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BMO has committed $1 million to the Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy to lead a new program to change how society perceives and interacts with the food system. The Simpson Centre says the program, Ag Literacy for Healthier People and Planet, will help build.
Growing up in Albany, Georgia, Bryan Hallman was surrounded by agriculture but had little exposure to the industry at school. He realized he was interested in pursuing a career in agriculture during his senior year of high school when a teacher told him about the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program.
What’s the difference between targeted spraying and spot spraying? Chris Hansen, small grains agronomist with John Deere, says that it’s important to distinguish between a small-scale, handheld spot spray pass and the technology and field-level equipment required for targeted spray applications. There are also different levels of targeted spray offered by several companies, from the.
Questions on flower colour posed more than a century ago have been resolved by new research. A collaboration between the John Innes Centre and Plant & Food Research, Palmerston, New Zealand, used historical archives and modern molecular analysis to shed new light on the work of Erwin Baur, an early advocate for the new science of genetics. German scientist Baur was fascinated by garden.
Farmers and ranchers are responsible for managing the land they own or rent, including ecologically sensitive areas such as riparian areas and wetlands. These areas aren’t always easy to identify, and some of these areas may currently be cultivated and producing crops. Each province has its own goals on conservation of different areas, and there.
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Our Friday Seminar on 12th July at 11:30am is the OPEN lecture: How to fight a virus: lessons from bacteria with Prof. Malcolm White, University of St Andrews Location: Merton Auditorium and Zoom (No registration is required to attend in person. If you are attending via Zoom, please register: [link] Speaker: Malcolm White, University of St Andrews Bio: Malcolm White is a.
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Our Friday Seminar on 12th July at 11:30am is the OPEN lecture: How to fight a virus: lessons from bacteria with Prof. Malcolm White, University of St Andrews Location: Merton Auditorium and Zoom (No registration is required to attend in person. If you are attending via Zoom, please register: [link] Speaker: Malcolm White, University of St Andrews Bio: Malcolm White is a.
Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found. The post UC Berkeley study finds arsenic, lead, other toxic metals in tampons appeared first on Berkeley News.
This current strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, more commonly known as bird flu) is causing problems. It’s been detected in nearly 97 million birds in commercial or backyard flocks , with another 9,500 wild birds confirmed infected. In birds, it can cause coughing and breathing trouble, swelling and, ultimately, death. And despite the name, bird flu doesn’t only impact birds.
The current funding round supports eAgronom's mission to help farmers make a profitable transition to sustainable food production. The post eAgronom Secures €10M to Expand Sustainable Ag Program in Partnership with Food and Banking Sectors appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
As of June 25, the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council reports that 99 of the 100 counties in the state are currently being affected by drought.
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This summer, the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations Survey (CPAMS), a joint project between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be mailed to 43,000 forest and grazing landowners and managers across the nation. The CPAMS gathers information to understand why people choose to use different conservation practices, and whether they continue to use practices over time.
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A July 15th tax return filing deadline is looming for small and medium-sized businesses across Canada who could be eligible for the federal carbon tax rebate announced in the federal budget in April. An estimated 600 thousand Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs), including farms that are incorporated, could be eligible to receive more than $2.5 billion.
It was a busy holiday week for BBQs both in Canada and the United States. The holidays, combined with a plant closure in Kansas, all amount to less beef being processed this week. While there wasn’t a report from USDA on Thursday, markets closed Wednesday night with choice cutout at six and a half dollars. Read More It was a busy holiday week for BBQs both in Canada and the United States.
Thanks for tuning in to this special Friday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Billy Beaudry of St.Hyacinthe, Q.C.; Brendan Uruski of Zbaraz, Man.; Scott Hepworth of Assiniboine, Sask.; and, Shaune Harty of Foremost, Alta. Plus, we will hear eastern agronomist Holly. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this special Friday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada.
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