Real Agriculture
MARCH 19, 2024
Farmed Edge Inc. received a final order from the Court of King’s Bench on March 19 approving the company’s plan to go private and delist its shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange. A subsidiary of majority owner Fairfax Financial Holdings will acquire all the outstanding shares of the company, except those it already owns and.
Food Politics
MARCH 19, 2024
Science Magazine has this editorial headline: Reverse EU’s growing greenlash ** After several weeks of violent protests, European farmers have achieved a tactical triumph that does not bode well for the future of environmental policies. Let’s stop right here at “farmers.” This is not the right word. This editorial is talking about industrial agricultural producers—Big Ag—not small organic farmers using regenerative principles.
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Real Agriculture
MARCH 19, 2024
John Deere, Kinze Manufacturing, and Ag Leader Technology say they’ve reached a collaboration agreement that will make it easier for farmers to integrate their technology and equipment, while also ending a dispute over high-speed planter design patents.
NASDA
MARCH 19, 2024
Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. – Today on National Ag Day, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrates agriculture’s significant role in driving local, state and national economies across the U.S. NASDA is a proud partner of the eighth annual “ Feeding the Economy ” report, a nationwide study commissioned by 30 food and agriculture groups to provide insight into the food and agriculture sectors’ economic impact.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 19, 2024
Vulnerability of U.S. new and industrial crop genetic resources. More germplasm (especially wild relatives) and breeders are needed in the US of castor bean, gumweed, guar, guayule, kenaf, roselle, safflower, sesame, sunn hemp, rubber dandelion and Vernonia. Safeguarding Plant Genetic Resources in the U.S. But the conservation system itself has its challenges, due to climate change.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 19, 2024
The Ogallala Aquifer Summit brings diverse stakeholders and policy makers together to collaborate on how best to manage the High Plains’ precious water resources into the future.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 19, 2024
Every once in a while I get the urge to remind everyone where they can get information on training courses in crop diversity conservation, and indeed training materials. So, anyway, of course there’s the Plant Treaty. A couple of online courses are available, on the Treaty itself and on Farmers’ Rights. Then there’s USDA’s GRIN-U.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 19, 2024
The global movement that is the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) has two new reports out and a nifty interactive website. Investing in underutilized indigenous and traditional corps can strengthen climate resilience and nutrition across the African continent. A portfolio of these crops is essential for regional food security and can improve local resilience in the face of changing weather patterns.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Ep. 9: In this Shop Talk episode, Curt and Sarah talk about her experience at Commodity Classic and hear from others who attended the show, too.
Civil Eats
MARCH 19, 2024
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. Collar City Mushrooms occupies a small building along the post-industrial waterfront of Troy, New York. Out back, baking in the winter sun between a shed and a yellow Volkswagen bus, sits a waist-high heap of what looks like dozens of giant Frosted Mini-Wheats, each roughly the size of a cinder block.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 19, 2024
Baseline projections for 2024 from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri suggest downward pressure on prices could continue throughout 2024 and beyond.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 19, 2024
Texas Crop and Weather Report – March 19, 2024 Egg prices are on the rise as Easter approaches, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert, but they are lower than what consumers may have paid at the grocery store earlier in the year. Consumers — and the Easter bunny — may have noticed the price. Read More → The post Egg prices increase ahead of Easter holiday appeared first on AgriLife Today.
USDA Blog
MARCH 19, 2024
Almost two years ago, reflecting on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and in light of ongoing supply chain challenges from global conflict and a changing climate, Secretary Vilsack announced a new framework at USDA for shoring up the food supply chain and transforming the food system to be fairer, more competitive, more resilient. We’ve since called this our Food System Transformation – and as we celebrate National Agriculture Day and this year’s theme “Agriculture: Growing a Climate
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Downside risk in corn appears greater than that in soybeans, where some 2024-25 supply variables could adjust for more favorable prices.
