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Syngenta integrates Cool Farm carbon tool into its Cropwise platform

Real Agriculture

Syngenta has announced the integration of the Cool Farm Tool (CFT) into its Cropwise Sustainability (CWS) application. CFT is a globally-recognized carbon quantification tool that allows farmers to measure estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their farms. By integrated with CWS, farmers can now pair with custom recommendations to reduce their environmental footprint, Syngenta says.

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Northeast Regional Food Business Center Announces Technical Assistance Provider Funding Opportunity

NASDA

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Northeast Regional Food Business Center today announced the launch of the first round of funding to support direct business technical assistance and the development of regional technical assistance provider networks. Subsequent rounds of funding will offer direct investment in farm and food businesses and additional opportunities for technical assistance provider grants.

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Nutrien Ag Solutions unveils a new shatter resistant canola variety for 2025

Real Agriculture

Canola growers on the Prairies are always looking to save time and money especially as combines roll at harvest. Straight-cutting instead of swathing canola can provide some time savings, but is best suited to use with a shatter resistant variety. At Ag in Motion at Saskatoon last week, Nutrien Ag Solutions announced their latest variety, Read More Canola growers on the Prairies are always looking to save time and money especially as combines roll at harvest.

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Industry funded education of the week: Pork

Food Politics

A reader who wishes to remain anonymous forwarded this email she received from Kristen Hicks-Roof PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND , Director of Human Nutrition ·National Pork Board. Growing Strong: Animal-Source Foods’ Role in Childhood Development and Sustainable Food Systems Childhood and adolescence are critically important periods for growth and development.

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Salford covers more ground with 90-foot air boom applicator

Real Agriculture

With a 90-foot boom for fertilizer, crop protection products, and seed, the Salford Group’s new AB640 applicator has the capability to cover 22 per cent more ground per pass compared to traditional 70-foot applicators. In this report from Ag In Motion at Saskatoon, SK., Salford application equipment product manager Gavin Held notes that the new.

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The Aspen Institute Releases 2024 Strategy to Integrate Food is Medicine into U.S. Healthcare System

Food Tank

Food & Society at the Aspen Institute recently released the 2024 Food is Medicine Action Plan. The Action Plan highlights the important role that nutrition plays in health and aims to provide a strategy to integrate Food is Medicine interventions into the United States healthcare system. Building on the 2022 version , the 2024 Action Plan creates a one-stop-shop for peer-reviewed Food is Medicine research, an overview of Food is Medicine interventions, and a set of recommendations for equ

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Mind Your Farm Business — Ep. 97: Setting the stage for successful farm transition

Real Agriculture

Imagine a game of telephone, where someone shares a phrase with the person next to them and they whisper it to the person next to them and so on until at the end of the line of people, the last person shares what they think they heard. More times than not, something is lost in. Read More Imagine a game of telephone, where someone shares a phrase with the person next to them and they whisper it to the person next to them and so on until at the end of the line of people, the last person shares wha

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Ontario Farmer Wellness Initiative to expand programming, increase access for farm workers

Real Agriculture

Programming through the Farmer Wellness Initiatives for Ontario farm workers will see a $538,000 funding boost through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP). Of that total, nearly $178,000 will be dedicated to supporting the delivery of services in Spanish. Delivered by Agriculture Wellness Ontario, a suite of free programming managed by the Canadian Mental Health.

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Monarch Tractor Receives Largest-Ever Funding Round in Agricultural Robotics

Global Agtech Initiative

With this latest raise, the company behind the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor cements its position as a leader in the space. The post Monarch Tractor Receives Largest-Ever Funding Round in Agricultural Robotics appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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‘Rebuilding the Cow Herd’ theme of Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 5-7

AgriLife Today

More than 50 educational hours, 20 courses aimed at helping producers bring operations back to full speed. The post ‘Rebuilding the Cow Herd’ theme of Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 5-7 appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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How a Strategic Partnership Is Empowering Farmers With Data-Driven Irrigation solutions

Global Agtech Initiative

Rivulis subsidiary Manna is merging with Phytech to advance data-driven approaches to more sustainable agriculture. The post How a Strategic Partnership Is Empowering Farmers With Data-Driven Irrigation solutions appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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On the Ground With the Volunteers Running Community Fridges

Modern Farmer

Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community in the US. Around 12.8 percent of US households experienced food insecurity in 2022. That’s 17 million households experiencing food insecurity in a country that throws out more food than any other country in the world— 120 billion pounds every year , equivalent to almost 40 percent of the entire US food supply.

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Syngenta Integrates Cool Farm Tool Into the Cropwise Sustainability Application

Global Agtech Initiative

CFT is a globally recognized carbon quantification tool that enables growers to measure estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their farms The post Syngenta Integrates Cool Farm Tool Into the Cropwise Sustainability Application appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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The Guava Inflorescence: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava inflorescence, the arrangement of guava flowers on the plant, is an often-overlooked aspect of the guava tree that carries a range of ecological and healt

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Precision AI Unveils New Spray Drone: Is This the Dawn of a New Era in Crop Input Application?

Global Agtech Initiative

Analyst Shane Thomas dives into the Stratus AirSprayer and what it might mean for impacting the world of crop inputs. The post Precision AI Unveils New Spray Drone: Is This the Dawn of a New Era in Crop Input Application? appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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The Guava Flowers: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava flowers, often overlooked in favor of the fruit and leaves, are an intriguing part of the guava plant with a range of health benefits and medicinal proper

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Explorando Squarespace para tu granja: Sitio web y Comercio Electrónico

Caff

En este seminario web, revisamos las experiencias de dos agricultores que usan Squarespace para construir y manejar el comercio electrónico en sus sitios web. Los agricultores de Quantum Microgreens y BeeWorthy Farms nos compartieron los pros y contras de usar la plataforma de Squarespace y respondieron preguntas de los participantes para abordar sus inquietudes.

