Real Agriculture
MAY 2, 2024
Looking for an intuitive and user-friendly tractor that makes loader work less taxing on the operator? Kubota says its M7-4 Series tractors, with an LM2606 front loader and a new loader joystick, fits the bill. In this report from Commodity Classic at Houston, Texas, Kubota product manager Morgan Ludwig shares how the loader-joystick combination allows.
Jayson Lusk
MAY 2, 2024
Agricultural Extension services around the country are continually trying to find new ways to provide useful science-based information to the public in the modern ways people search for and gather information. OSU Extension is no different, and against that backdrop, I’m pleased to link to our new ExtensionBot. By now everyone is likely familiar with the AI driven large language models like ChatGTP, Claude, or Gemini.
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Food Politics
MAY 2, 2024
As I’ve said before , USDA is at long last taking a first step toward declaring Salmonella an adulterant on poultry products. Here’s the headline: USDA Finalizes Policy to Protect Consumers from Salmonella in Raw Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products: an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products when they exceed a specific threshold (1 colony forming unit (CFU) per gram or higher) for Salmonella.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
USDA-FSIS said it collected 30 samples from “states with dairy cattle herds that had tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus at the time of sample collection." No virus particles were found to be present.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MAY 2, 2024
From Dr Pat Byrne, Professor Emeritus of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Colorado State University. Colorado State University Online will offer 3 one-credit courses in Fall 2024 on Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Use. Courses are targeted to the upper undergraduate/graduate student level and can be taken sequentially or independently. Course instructors are Dr Geoff Morris (CSU), Dr Davina Rhodes (CSU), and Dr Gayle Volk (USDA-ARS).
Food Tank
MAY 2, 2024
In his new book, Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens , Rajiv Shah makes the case that it is realistic to hold optimism for the future. Drawing on lessons learned while working on issues ranging from a famine crisis in East Africa to the 2014 Ebola epidemic, Shah conveys strategies for driving change in Big Bets. And he underscores the advantages of ambitious actions that can attract support, collaboration, and new ideas, even from unlikely stakeholders.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Various fundamental aspects are lining up to potentially suggest the low price for 2024 corn may be in place. Is a rally now looming?
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Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Where I Come From: Screens have a chokehold on us, on our children and on our parents. We have access to nearly everything at our fingertips — but at what cost?
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
Cattle rally after negative tests for H5N1 in ground beef and improving cash says Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Grains are putting in weather premium, is a chart breakout in the works?
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
The price of meat goats has been steadily on the rise for the last decade. Learn more, plus the latest on the Texas Crop and Weather Report.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
Seed meter drives play a huge role in seeding accuracy. Here are 4 ways to avoid in-field problems by troubleshooting various drive systems.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Much like south Georgia, agriculture drives the economy in Malawi, and farming is a way of life for much of the population. As demand for tobacco dropped over recent years, Malawi’s farmers turned to peanuts.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
John Payne, Advance Trading, says soybeans and soybean meal led the grain rally Thursday on short covering and adding weather premium with heavy rains and flooding in southern Brazil and parts of Argentina.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
A baby boomer and millennial farmer overcome stigma and circumstance to normalize mental health in rural America.
AgriLife Today
MAY 2, 2024
Some fatty acids can cause insulin to form toxic clumps in solution The post Researchers find unexpected link between essential fats and insulin aggregation appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Mike Pearson takes a look at a lawsuit filed in Iowa that alleges the four decade old Sodbuster rule that governs farm activity on wetlands is unconstitutional.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
A pair of ballot measures representing the extreme ideologies of animal rights activists have made it onto November’s ballot in Denver.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Pioneering researcher wins highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for project.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
Grains Surge Adding Weather Premium: Is This the Start of a Bigger Chart Breakout and Fund Short Covering Rally?
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Profit Planners: It’s that time of year — here’s a look at determining custom rates for haymaking.
AgriLife Today
MAY 2, 2024
Summer is near and the Texas A&M AgriLife Gardening Guide for May has tips to prepare your garden before sky-high temperatures arrive.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Tomorrow’s Technology Today: Indicator warns of overfilled bins; tire ready for zero-turn mowers; and fleet management software gets upgrade.
ATTRA
MAY 2, 2024
The United Nations General Assembly is declaring 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. USDA, which spearheaded the declaration effort, says the worldwide observance will call attention to the vital role that women play in global food and agricultural production and will raise global awareness of the unique challenges women in agriculture face, catalyze action to help address those challenges, and support many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including those focused on gende
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
The Great Vermont Flood: At the Intervale Center, it’s not so much about making huge changes. It’s about supporting each other.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 2, 2024
The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut its Argentine corn crop estimate another 3 MMT.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Sessions will include corn and soybean growth and development, pest identification, and methods for crop scouts.
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
MAY 2, 2024
The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that only a small patch of abnormally dry conditions (D0) remains in Puerto Rico after recent rains, but the area of the mainland Southeast that is covered by abnormally dry conditions has doubled this week due to lack of rain and high temperatures.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Home-schooled students have new opportunities through the Nebraska Ag Academy FFA chapter.
Caff
MAY 2, 2024
On April 10th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a field day at Heartwood Farms in Linden, CA with farmers Franz Eilers and Emma Wade to discuss all things compost and pest management on their biologically-integrated walnut and cherry orchards. The pleasant weather attracted a sizable crowd of growers, researchers, and technical assistance providers who shared interest in learning about nutrient management in holistic farming systems.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Soybean shipments fall to marketing-year low, with corn sales moving moderately lower week-over-week.
Agric4profits
MAY 2, 2024
Beet seeds are the small, often oval-shaped structures produced by the flowers of the beet plant (Beta vulgaris) after successful pollination.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Many irrigation options await growers who produce rice.
Agric4profits
MAY 2, 2024
Beet Styles, scientifically known as Beta vulgaris, are a versatile and economically important crop valued for various uses and by-products.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
One of the most important tools in your farm business is the cash flow budget. Do you have one?
Agric4profits
MAY 2, 2024
The coconut ovary, also known as the coconut fruit, is a large, hard-shelled, fibrous drupe that contains a single seed.
Western FarmPress
MAY 2, 2024
Differing proposals also highlight divergent priorities across the ag world.
American Farmland
MAY 2, 2024
The post AFT Statement on House Farm Bill Summary and Senate Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act appeared first on American Farmland Trust.
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