Real Agriculture

MARCH 10, 2024

Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing “new genomic techniques,” such as gene-editing, to be used in crop breeding in Europe. The bill still faces an uphill battle to become law across the European Union, but the vote was one example. Read More Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing “new gen

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 10, 2024

Before cattle producers begin herd rebuilding, range specialists urge them to evaluate their pastures carefully and develop a strategy to help them recover from drought damage.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

Spacing, pollination, training, pruning and fertilizing fruit trees give fruit trees the best chance to produce a bountiful crop. Flower buds form one season, then result in a fruit crop the following season. So, everything you do to care for your fruit trees will effect next year’s crop.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

MARCH 10, 2024

Now here’s a story you don’t see every day. According to this CBS Colorado report, “Two southeastern Colorado ranch owners were recently sentenced to pay $6.6 million to resolve federal charges that they damaged or altered rain gauges in an effort to get paid for worsening drought conditions.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

Ruminant animals have a stomach that is composed of four compartments - reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum. The rumen serves as a large fermentation vat in which bacteria and protozoa actually digest the cellulose (otherwise known as fiber) in the forage which mammals can not do.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 10, 2024

Multiple government programs are available to provide agricultural disaster aid.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

The average lactation period for a dairy goat is 290-305 days. The full sized breeds can produce 6-8 pounds or 3 to 4 quarts of milk per day during their lactation.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

The ideal time to take them out for grazing is the early hours of the morning preferably any time after 10.00am. This is because it is better to allow sun to rise so that eggs of worms attached to grasses would have been destroyed before the grasses are consumed by the animals.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 10, 2024

AgDay TV Markets Now: Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, discusses if Friday's higher grain market closes will lead to more short covering by the funds and a sustained rally.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

Most times, ruminant farmers will always want to find out which is better between allowing the ruminant animals to graze on their own and providing feeds for th

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 10, 2024

Jon Scheve explains how crop insurance does not provide a price floor for farmers like some think it does.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 10, 2024

By definition, growing hydroponically means a grower isn’t using soil as a growing medium.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

MARCH 10, 2024

NOAA’s latest seasonal report was released late last week covering the February and December through February winter climate. It shows that for the lower 48 states, it was the warmest winter on record since official records began in 1895.

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Organic Farming Research

MARCH 10, 2024

In this month's Policy Corner, we share all of the work we’ve been up to this year and what we’re looking forward to in the continued process of advocating for organic agriculture. The post Shaping Agriculture Policy for a Sustainable Future appeared first on Organic Farming Research Foundation.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

MARCH 10, 2024

Those of you who work with teens may be interested in this recent story by Yale Climate Connections on a new video game that helps teach teens how to navigate various weather disasters and how to stay calm — even amid confusion and chaos.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 10, 2024

Successful trade relies on profit motives and mutual benefits—and it also creates opportunities for humanitarian action.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 10, 2024

Farmers are turning to solar panels as a buffer against volatile crop prices, and Biden's clean-energy tax incentives are set to boost the trend.

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