Sat.Aug 03, 2024

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Canola School: Leveraging weather station data for better crop management

Real Agriculture

One of the most common sources of conversation among farmers is the weather. This makes sense, as growers’ livelihoods often depend on the balance between too hot or cold, too wet or too dry. Monitoring environmental conditions throughout the growing season can help growers the necessary decisions that impact final yield. Weather stations are one way.

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Rain will be the big story with Debby

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Tropical Storm Debby was officially named this afternoon once tropical-storm force winds were detected by surface instrumentation. It is a wide storm that is not very organized at this point, so development will be limited until it pulls together more.

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RealAg on the Weekend, Aug 3: Beef supply and demand, a bear market, and remembering Lyle Stewart

Real Agriculture

Thanks for checking out RealAg on the Weekend! On this early August show, listen to Anne Wasko with this week’s Beef Market Update, plus Doug Gillespie joins host Shaun Haney to remember former ag minister Lyle Stewart, and Neil Townsend has your mid-summer grain market recap. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Read More Thanks for checking out RealAg on the Weekend!

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5 Health Benefits of Consuming Green Bananas

Agric4profits

Bananas have a lot of useful content for the body, so do not be surprised if the bananas have been planted at least in 107 countries.

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Combating Malnutrition with Small Pelagic Marine Fish in Bangladesh

Farming First

A shift from quantity to quality dietary intake of fish is important to tackle the current high malnutrition burden in Bangladesh. The post Combating Malnutrition with Small Pelagic Marine Fish in Bangladesh appeared first on Farming First.

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Interesting stories in the news this week

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

The internet has been full of stories on agriculture and climate this week in addition to all of the stories about Tropical Storm Debby as it has developed over time. Here are a few that caught my eye.

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Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Importance and Health Benefits

Agric4profits

There are over a hundred herbs and spices that can be consumed or used topically for healing, these natural foods possess a number of beneficial properties and

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Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology

Agric4profits

What is Agricultural Biotechnology?