Real Agriculture

APRIL 22, 2024

For Ingersoll, Ont., dairy farmer Darryl Markus it’s all about giving back. Earlier this month at the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX), Markus and his family, and the entire Canadian dairy industry, were on hand for the Calves for a Cause auction to benefit London Children’s Health Foundation. Markus started the auction four years ago to show. Read More For Ingersoll, Ont., dairy farmer Darryl Markus it’s all about giving back.

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Food Politics

APRIL 22, 2024

I learned about this one from this article: Prune consumption may prevent bone loss for postmenopausal women. Dietary supplementation with prunes can have a broad range of effects on immune, inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in postmenopausal women, according to a recent study…. Read more When I see a headline like this, my first question is , as always, who would pay for something like this?

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 22, 2024

Building on a solid foundation is one way to produce a dependable planter that offers the latest in precision planting technology. That’s what farmers can expect when they take a look at Massey Ferguson VE Series planters, says marketing product specialist Forrest Francis. In this report from Commodity Classic at Houston, Texas, Francis notes how.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

In the rugged Tumacácori mountain region 45 minutes south of Tucson, the Wild Chile Botanical Area (WCBA) was established in 1999 to protect and study the chiltepin pepper —the single wild relative of hundreds of sweet and hot varieties including jalapeño, cayenne, and bell peppers, found on dinner plates worldwide. The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 22, 2024

Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson to discuss a number of topics including: Questions on cold temperatures and winter crops; Nitrogen applications at Growth Stage 32; and, Tips for using inhibitors. We will also.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

For Savonala “Savi” Horne, every day is like Earth Day, a day celebrated on April 22 annually since 1970 as a call to mobilize millions of Americans to drive positive action for our planet. As the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) and a member of the USDA Equity Commission’s Agriculture Subcommittee, Horne stands as a steward of equitable land access and a formidable force in the field of environmental justice and sustainab

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Growing degree days (GDDs) are a more reliable method to predict corn emergence and development than calendar days. Start calculating GDDs daily the day after planting. Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie explains.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

A risk on day resulted in higher closes in both grain and livestock futures. What drove the buying, and will it continue? Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, has details.

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CABI

APRIL 22, 2024

Two international experts in crop and plant health from CABI have visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) to provide training in crop pests and disease which may help increase livelihoods and greater food security in the country. Agriculture is vital to PNG. It provides 22% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounts for 26% of its… The post CABI-led PlantwisePlus training to help increase livelihoods and greater food security in Papua New Guinea appeared first on PlantwisePlus Blog.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Four things you need to know include who got rain and when, what’s happening with foreign farmland investors, what the E15 waiver really means and how to get on a commodity board.

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Global Agtech Initiative

APRIL 22, 2024

Distribution is core to the customer experience and thus the lynchpin for company success, says agribusiness analyst Shane Thomas. The post Distribution Is King: The AgTech Distribution Dilemma appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Fisheries management major inspired by childhood in state parks As a kid who loved nature, Hannah Evans grew up with what was perhaps the world’s best backyard — a 30,000-acre natural playground. Evans, a senior in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, graduates in May.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 22, 2024

This Earth Day, the National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) is launching our Young Farmer Voices campaign, which aims to amplify the stories of young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers across our network who are building a brighter and more just future for agriculture in the U.S. These are farmers working hard to address the issues of land access, climate change, USDA accountability, immigration and labor justice, and farmer mental health.

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CalCAN

APRIL 22, 2024

California state agencies released new targets today for scaling nature-based climate solutions across California’s diverse landscapes, including agricultural lands. The targets and the government agency actions to support them were developed as a requirement of Assembly Bill 1757 (C. Garcia). The post State Sets Ambitious Targets for Scaling Agricultural Climate Solutions, But Funding Gap Remains appeared first on CalCAN.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

For many Alaska Native communities, subsistence hunting and fishing is a way of life. For the Apassingok family, it accounts for more than 80 percent of their food. If Daniel Apassingok and his sons, Chris and Chase, have a particularly fruitful day out on the water pursuing seals, walruses, and whales, they can feed their entire Siberian Yup’ik village of Gambell.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 22, 2024

Up to 40 percent of all food produced around the world never makes it to anyone’s plate—a staggering fact. As Congress works to finalize the most important piece of food legislation—the coming 2024 Farm Bill—our elected leaders have an opportunity to make real progress on food waste. In the US, an estimated 77 million tons of food are wasted annually, even as one in eight American families struggles with hunger.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, says the wheat market is adding risk premium and if it keeps going corn and soybeans could follow producing a sustained fund short covering rally.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Business Basics: Create a win-win while rebuilding the U.S. beef cow herd. Share your cattle with next-gen farmers.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Corn planting is now 2% ahead of the five year national average, while soybeans are currently 4% ahead, according to the April 22, 2024, USDA Crop Progress report.

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Crop 95

Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: A La Niña-induced yield drop could push prices and drive higher profits. The tamper on a rally is 2023 corn crop supplies.

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West Texas Livestock

APRIL 22, 2024

Cedar, more accurately known as juniper, can be tricky to control. It is a very aggressive woody plant that grows here in Texas as well as in other places. It is often considered invasive because, if left unchecked, it can quickly take over a pasture, choking out any grass growth. Along with quickly taking over […] The post The practical guide on how to actually control cedar appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

COTTON SPIN: Will the loss of this data flow contribute to more uncertainty in forecasting U.S. cotton production?

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Machinery Pete continues to see higher than average farm equipment resale prices, and he has an idea why that is.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at the Cattle on feed report released Friday after the markets closed for the day showed a much bigger drop in feedlot placements than analysts were anticipating.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Event offers inside look at production and marketing of beef Registration is open for the Ranch-Raised Beef Conference on May 30-31 in Bryan-College Station, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science. The conference is designed to explore the production and marketing of beef from.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Growers invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives and citrus orchards starting May 9.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Programs will focus on pest scouting on cotton The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host three cotton scouting schools in Buckholts, El Campo and Ennis in May. The events will be held at the following dates, times and locations: The cost to register is $10 and an RSVP is needed from those planning to. Read More → The post Cotton scouting schools will be held in Buckholts, El Campo, Ennis in May appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

The race is on to supply ethanol feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. Sugar cane ethanol from Raizen will be used at the Georgia Lanzajet plant.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrates Earth Day 2024 with communities across the nation and around the globe, we have an exciting opportunity to highlight the activities, tools and resources of the USDA International Climate Hub.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

University Insight: A study concludes cutting frequencies does not impact AMF colonization.

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ATTRA

APRIL 22, 2024

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) will hold its 69th Stewardship Week from April 28 through May 5, 2024, with the theme “May the Forest Be with You, Always.” According to NACD, this theme underscores the critical interplay between soil and water conservation and the resilience of our forests and notes the function forests play as steadfast protectors of soil and water resources, preventing erosion, purifying contaminants, and nurturing healthy watersheds.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Is it time to rebuild herds? Derrell Peel takes a look at the latest cattle on feed report.

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Cattle 105

AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Cattle rally with bullish placements in the Cattle on Feed report and steady Southern cash says Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs fail after a chart breakout. Grains rally on EU weather/frost & short covering.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

Farm Business: Follow along on a case study to see how stress testing can determine whether to replace equipment.

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Farming Farming 98

AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Jon Scheve discusses why basis is increasing across the US and what it will take for corn prices to rally in the next few months.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s the main reason I now sit in the editor’s chair of the Wallaces Farmer.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

The ideological controversy over glyphosate in Mexico is over for today.

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