Real Agriculture
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
For years, even decades, one crop’s boost in productivity because of following a different crop was put down as the “rotation effect.” As we begin to unravel what the rotation effect actually is, it’s clear that rooting depth and type, root exudates, and microbial population shifts all play a role in contributing to the bigger.
Food Politics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The USDA has just announced Investments to Strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Sector. The launch of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide $65 million for projects that will help the specialty crop sector increase global exports and expand to new markets. Additionally, today USDA is announcing $72.9 million in grant funding available to support the specialty crops industry through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
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Real Agriculture
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
John Deere is set to roll out its 26 P-Tier telescopic compact wheel loader for 2024. The new unit was on display at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s cattle convention, last week in Florida. RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney spoke with go-to-market manager at John Deere Agriculture & Turf, Luke Gribble, to get the specs on this.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
If you’re driving along the highway in Florida sometime soon, you may find the roadside dotted with the blooms of thousands of flowers. But they aren’t just eye candy. These flowers are intended to create pollinator habitat corridors. According to Jaret Daniels, curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, we no longer have the luxury of relying only on conservation lands to address biodiversity loss.
Real Agriculture
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Koch Agronomic Services! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Tom Barrie, spotlight interview for Koch Agronomic Services on protecting nitrogen fertilizer losses; Stuart Chutter with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation on their insurance program to help with drought mitigation; Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Koch Agronomic Servic
USDA Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Alan Cruz is a senior at University of Arizona in Yuma studying agricultural systems management. He was recently named a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Future Leader in Agriculture and will be attending USDA’s 100th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., held February 15-16, 2024.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
My Generation: There’s a lot of bad information on the internet, and in an age of digging in our heels, one Prairie Farmer reader shows how asking questions and seeking truth is still the way to go.
Agriculture Informer brings together the best content for Agriculture professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The AF11 brings together runtime advancements through speed and technology to maximize in-field productivity in a new 775 hp machine, according to Case IH.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Episode 5: Curt and Sara talk with Laura Thompson, Nebraska Extension, about biological basics, and whether they'll pay off or not.
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 6, 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. Linda Black Elk grew up listening to plants. The Indigenous ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist foraged with her mom and grandmother in the Ohio River Valley as a child, then made the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota her home alongside her husband, Luke.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
According to two sources, in recent days the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has interviewed former ADM employees, ramping up pressure on the global commodities giant.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Planter runs in both 15- and 30-inch row widths and can be used as a dedicated narrow-row planter or a multi-crop planting workhorse.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
As a sixth generation Iowa farmer, Pam Johnson has been sharing agriculture’s food, fiber and fuel stories her entire life.
Food Tank
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently published a report to assess eaters’ perceptions of dollar stores. It finds that these businesses can be important fixtures in communities and suggests there are opportunities to use their position to increase access to healthy foods. “The goal of our healthy retail work is to ensure that people have access to healthy food no matter where they live or shop.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Soybeans & wheat up on short covering pre-WASDE, while corn fails to follow. Cotton rallies and cattle make new highs for the move. Hogs down a 5th day. Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors, has more.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Research by Clemson University reveals that estimated losses in 2022 to vital cash crops were roughly $114 million, in large part due to deer.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Crackle, whine, beep, and buzz, Andy Thaxton metal detects farmland, hunting coins, keys, bullets, bells—and one more holy grail.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Mike Pearson examines a new report out by a group of ag profesors that raises global shipping concerns in the Panama Canal due to the ongoing drought and recent rebel attacks in the Red Sea.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Ken Ferrie answers two additional questions: Was it allelopathic toxins in the cereal rye ahead of corn that caused such a yield ding last season? Will there be a cap to Carbon Initiative payments per farm operation?
AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Feb. 6, 2024 The Texas beef cattle herd could be on its way to a rebuild after hitting its lowest numbers in a decade, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, and Jason Cleere, Ph.D., AgriLife. Read More → The post U.S. beef cattle herd smallest since 1951 appeared first on AgriLife Today.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
USDA will begin issuing final Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments totaling approximately $306 million to eligible commodity and specialty crop producers who incurred losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
2024 marks the fifth year of declining cattle inventory in the USA.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Cattle producers are coming off a year of record prices in 2023 but what is the outlook for the coming year?
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Increasing the company’s recycling profile, Revolution has purchased PolyAg Recycling, LTD, a Canadian company.
West Texas Livestock
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Salt blocks are available to producers in a variety of different colors. This variety is something any trip to your local feed store can tell you. Each color represents different situations in which they are needed. The specific color of the block will tell you two things about it. The first is what kind of […] The post A really simple beginner’s guide to cattle salt blocks appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Creating a thriving mushroom business out of a building on a cattle farm involves science and art.
Global Agtech Initiative
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Reinke will exclusively offer Reinke Direct ET by CropX to refine water management for center pivot irrigation. The post Reinke Irrigation and CropX Debut Pivot-Mounted Sensor to Monitor Field-Specific Crop Water Use appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Legal Matters: If your farm operates as a limited liability company, be sure you understand a manager’s role under LLC law.
AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Disease kills millions of Texas oak trees While winter is the ideal time to prune trees, pruning after recent droughts and freezes may cause more damage than good this year. Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., killing millions of trees across 76 counties of Texas. “Pruning always adds stress. Read More → The post Texas A&M Forest Service’s pruning tips to prevent the spread of oak wilt appeared first on AgriLife Today.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
If you weren't able to attend Top Producer Summit in Kansas City, you can still watch the awards banquet.
Philabundance
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Hunger effects every zip code in the U.S., but in Black communities, the rate of food insecurity is disproportionately high. According to Feeding America , 1 in 5 Black individuals faced hunger in 2022 – more than double the rate of white individuals. In response, Black community leaders have had, and continue to play, pivotal roles in helping to drive hunger from communities today and to end hunger for good.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Pork Pulse: Impact report helps show to producers and society what’s being done for environmental and economical responsibility.
The Lunatic Farmer
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
John Moody, my partner in crime with Rogue Food Conference, and I did a one day special theology of food and farming seminar in Battle Ground, Washington last fall. If you’d like to see it, here’s the link. [link] The next Rogue Food Conference is here at Polyface Farm May 18. We’ll be offering 3 farm tours the day before, as well as other introductory things.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
High-speed tillage has pros and cons. Keep reading to see if the practice is right for your farm.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals shares what he expects from land values in the year ahead.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The Kansas Commodity Classic brings corn, wheat, soybean and sorghum farmers together.
ATTRA
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
By Tammy Howard, NCAT Agriculture Specialist I recently attended a summit session convened by NCAT’s Montana partners at Alternative Energy Resources Organization to discuss a collective strategy to increase Montana’s food self-reliance. The backdrop of this gathering was a report titled A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience, the result of recent efforts in New England to increase regional food production.
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