Food Politics

JANUARY 3, 2024

Just before the Christmas holidays, Senator Bernie Sanders (Ind-VT), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee , held a hearing: What is Fueling the Diabetes Epidemic? The Senator’s Tweet: Some of the quotes from the Senator’s remarks are amazing. They need to be said, loud and clear: Why is the number of children in America today who have Type 2 diabetes estimated to skyrocket by nearly 700% over the next four decades?

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2024

Happy New Year! What an incredible start to the year with the launch of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Toronto lost, but so did Ottawa (in OT) on January 2. Not the greatest start for Ontario teams, but host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson will take it. On to agronomy, this week’s challenge is to think. Read More Happy New Year!

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

While nobody can predict the future, these dates loom large on the agriculture calendar.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2024

Bobcat skid-steer loaders have found a home on North American farms and the manufacturer is hoping its compact wheel loaders can follow the same path to sales success. In this report from Agritechnica, Bobcat loaders product manager Jiri Karmazin says the company’s new L95 compact wheel loader will be available to U.S. and Canadian farmers. Read More Bobcat skid-steer loaders have found a home on North American farms and the manufacturer is hoping its compact wheel loaders can follow the s

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

What’s New From the Shows: Check out new products for mowing on the farm.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2024

The union representing more than 400 employees who work for Viterra in Saskatchewan served 72-hour strike notice to the grain company on January 2. Representatives from Viterra and the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) are planning to meet with a federally-appointed mediator on January 3 and 4. “If significant progress is not made during.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Tough Decisions: Managing feed costs, cull rates and handling replacements are among considerations for the producer.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Temporary labor program could make sense for more farms, but learn the rules first.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

To wrap up 2023 I thought I’d show my list of good news that few believe: the good news with declining crime rates, wage growth and cooling inflation.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Profit Planners: Here’s one way to deal with a labor and truck driver shortage.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

Brazil is seeing a sudden shift in weather with heavy rains now forecasted over the next two weeks. While it will bring relief to drought areas, it could cause harvest delays and issues planting the safrinha corn crop.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

What’s Cooking in Illinois: From baking bread to roasting veggies to the Mediterranean and beyond, give a new book — and a new food — a chance.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 3, 2024

In parts of coastal Maine, lobstering is the industry. Entire communities depend on it, from the lobstermen out on boats every morning to the restaurant staff who serve summertime tourists to the builders who craft the boats and the truckers who ship the shellfish across the country. But, in recent years, a slew of new regulations designed to protect endangered Atlantic right whales, which play an important role in the region’s marine ecology, have hampered the industry.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

LEAD Comment: Terry Hejny will step down June 30, but he leaves a legacy of success.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

The canal plays a vital role in global trade and is a significant source of revenue for Panama.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Latin American rice buyers are looking for rice that is not sticky or chalky.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) issued an executive order banning businesses or individuals from nations designated as adversaries from purchasing farmland near military installations.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Kansas Digest: Sorghum checkoff elects leaders; KFB leaders named; Young Farmers to meet.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JANUARY 3, 2024

WiAT continues to champion opportunities for women in agricultural technology and fostering a vibrant community. The post Women in Ag Tech Meeting to Take Place at The VISION Conference in Phoenix appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Ed Usset shares his tips for writing his pre-harvest marketing plan.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Texas commodity producers interested in implementing climate-smart practices encouraged to apply Texas commodity producers interested in improving the sustainability of their operations can apply to participate in the Texas Climate-Smart Initiative, spearheaded by Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The five-year project is designed to work with Texas producers to adopt climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices, assess the.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

John Jaeger of South Dakota State University aims to help both students and producers navigate changes in industry.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Experts provide 10 tips on making healthy eating attainable and sustainable The start of the new year offers a chance to reflect on the past and set goals for the future. Many of us aim to improve ourselves, but, unfortunately, New Year’s resolutions are often quickly abandoned because they are unrealistic or too difficult. Read More → The post How to make healthy eating habits stick in the new year first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Q&A: GS Vortex Flow Amplifier developer Avi Ghosh shares how the new product moves water faster and farther.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2024

The National Cotton Council (NCC) and its cooperating partners are starting the new year with the 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences getting underway today in Fort Worth, Texas. Conferences coordinator Lauren Krogman says attendance is back to pre-COVID levels. “Right now our registration numbers are close to 800 so we are really happy to see everyone here,” said Krogman, who adds that people are welcome to register on site through Friday.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Can wheat prices be predicted? What makes today's wheat prices different from yesterday's prices?

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

From 2020 with only a few farmers participating to covering millions of acres in 2023, Taranis says it wants to help retailers and farmers understand every decision with analytics via its AcreForward technologies.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mississippi was ravaged by drought during 2023, but relief may be on the way.

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Agribusiness Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have only just said goodbye to 2023 and are already planning for 2024. The IRS has released the updated annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions for the year 2024. There were some increases. Below we summarize the most common of these adjustments. Standard Deduction Consider this the amount of income you can earn tax free. FILING STATUS 2024 2023 Single and Married Filing Separate $14,600 $13,850 Married Filing Joint $29,200 $27,700 Head of Household $21,900 $20,800 Tax Ra

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

California Table Grape Commission seeks to help farmworkers’ families.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article will guide you to answer your question on how much does it cost to adopt a pet as well as provide you with the factors that influences the pet adop

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Forgotten Tool: This bulky machine replaced lots of manual labor.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 3, 2024

Founded in 1962, Ramco Innovations has become a leading distributor of automation products across the Midwest. It has 65 employees, which will transition to the new entity.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

Viewers can get crop production information and updates for 2024 from Iowa State University.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 3, 2024

The application period is open until January 30, 2024. U.S. farms of less than 300 acres can apply for The FruitGuys Community Fund grants up to $5,000 for projects that help farms operate more sustainably, as well as strengthen community. These could include projects for energy or water efficiency, heirlooms, soil health, pollination, food access, equity, and support for beginning and under-represented farmers.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 3, 2024

The drought preparedness document was last updated in 1995.

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Farming First

JANUARY 3, 2024

Emily Rees, CropLife International, engaged in a conversation on the critical connection between climate change and agriculture. The post Climate Change, Agriculture and Innovative Solutions: Emily Rees Speaks at COP28 appeared first on Farming First.

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