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How Technology Supports Farmers to Protect Their Profitability

Farming First

Technology solutions are supporting farmers to optimise their farming practices to overcome financial burdens and preserve the planet. The post How Technology Supports Farmers to Protect Their Profitability appeared first on Farming First.

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ICL & Lavie Bio’s AI-Driven Advancement in Biostimulant Development

World Agri-Tech

More than one dozen novel microbes identified for row crops suffering from extreme weather conditions ICL , a leading global specialty minerals company, and Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company and subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. announced a significant milestone in their collaboration to develop bio-stimulant solutions for key row crops facing various abiotic stresses.

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Method of Animal Feed Evaluation and its Relevance

Agric4profits

This article outlines the role of animal feed evaluation in animal production, providing an overview of feed evaluation methods, current feeding systems and emp

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Peanut Industry Honors Bob Parker

Agwired

Valent’s John Alton presents Valor Award to Bob Parker At the end of 2023, Bob Parker retired as President and CEO of the National Peanut Board after serving in that capacity for a decade. For his tenure and leadership, he was presented with the annual Valor Award by Valent at the 2024 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. “I tell people if you cut my arm, instead of blood, peanut butter would come out of my veins,” said Parker as he accepted the award.

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The Guava Shoots: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava shoots, the young, tender growths of the guava plant, are another valuable part of this versatile plant, packed with numerous health benefits and medicina

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Amp Americas Partners with Dairy to Deliver Methane

Agwired

A new dairy RNG project on the Wisconsin farm will reduce methane emissions by converting 90,000 gallons of dairy waste per day to renewable energy. Amp Americas , a leading dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) company, today announced the completion of a project that converts dairy waste into RNG at Darlington Ridge Farms in Darlington, WI. The facility, which is now fully operational, is the latest of Amp Americas’ 12 operating digesters across dairies in Wisconsin, Indiana, Idaho, and Minnesota.

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Reasons to Invest in Grass Production

Agric4profits

The southward migration of herdsmen propelled by effects of climate change and desert encroachment, competition for land resources between herdsmen and local fa

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Canola School: Heat blast’s impact on final yield

Real Agriculture

Scorching summer temperatures are great when you’re at the lake, but for the reproductive phase of canola, temperatures above 27 degrees C can cause heat blast. When that happens, any seeds that would have been fertilized during the very hot temps fail to form, dragging down eventual yield. As Justin Nanninga, from Neeralandia, Alta., explains.

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The Guava Ovary: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

The ovary is a crucial part of the guava flower's reproductive system, belonging to the genus Psidium in the Myrtaceae family.

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RealAg Radio: Sweep net tactics, FHB suppression, and potato rotations, July 22, 2024

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ken Fry from Olds College in a recent Canola School episode on sweep net tactics for a successful scout; Eric Richter with Syngenta Canada on winter wheat finding a home in Maritime potato rotations; Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio.

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The Guava Sepals: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava sepals are the outermost floral structures of the guava plant, which belongs to the genus Psidium in the Myrtaceae family.

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Sec. Vilsack Comments on Biden Dropping Out

Agwired

Secretary Vilsack and President Biden at the White House, July 2023 After news broke on Sunday that President Joe Biden was dropping out of the presidential race, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement : “In the 38 years that I have known President Biden, he has consistently and selflessly put our country first—and today is no exception.

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The Guava Pistil: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

The Guava Pistil is the female reproductive part of the guava flower, belonging to the genus Psidium in the Myrtaceae family.

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Shifting from Biden to Harris, Democrats reset the race. But scholars see risks.

Berkeley Blog

UC Berkeley scholars say President Joe Biden’s departure from the race could expand Democrats’ base. But the outcome may turn on whether they can craft a message that will ease race and gender tensions and galvanize young voters. The post Shifting from Biden to Harris, Democrats reset the race. But scholars see risks. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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The Guava Stems: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava stems, often overshadowed by the fruit and leaves, are an integral part of the guava plant that also hold significant health and medicinal value.

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Will Congress Do the Right Thing on Agriculture Funding?

The Equation

The official September 30 deadline for Congress to pass its annual appropriations bills to fund the government for fiscal year 2025 looms closer by the day. So, what kind of progress—if any—are the Senate and House of Representatives making towards this goal? Quite a bit actually, in the agriculture appropriations arena—but that doesn’t necessarily mean that arriving at a final result will be smooth or easy, or guarantee that this legislation will support climate action, conservation, nutrition,

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The Guava Petals: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava petals are an integral part of the guava plant's flower, belonging to the genus Psidium in the Myrtaceae family.

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‘We Are Here With That Insecurity’: Mixed-Status Families Weigh Leaving Iowa

Daily Yonder

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work at an area meatpacking plant, the 55-year-old Mexican-born woman took to Waterloo’s streets Monday.

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The Guava Skin: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Guava skin, the outer layer of the guava fruit, is a remarkable part of this tropical delight, offering numerous nutritional and health benefits.

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Republican Plans for Ag Policy May Bring Big Changes to Farm Country

Civil Eats

David Andrews’ farm is about nine miles away from the small, aptly named Iowa town of State Center. The 160-acre farm has been in his family since 1865, and Andrews grew up there. Despite the landscape’s signature flatness, his land “rolls a little bit,” he said. So, 30 years ago, he decided to plant 60- to 100-foot strips of tall grasses within and along the edges of fields to prevent erosion.

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