American Farmland
MARCH 19, 2024
Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), a national nonprofit that helps to keep American farmers on their land, launched a new U.S. Farmed certification and packaging seal for products that derive at least 95 percent of their agricultural ingredients from farms in the United States.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
American Farmland Trust’s U.S. Farmed certification seal – developed to connect consumers with products from America’s farmers – will soon appear on Busch Light.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 19, 2024
AgriLife Extension horticulturist shares best practices for low-effort form of gardening No-dig is a gardening method that has been growing in popularity, and its practice perfectly matches its name. As a low-effort form of gardening, no-dig literally means you do not need to dig or alter the soil. Joe Masabni, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
This year’s winter meetings once again provided knowledge to help farmers navigate another challenging crop year. There was no shortage of quotable quotes from the various meetings.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 19, 2024
Wildfire devastation won’t stop event; registration is open Themed “Better Ranching for Better Life,” the Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference is set for April 23-24 in the Jones Pavilion, 1101 N. Sixth St., Canadian. While many ranchers will still be reeling from the devastation left in the path of the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Read More → The post Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference April 23-24 appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Todd Baughman looks forward to working at Lubbock's Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center. "I don’t know of many places with that kind of faculty, industry, and commodity support in one region.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 19, 2024
AgDay TV Markets Now: Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, discusses what farmers are mostly likely to plant this spring and what's influencing their decisions.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
National Ag Day is celebrated today, March 19. Mike Pearson tells us how the day was created to celebrate ag by the Agriculture Council of America to raise the profile of agriculture among people and policy makers.
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
MARCH 19, 2024
Since we are approaching the end of March and corn is already popping up in South Georgia, it’s time to look at the likely weather conditions for the 2024 growing season.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
The new center will provide connection and training for students and professionals who communicate about food and agriculture.
Food Tank
MARCH 19, 2024
Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) in Washington is offering a culinary-agriculture curriculum to help students to understand the values of farm-to-fork in a new way. The classes allow students to gain expertise and real-world experience in agriculture, handling livestock, and culinary arts. The program allows students to “apply [their knowledge] and take it out of the hypothetical realm,” Tyler Cox, Animal Science Professor at WWCC, tells Food Tank.
Agric4profits
MARCH 19, 2024
The effect is that if the size of the catfish feed is smaller for the catfish size, it will cause feed wastage as the fishes will consume more than they would h
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Earl Grimes shares moments and memorabilia from the American farmer strike in Washington, D.C.
Agric4profits
MARCH 19, 2024
Backyard beekeeping, also known as urban beekeeping or hobby beekeeping, refers to the practice of maintaining and caring for bee colonies in a beekeeper’s
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Between the Fencerows: Working outdoors felt good in the unseasonably warm weather despite a couple setbacks, and spring break brings student labor this week.
Global Agtech Initiative
MARCH 19, 2024
Agreement will make it easier for farmers to integrate each company’s equipment and technology solutions into their farming operation. The post John Deere, Kinze and Ag Leader Form Collaboration Agreement appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Kansas Digest: Nitrogen efficiency research, the farmer’s share of food dollars, and dairy scholarships open.
Agric4profits
MARCH 19, 2024
A domestic cat and a wildcat were crossed to create the long-extinct Chausie cat. Egypt is where it first appeared.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Startup ZeaKal Inc. developed a new corn variety with the potential to increase corn oil production by 80 pounds per acre.
USDA Blog
MARCH 19, 2024
American agriculture remains strong. Total U.S. agricultural exports reached $174.9 billion in 2023. American farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness owners continue to have success abroad as USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service works for U.S. agriculture.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Slideshow: Here’s how Fischer Farms grew into a business that supplies meat to restaurants, institutions and direct to consumers today.
Agric4profits
MARCH 19, 2024
One of the Maine Coon breeds most attractive and beautiful colours is the Black Maine Coon cat.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 19, 2024
Despite the reduction in fertilizer expenses, they are still high, but costs can be cut.
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