Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The fertilizer market of yore could be relatively dependable for ebbs and flows in pricing. There were general seasonal highs and lows that storage-savvy farmers and retailers could use to their advantage. But in the last five years, on-farm storage has been as much about secured access as it has been about cost. The year. Read More The fertilizer market of yore could be relatively dependable for ebbs and flows in pricing.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The USDA announced the latest data on the US agricultural system in a press release. It summarizes the highlights: Number of farms: 1.9 million (down 7% from 2017) Average size: 463 acres (up 5%) Total farmland: 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%), accounting for 39% of all U.S. land. Revenues: $543 billion (up from $389 billion) Net cash income (less expenses): $152 billion.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The federal government is contributing $3.1 million to further develop the National Index on Agri-Food Performance. A pilot version of the index, which was designed to measure and support marketing around the sustainability of food produced in Canada, was launched in May 2023. As of early 2024, the Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking, led by executive.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Equal access? There's a gap between essential legal support infrastructure in rural areas versus urban. Rural residents often face major challenges accessing legal services and representation.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The labour gap in the farming sector is a pressing issue, and with the physically demanding and seasonal nature of farm work, finding suitable workers is an annual struggle. In this latest episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, Shaun Haney is joined by Jay Remsik, a health and safety consultant at Workplace Safety and Prevention. Read More The labour gap in the farming sector is a pressing issue, and with the physically demanding and seasonal nature of farm work, finding suitable workers is an annu

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Museum of Cider has an exhibition on “ A Variety of Cultures.” Nice podcast rounding up the latest on dog domestication. Useful summary of the history of rye in the Nordic countries since it replaced barley in the Medieval period. They didn’t give up barley in the Outer Hebrides. The Tunisian farmer goes back to wheat landraces (I think).

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Soybean prices aren’t the shiny prize they were a year or so ago, and that has plenty of farmers sharpening the pencil on cropping plans. If input dollars are scarce (and they always are), where do you spend and where to do you save? For that conversation, when it comes to the most important pass, Read More Soybean prices aren’t the shiny prize they were a year or so ago, and that has plenty of farmers sharpening the pencil on cropping plans.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s time for another episode of Wiesemeyer and Haney discussing all the big agricultural topics impacting farmers and ranchers in Canada and the United States! As we hit the end of February, the news cycle shows no signs of slowing down. This week, Shaun Haney, of RealAgriculture, and Jim Wiesemeyer, D.C. policy analyst with Pro. Read More It’s time for another episode of Wiesemeyer and Haney discussing all the big agricultural topics impacting farmers and ranchers in Canada and the United Stat

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Episode 7: In this Farm Files episode, Curt and Sarah discuss the ups and downs in a farm marriage and share advice for farm couples.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Baling hay has always been a very manual process with baler operators following the windrow and managing speed to optimize productivity. But with increasing innovation, baler operators now no longer have to spend their days twisting and turning in the tractor seat and riding the throttle to constantly manage bale making. At New Holland, innovation. Read More Baling hay has always been a very manual process with baler operators following the windrow and managing speed to optimize productivity.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“As a young person, if you’re not going to be proud of what you do, don’t waste your time," he advises. "Be proud of what you do, and everywhere you go, be excited about it and talk about it.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Crop scientists know a lot more about nutrient uptake in corn and soybean than winter wheat. That’s something RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson and a host of researchers, technicians and industry stakeholders have been working to change. On this episode of the Wheat School, Johnson shares data from a new wheat study on nutrient uptake and.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Food price inflation is back in the outlook for all food, food at home (grocery) and food away from home (restaurant) prices in 2024, according to the latest update from USDA.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to Tuesday with Lyndsey on RealAg Radio. On today’s show we will hear from: Sara Epp with the University of Guelph on why vets aren’t going north; Lorne Boundy, merchandiser with Paterson Grain for an oat market update; James Mitchell of Crop Management Network with a fertilizer market update; A clip. Read More Thanks for tuning in to Tuesday with Lyndsey on RealAg Radio.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In 2023, Mexico, the largest importer of U.S. corn, banned the use of genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption, prompting a trade dispute with the United States.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

North Carolina State University Extension Entomologist Dominic Reisig stresses watching for bugs on cotton and planning effective application timing.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Across the country, farmers, landowners, researchers, and solar companies are working together to harvest the sun twice: once with crops, honey, pollinators, and forage for grazing animals — and again with solar panels. This co-location of solar and agriculture is known as agrisolar or agrivoltaics. In the short film Harvesting the Sun, the leading voices of the agrivoltaic movement come together to share their stories and shine a light on a climate solution that can increase farm profitab

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners what the USDA's February cattle on feed report highlighting some trends in the industry and the impact.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There was a total of nine reported incidents in the U.S. last year – the same number as 2022. Those nine explosions led to 12 injuries with no fatalities.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You may have noticed in the news some recent stories about incredibly fast crossings of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger planes, such as this story from Business Insider.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The hurricanes, floods, droughts and wildfires linked to human-caused rises in global temperatures and changing weather patterns are decimating harvests of essential food crops around the world, driving a crisis in global hunger never before seen in the modern era. According to the World Health Organization , between 691 million and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, an increase of 122 million people when compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

What do government mandates, foreign animal disease and the “communist agenda” have in common? Electronic identification.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced banks, including Credit Agricole SA and BNP Paribas SA, will offer preferential lending rates to farmers.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Beyond basic inputs and commodity prices producers can find the source of profit-limiting hidden costs.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Tree Rustlers Steal Timber, Damage Graves At Historic Slave Cemetery apiuser Tue, 02/27/2024 - 07:28

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Boosting soybean yields, assessing nitrogen-fixing biologicals on corn and the latest on short-stature corn are on tap at March meetings.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It was great to catch up with good friends Sara Wyant and Al Johnson of Agri-Pulse while at the National Ethanol Conference last week in San Diego. We have known Sara and Al for a very long time and are sharing the significant milestone of 20 years for both of our companies this year. In this interview, Sara and I chat about 20 years of Agri-Pulse and the upcoming Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit: Reviving Rural Revenues on March 18 at the National Press Club.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A free online conference focused on fostering a discussion around the challenges and opportunities related to food waste for livestock.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Two-day workshop focuses on developing marketing plans The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a feed grain marketing plan workshop for producers on March 19-20 in Waco. The free workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. on March 19-20 at the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County, 4224 Cobbs Drive. Registration will begin. Read More → The post Feed grain marketing workshop set for March 19-20 in Waco appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The program is celebrating 25 years of providing funding for research on insects, diseases and other challenges threatening growers.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By Hakeem Holmes, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lean is a business process improvement concept that focuses on the elimination of non-value-added activities from processes, which are defined as waste. These activities may appear in agribusiness operations as processes that do not change the form or function of a product or service being offered. There are eight common forms of waste that can be found in processes no matter the industry: defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, transp

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We’re always in a state of transition, and it seems even more so over the past five years.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Texas Crop and Weather Report – Feb. 27, 2024 Cool-season crops like leafy greens, carrots, cabbage and onions appear to be producing well as harvest continues, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. These crops, typically planted from September through February, are harvested from late fall into early spring. Last year, the second hottest.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ag Matters: Have your voice heard. Get involved with commodity groups.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

7 ways to make an acetylene torch slice rather than mangle metal.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Poultry litter may present significant savings to producers if they manage it correctly.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Kevin Charleston, owner of Specialty Risk Insurance, shares a few ways to protect yourself and your operation against a gap in coverage.

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