Civil Eats

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Over our nearly 16 years of covering the U.S. food system, we’ve seen firsthand how complex, often sobering stories about challenges in food and farming come to life when they include real people trying to fix problems at the local level. Climate change, environmental health issues, and food access are foremost among those challenges. The people and projects we drew inspiration from this year provided creative, community-appropriate improvements to disaster relief , wildfire prevention , l

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

FBI officials at a recent workshop explained that an agroterrorism attack on the U.S. could result in the disruption of agriculture production, export markets or food security.

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Sustainable Harvest International

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Small-scale family farmers often face challenges such as limited access to capital, labor, or land, yet they can still build thriving businesses. These farmers dont need to compete directly with larger businesses to succeed when they can make an income by selling to their local communities. Family farmers can develop flourishing businesses while supporting local food systems, food sovereignty, and sustainability.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Farm Progress editors share their favorite interviews from the past year, highlighting top management, farm tragedy and community support, agronomic successes and diversified opportunities, among many others.

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Berkeley Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Documentaries made by Professor Jason Springarn-Koff as well as several alumni garnered Oscar nods. The post Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Scientists have attributed agricultural triazole fungicides to resistance of antifungal drugs for humans. There are steps farmers can take to minimize cross-resistant fungi from leaping into clinical settings.

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Global Agtech Initiative

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Weather analytics provides foresight in allowing users to make correct and timely decisions on key agronomic practices. The post Harnessing the Power of Weather Analytics for Precise Crop Management and Pest Control appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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AgriLife Today

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute facilitates private land conservation through the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape The post Advancing military readiness and ecological resiliency in the Hill Country appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A year in review looking at prices, reduced milk production and herd expansion.

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Berkeley Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

I think for me, genre was always as fluid as gender, even punctuation, said Vuong, who joined in conversation with UC Berkeley English Professor Cathy Park Hong at a campus event. The post Berkeley Talks: Poet Ocean Vuong on disobedience and the power of language appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Hi-Tech Farming: New technology developed in Brazil could signify a breakthrough in monitoring and finding mycotoxins in corn.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Researchers at Penn State published work in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science , showing that a concentrated sugar solution was as effective as antibiotics in treating mild cases of a common uterine infection in dairy cattle, called clinical metritis. The discovery has the potential to reduce reliance on antibiotics and ultimately help combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in both humans and animals, said Adrian Barragan, co-lead author on the paper.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Ohio State researchers have been looking at new, automated, controlled drainage technology to help with late-summer water deficiency.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Devotees of the American Chestnut are making progress in their long-term efforts to bring the species back to American forests, reports The Post and Courier in Greenville, South Carolina. Root rot and blight virtually eradicated a tree species that was a significant component of eastern forests and that provided an ecological and economic underpinning for the region as a source of food for wild animals, domestic livestock, and people, as well as lumber.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

One lesson to know is don't pay attention to cow depreciation in this market.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Ohio State University is involved in USDA-funded research to explore viable alternatives to sugar maples for syrup production , given that scientists expect the range of sugar maples to move northward, leaving behind the southern syrup-producing states like Ohio. Ohio State’s research focused on tapping hybrid red maple and silver maple trees, which produce sap with lower sugar content, but which could become viable for syrup producers, thanks to advances in technology.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Aaron Smith at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture offers a few pointers for planning your 2025 crops.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert on December 27, 2024, regarding Beneficial Ownership Information. In light of a recent federal court order, reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so while the order remains in force.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Northeast Roundup: The center will open during the upcoming Keystone Farm Show in York, Pa.; funding available for conservation projects in New York.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Texas A&M University will work with the University of Arkansas, the University of Georgia, and other institutions and agencies in a four-year, $7 million project designed to improve muscadine grapes for fresh market sales and wine. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture provided funding for this project that will support grape growers in propagating new seedless muscadine selections for trials across the Southeast.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Family farms cant control Mother Nature, government whim or global grain competitors. We can plan for a smooth farm succession.

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DTN

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the downstream oil and gas industry delivering significant efficiency, safety, and sustainability gains. Over the past decade, it has emerged as a key driver in modernizing this traditionally labor-intensive and fragmented sector, leading to improved performance and operational breakthroughs. Growth of AI Adoption in Downstream Oil and Gas In 2022, the global AI market within the oil and gas industry was valued at approximately $2.16 billion.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Four top tips from the South Dakota Grassland Coalition annual conference.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 27, 2024

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the ping pong of court orders that ended with a court-ordered reprieve from Treasury Department reporting requirements for many small businesses. Earlier this month, a federal court halted the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement from the U.S. Department of Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at HPAI and it's impact across the country. California suffered a 3 1/2 percent drop in milk production last month and the virus impacts don't stop there.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Golden Days: This farmer expects a long, long winter!

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Organic farms among thousands in West to invest in automation to save on labor costs.

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