 9, 2025

The application deadline is May 31, 2025. The AgWest New Producer Grant program provides $15,000 in start-up funds to successful applicants to support their agricultural ventures. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and a full- or part-time agriculturalist with two years or less of operational experience or have plans to start an operation within two years, within AgWest’s service area (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and portions of California, Nevada, and Arizona).

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Most decisions made by marketing managers involve spending the companys money, whether for advertising, paying sales personnel, setting up distributor networks, or new product development. Price is the one element of the marketing mix that directly affects the income a company receives.

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ATTRA

MARCH 9, 2025

The Soil Health Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund) EQIP Bridge Loan progra m provides landowners and farmers with flexible funding to cover the upfront costs of installing USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) practices. Designed specifically for recipients of NRCS EQIP awards, these bridge loans have no fees, no penalties, and no interest.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

The cooperative enterprise originated in the 19th century and has since become a prominent example of business and economic enterprise globally. Cooperatives operate in nearly all countries and under various political systems, ranging from communism to capitalism.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Aquatic habitats provide ideal conditions for the maintenance and evolution of parasite life cycles. Water offers a physiologically stable and buffered environment, while its viscosity helps in the dispersal and survival of eggs and delicate free-living stages.

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MARCH 9, 2025

Emerging infectious diseases are linked to pathogens that have recently increased in incidence, geographic range, or host range. These diseases often pose a greater threat to biodiversity, leading to biomass loss and extinctions of host species, compared to endemic diseases.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Parasitic crustacea pose serious challenges in cultured fish populations and can also affect wild fish. These parasites are usually visible to the naked eye and tend to attach to the gills, body, and fins of their hosts. Below are descriptions of three major genera that are commonly found on freshwater fish. 1.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Flagellated protozoans are small parasites that can infect fish externally and internally. They are characterized by one or more flagella that cause the parasite to move in a whip-like or jerky motion. Due to their small size, flagellates are usually identified by observing their movement at 200 or 400x magnification under a microscope.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Good taxonomy is essential for ecological, biogeographical, and evolutionary studies of any group of organisms. Fish serve as hosts to a range of parasites that are taxonomically diverse and exhibit a wide variety of life cycle strategies.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

The potential of cooperatives, and the extent of their development, has in many cases fallen far short of expectations. Low standards of performance, bad management, financial failure, corruption, and misuse of funds, along with the use of cooperatives for political ends, have been common features of cooperative enterprises in many countries.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

A common mistake of fish culturists is misdiagnosing disease problems and treating their sick fish with the wrong medication or chemical. When the chemical doesn’t work, they will try another, then another.

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MARCH 9, 2025

Monogenean trematodes, also called flatworms or flukes, commonly invade the gills, skin, and fins of fish. Monogeneans have a direct life cycle, meaning they do not require an intermediate host, and they are highly host- and site-specific. Some adults remain permanently attached to a single site on the host.

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MARCH 9, 2025

All decisions related to the elements of the marketing mix are critical to the survival of any business organization, including agricultural businesses. This is particularly relevant when determining the price to ask for a product or service. The task of pricing is repetitive because it takes place in a dynamic environment.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 9, 2025

Parasites Parasites (in the larval stage) found in uncooked or undercooked, unfrozen seafood can pose serious health risks. Among parasites, nematodes or roundworms (Anisakis spp., Pseudoterranova spp., Eustrongylides spp., and Gnathostoma spp.), cestodes or tapeworms (Diphyllobothrium spp.), and trematodes or flukes (Chlonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis spp., Heterophyes spp., Metagonimus spp., Nanophyetes salminicola, and Paragonimus spp.

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