Food Politics

JANUARY 18, 2024

I think it’s time to start a new “of the week” series of posts—this one on egregiously marketed food products. Thanks to Jerry Mande, who sent me this email: Are you writing about Veggie Cheerios ? An especially egregious case of misleading marketing. This could be Rob Califf’s Citrus Hill Fresh Choice moment. Particularly troubling is that original Cheerios, a go to finger food for moms of infants and toddlers, is lower sugar and higher in fiber than Veggie Cheerios – which only have 2g sugar

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

Precision Planting’s Panorama platform and Climate FieldView, Bayer’s digital farming platform, have announced new connectivity for the 2024 growing season. Now, farmers using the Panorama platform, either by app or website, can transfer agronomic and farm equipment data to their FieldView accounts. Those using FieldView’s Gen 3 20|20 can view maps, input summaries, and agronomic.

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Food and Farming Technology

JANUARY 18, 2024

The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has announced the launch of 'FarmRobotix' as part of its DLG Feldtage (DLG Field Days) exhibition taking place in Erwitte, Germany from the 11th to 13th June 2024

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

Leaf twisting, burning, cupping, or crinkling — those are just some of the signs that a crop may be suffering from herbicide injury. Why do herbicides cause crop injury? University of Guelph weed researcher Dr. Peter Sikkema says injury causes can be classified into seven basic categories. That list includes extreme weather, unique or variable. Read More Leaf twisting, burning, cupping, or crinkling — those are just some of the signs that a crop may be suffering from herbicide injury.

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American Farmland

JANUARY 18, 2024

American Farmland Trust will be the Title Sponsor for the 2024 Solar Farm Summit, North America’s Agrivoltaics Expo, with a three-year commitment to collaborate in the development of an effective and catalytic annual event focused on solar projects that combine active farming with energy generation—a dual land use known as “agrivoltaics.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

New Holland is redesigning and restyling its line of forage harvesters. Up front, farmers will notice a renewed version of New Holland’s UltraFeed grass pickup on its range of FR forage harvesters for 2024. The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o, 3.5 and 4.0 metres. In this interview from Agritechnica, Laurent Libbrecht, Read More New Holland is redesigning and restyling its line of forage harvesters.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 18, 2024

Herlinda Huipe and her husband Carmelo Rojas operate Tierra HR Organic Farm on California’s Central Coast. It’s small, so they both still work part time on larger farms, primarily picking strawberries. But the couple has recently hit a milestone: During their busiest harvest days, they’ve had to hire people to help with their celery crop. “They are people who are really fast at cutting it,” Rojas said, “and we pay them as contractors.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Jennifer Tirey, IPPA executive director, offers a look at how the Illinois hog business is changing and what the Illinois Pork Expo will offer, coming up Jan. 30.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Award celebrates contributions to game and non-game wildlife conservation Three decades of research, teaching and service advancing the field of wildlife conservation were celebrated as Roel Lopez, Ph.D., head of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management and director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Deere drew them in with practical yet cutting edge displays – like an iPhone controlled 8R tractor running field tillage – driving the conversation forward with a fun spin on its tech stack and cotton production.

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Tractor Production 101

Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Farm Press Senior Content Director Brad Haire shares why after 25 years, hitting the agriculture meeting circuit remains a satisfying experience.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Times are different, which means trying to predict how used farm equipment values will behave coming out of a strong up cycle into a slower, tighter period in the ag economy is dangerous.

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American Farmland

JANUARY 18, 2024

AFT gathered alongside new friends in partnership with Common Table Creative to host the premiere of Feeding Tomorrow, a new documentary film on food, agriculture, and health.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

New non-real estate farm lending activity at commercial banks continued to decline in the fourth quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

A first-generation Missouri farmer finds the transition from conventional to organic not easy but worth it.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 18, 2024

Leaf miners are tiny insects that live and feed inside leaves. These little critters may seem small, but their impact on plants can be significant.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: Watch the weather, which is likely to squeeze Brazil’s safrinha corn season, potentially opening the door for a rally in corn.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

The International Energy Agency (IEA) further raised its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast, though its projection remains lower than OPEC’s expectations.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

A new farm bill is critical for Southwest producers. While producers await passage, a safety net remains in place.

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Farming Farming 124

Global Agtech Initiative

JANUARY 18, 2024

The partnership to expand rural connectivity to farmers through satellite communications will have far-reaching implications. The post Rural Connectivity Gets a Major Boost: 5 Things to Know About the John Deere-SpaceX Deal appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 18, 2024

You’ve always dreamed of being a farmer. Now, finally, you’ve found the perfect piece of land and are ready to leap into farming. But before you do, take some time to understand the ins and outs of a new farm business. Making sure you have a realistic and workable plan in place can mean the difference between living your dream and giving it up in despair.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: What do ag marketers do with an unwelcome increase in corn supply?

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USDA Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed on January 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Convened jointly by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), the committee will hear updates from each subcommittee and discuss progress made since the third public meeting.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at some tips by former Wallace Editor Rod Swoboda when it comes to winter manure application.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 18, 2024

Grasshoppers are insects that hop and fly around, they have six legs and are part of the insect family.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Farm families with an adjusted gross income of more than $60,000 will be subject to an asset test.

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Farming Farming 111

USDA Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

What kid doesn’t enjoy eating their favorite dish in the school cafeteria? As a kid, I was always excited when broccoli cheese soup was on my school lunch menu! But, what if the foods that kids eat at home and in their community aren’t served in school? This is a challenge that some children face across the country, especially in schools serving students from the Federally Recognized Tribes and/or Native Hawaiians.

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Food 78

Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Senate Ag Committee Chair hopes to double funding for trade promotion programs.

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Farming Farming 119

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Children’s Health Defense Fund magazine, The Defender, asked me to respond to this study today. It’s a bit dated, presented by RethinkX in 2018, which makes it even more relevant than the day it was published. I’m presenting it here in its entirety because these are the elite scientists who have the ear of the movers and shakers of our world. The critical thing to realize is that though only 6 years old, this report has already missed its predictions by a mile.

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Agwired

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This week we’re going to get a preview of the new CattleCon. I love that name. It is new and perfect for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. In fact, CattleCon is the official new name. To learn all about what’s new and different with CattleCon I talked with Kristin Torres, Executive Director of Meetings and Events, NCBA.

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Cattle 105

Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program offers ag leaders a chance to grow personally and professionally.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 18, 2024

Slugs and snails are fascinating creatures that belong to the gastropod mollusk family.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Coyotes are a common sight in rural areas, it pays to be wary of them.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

"It’s difficult to find anything bullish to say about corn for 2024." says Jon Scheve.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Slideshow: Companies offer new products and improvements to their previous offerings.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Grains finally end higher, but can the market build on it? Cattle make new highs for the move pre-COF, while crude oil rallies in a risk on day. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net has more.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 18, 2024

Japanese beetles are insects they have shiny, metallic green bodies and coppery wings.

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