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Famers beginning to feel more optimistic about marketing and future farm finances

Real Agriculture

For the late April intake of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index survey, RealAgristudies asked the Insights Panel some hard-hitting questions, such as “Who do you NOT want to win the Stanley Cup?” From there, though, we jumped back in to the same questions asked in previous surveys to plot a trend line for several topics.

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Brainfood: Yield gap, Domestication & breeding, TEK, Breeding gourds, Breeding pearl millet, Breeding peas, Banana seed systems, Breeding bees

Agricultural Biodiversity

Global spatially explicit yield gap time trends reveal regions at risk of future crop yield stagnation. For 8 of 10 major crops, yield gaps have widened steadily from 1975 to 2010 over most areas, and remained static for sugar cane and oil palm. Time to turbo-charge the breeding? Domestication and the evolution of crops: variable syndromes, complex genetic architectures, and ecological entanglements.

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Unintended impacts of farm bill payment limitations

Western FarmPress

Who should be eligible for assistance? And once deemed eligible, how much assistance should they receive? What if you're a family farming operation with several partners structured as an LLC?

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Get your pasture summer ready in 4 surprisingly easy steps

West Texas Livestock

Having a good summer pasture management plan can save you many headaches later on. It will allow you to put out potential fires, not literally, before they occur. As the days begin getting longer, now is the time to get that plan figured out and put into place. Early planning not only helps you stay […] The post Get your pasture summer ready in 4 surprisingly easy steps appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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NRCS gives farmers avenues for new technology

Western FarmPress

Wiggers Farm Partnership is using the NRCS to help them more efficiently manage their water use.

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Minnesota Seeks Input on Expanding Farm to School Efforts

ATTRA

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Education and other partners, is hosting public input sessions to discuss the future of Farm to School and Early Care efforts in Minnesota. All members of the public are welcome to participate, including —but not limited to —farmers, school nutrition professionals, early care providers, food system partners, and educators.

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Texas hay prospects improve thanks to rain

Western FarmPress

Rainfall and warmer nighttime temperatures in many Texas hay production regions have sparked forage growth. Learn more about the hay outlook, plus the latest Texas Crop and Weather Report.

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Low stress not only for Wagyu

Western FarmPress

Hoosier Perspectives: Implement low-stress practices for all beef cattle breeds.

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Navigating sprayer nozzle selection and adjuvants to minimize waste

Real Agriculture

Producers strive to optimize yields, while maximizing the efficiency and minimizing waste with each spray pass. Selecting the right nozzles and adjuvants for spray mixes is important for efficient and effective crop management. Martin Carr, agronomy manager with WinField United Canada, says the decision making process when it comes to sprayer nozzles includes looking at.

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Seeds Canada is pushing for real change within the Seed Regulatory Modernization process

Real Agriculture

The Canadian agricultural industry and seed needs and demands looks nothing like it did in the early 1900s, when the Seeds Act was first enacted. While the act has gone through some changes since its inception, the federal government launched a full-scale modernization of the seed industry four years ago. Now through the second consultation. Read More The Canadian agricultural industry and seed needs and demands looks nothing like it did in the early 1900s, when the Seeds Act was first enacted.

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