Real Agriculture

AUGUST 19, 2024

When considering adopting new technology, thoughts typically turn to costs — what will a new tech save in time or money, or how much will something limit losses or boost yield? But the actual pace of adopting practice changes in agriculture isn’t just held up by ROI, it’s something far more complicated. The adoption gap. Read More When considering adopting new technology, thoughts typically turn to costs — what will a new tech save in time or money, or how much will something limit l

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Food Politics

AUGUST 19, 2024

I saw this announcement in Food Navigator: Study: Nutrient dense formula could improve cognition and behaviour in infants. My immediate question: Who paid for this? I went right to it. The study: Schneider N, Hartweg M, O’Regan J, Beauchemin J, Redman L, Hsia DS, Steiner P, Carmichael O, D’Sa V, Deoni S. Impact of a Nutrient Formulation on Longitudinal Myelination, Cognition, and Behavior from Birth to 2 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 19, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney kicks off the show discussing the disruptions the impending rail strike could have on the economy. Haney is then joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson to discuss optimum temperatures, record breaking soybeans, and protein levels. Plus hear from Dr.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 19, 2024

Jeremy’s latest newsletter discusses a very humble wild potato species, which we have actually blogged about here on a number of previous occasions. Do subscribe, there’s other cool stuff in there. Indigenous people in the southwest of North America had more of a hand in crop domestication than is often thought, according to a new paper on the Four Corners potato, Solanum jamesii.

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Berkeley Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

"Freedom to express diverse viewpoints is fundamental to the mission of the University, and lawful protests play a pivotal role in that process," UC President Michael Drake writes The post Updates on UC-wide campus climate efforts appeared first on Berkeley News.

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DTN

AUGUST 19, 2024

When the end of the month rolls around, many accounting team members face it with a, shall we say, “less than enthusiastic” attitude. And who can blame them? Tracking down documents is inefficient, and often requires logging into a supplier portal to try to recreate them. Let’s look at common challenges that accounting departments in downstream energy face.

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Berkeley Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

A directive on policies impacting expressive activities The post A letter from Michael Drake, UC system president appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Berkeley Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

"At the very foundation of our rules, practices and values are the university's seven essential principles of community," Lyons says in a message to the campus The post Rich Lyons: What free speech, community mean to UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 19, 2024

The common element in all sectors of the food processing is conversion of raw material into crop products or products of higher value.

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Berkeley Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

This message was sent pursuant to guidance from the University of California Office of the President The post Embracing our Principles of Community, honoring our legacy of free speech appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 19, 2024

The time necessary for crops to successfully complete reproduction is species and environment-dependent.

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CABI

AUGUST 19, 2024

PlantwisePlus has collaborated with in-country experts to write practical crop protection information, aimed at plant doctors, extension workers and farmers. For quick, free and easy access to this information wherever you are, download the PlantwisePlus Factsheet Library app and get offline access on your mobile device. The app is available for free on Android and… The post Try the PlantwisePlus Factsheet Library app to get crop protection information offline appeared first on PlantwisePl

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 19, 2024

Harvesting of crops generally is the task that constitutes the concluding stage of land cultivation.

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Organic Farming Research

AUGUST 19, 2024

Optimally functioning soil biota is essential to healthy agro-ecosystems — it feeds crops, enhances resilience, protects water quality, and contributes to long-term farm viability. This article addresses growing concerns about the impact of agrochemicals, including herbicides and synthetic fertilizers, on soil health, diving into recent research to uncover the facts, and the uncertainties.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 19, 2024

Normal storage including crop storage is defined as the keeping of foodstuffs open to the atmosphere subject to room temperature and humidity.

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Agwired

AUGUST 19, 2024

SWITZERLAND – INTERLAKEN – Group picture of the IFAJ2024 Congress – August 15th 2024 © Raphael Hünerfauth – [link] The 2024 IFAJ Congress was held in Switzerland this year and has just ended. Back in 2005 Cindy and I went to our first IFAJ Congress in 2005 which was in Switzerland. It is one of my favorite countries of the 40 I’ve traveled to.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 19, 2024

As farmers across the country are eager to see their hard-earned canola crop augered into bins, it is already time to start planning for the next growing season. Ordering seed is often where next year’s management decisions begin, and the decisions around which resistance package to choose can seem daunting. A large part of deciding. Read More As farmers across the country are eager to see their hard-earned canola crop augered into bins, it is already time to start planning for the next gr

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Agwired

AUGUST 19, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed members of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) last week and thanked them for the work they have been doing on the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which is helping to set the stage for 45Z tax credit guidance. The RCCP started in South Dakota in 2021 and recently received a $35 million investment through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) which has helped it expand to 10 states. “You’re providi

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ATTRA

AUGUST 19, 2024

Applications are due by October 15, 2024. The Heartland Regional Food Business Center is offering financial assistance through Business Builder Subawards of $5,000 to $50,000 each to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets. Small food and farm businesses or nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply if they are either located in or serving the five-state Heartland Cent

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NASDA

AUGUST 19, 2024

From left to right: Enumerators Bob Gotwols, Linda Miller and Fred Schmidt attend Pennsylvania Ag Progress Days. The Pennsylvania State University’s Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 13-15, is Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo, featuring over 400 exhibitors from the U.S. and Canada. Hosted by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, the event showcases educational programs, research and the latest agricultural technology.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 19, 2024

The final countdown is on toward an unprecedented rail system shutdown across Canada later this week. As of Sunday, both of Canada’s main railways — CN and CPKC — have formally issued notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that they will be locking out over nine thousand TCRC-represented employees on Thursday, August 22 at.

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Agwired

AUGUST 19, 2024

James Wilson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1897-1913 At the end of the current administration, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will have served in that role for 12 years under two different presidents. But that’s only second best. The record – actually for any cabinet member – is held by James “Tama Jim” Wilson, the fourth secretary of agriculture who served for 16 years under three presidents.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 19, 2024

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.” Walking through her wooded 38-acre donkey farm in central Oklahoma, Traywick suddenly found it hard to breathe as the air smelled “toxic” and “like death.” Less than a mile away, a truck was spreading a chunky dark fertilizer on a hay farm, a familiar ritual in this rural community just beyond Oklahoma City’s northeast suburbs.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 19, 2024

Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate this week, pictures of the Minnesota governor began to spread across social media—of Walz holding a piglet , of Walz on thrill rides at the state fair , of Walz and his rescue dog. All of it coalesces into an image of a guy with rural roots and deep ties to agriculture. Since Harris’ announcement, climate advocates have applauded her pick, pointing to Walz’s solid climate bona fides.

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