Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What can farmers learn about combine settings from machines running in neighbouring fields or those harvesting wheat in fields over 8,000 miles away in Australia? Agriculture technology company Combine Settings is set to launch an app that will allow farmers to share combine settings on a peer-to-peer platform and give them access to settings they. Read More What can farmers learn about combine settings from machines running in neighbouring fields or those harvesting wheat in fields over 8,000 m

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Texas Plant Protection Association recognizes its members and graduate students for their service to the association and agriculture, as well as announces poster winners, at its 35th annual conference.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) and many of its farm group members are voicing strong disappointment with the Senate’s adoption of a previously-rejected amendment to Bill C-234 at the final stage before it would have become law.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Próspero Bendles Marcelino was 15 when he began diving for spiny lobster in the Caribbean waters between Honduras and Nicaragua. That was in 1965, and if he caught an average of 10 pounds of lobster, he earned the equivalent of $30 in today’s terms. A member of the Indigenous Miskito community, he was born in rural Ahuás, Honduras, 29 miles from Puerto Lempira, the capital of the Gracias a Dios region, in the most remote and biodiverse part of the country.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio was recorded at the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) annual general meeting! On the show, hear from Ian Boxall, APAS president on a new report from APAS on commodity price timing, to the price of food, and the impact of the carbon tax. As well, hear a producer. Read More This Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio was recorded at the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) annual general meeting!

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Farming has run deep in the Moes family roots for the past 130 years. Today, the fourth and fifth generations continue to keep their ancestors’ dreams of farming alive.

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Farming Farming 120

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Henry Mustin popped open the trunk of his electric Volkswagen to reveal his arsenal: Loppers, pruners, saws and trowels, tucked into bags. Taking up the most space was Mustin’s weed wrench, an L-shaped specialty tool branded The Extractigator, which leverages the ground to yank deeply rooted vegetation from the earth. We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock.

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Agri-tech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities took place on 3 December, with an aim to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of those with a disability. As such, we take a look back at John Innes Centre history, delving into the archives to discover the stories of two figures who worked at the.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

InnerSoy is genetically engineered to omit signals when stressed, which are detectable from as far away as space. The company says its products can show stress signals two weeks before current detection methods.

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Production 109

Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Stanley Culpepper who cautions challenges are not just a threat to currently available herbicides but also to later bringing on additional herbicides.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Grains see risk off selling following crude oil & profit taking & farmer selling in corn & wheat. Cattle make more contract lows with fund selling and lower cash, hogs mixed. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, has more.

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AgriLife Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Legume crop could provide valuable protein source, environmental benefits Mung beans might be absent from many menus across the U.S., but Texas A&M AgriLife Research and AgriVentis Technologies are investigating the potential of this alternative protein source. Mung beans are a legume that is good for both the body and the soil, but few are. Read More → The post Texas A&M AgriLife Research breeder explores adapting mung beans for Texas first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A California jury deliberated for six days before returning guilty verdicts of conspiracy and trespassing for DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung. The jury deadlocked on a second conspiracy charge.

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Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here, we look at just how easy it can be to fall off the sustainable diet wagon – and into a bucket of late-night spicy chicken thighs. The SFT’s Head of Projects, Bonnie Welch, puts her own eating habits under the spotlight, seeking to answer the question, “Just how hard can it be to eat sustainably?”. I’ve worked for the Sustainable Food Trust for over six years, and during that time I’ve tried hard to practise what I preach in terms of eating sustainably.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

India is planning to discourage the diversion of sugar for ethanol production as part of efforts to ensure sufficient supplies of the sweetener in the local market, government and trade sources said.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Estate Plan Edge: There is no one-size-fits-all post-death trust for your children. But a personalized plan can assure your heirs get maximum benefits.

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Farming Farming 105

AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A chocolate layer cake is good. Layers of dense or compacted soil aren't so good. Once you've probed or dug and found the layers put in place by horizontal farming tools, it's time to remove them. Here's how.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Fifth-generation Arkansas farmer Jody Hardin was introduced to a potentially game-changing soil additive through a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant in 2011. That’s when Hardin began studying biochar—a charcoal-like material that can be mixed in soil to improve overall soil health. “I had this huge, eye-opening experience,” Hardin said. “That’s when I started actually using biochar on my crops, doing workshops, and teaching farmers how to make it.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For the Health of It: A new farm safety and wellness column tackles preventing slips around the farm.

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Farming Farming 124

AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The U.S. exported $16.64 billion of ag goods in October against imports of $16.90 billion for a trade deficit of $262 million.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Utilizing crop residue, particularly cornstalks, makes dollars and sense. But when you manage the grazing, the benefits are even greater.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Grains See Technical and Risk Off Selling as Crude Oil Plunges: More Fund Selling in Cattle with Weak Cash, Hogs 2-Sided apiuser Wed, 12/06/2023 - 11:43

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Conservation initiative increases biodiversity, enhances cotton’s sustainability reputation.

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Acre 126

Agric4profits

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Asthma Plant, scientifically known as Plectranthus amboinicus, is a herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

States say administration’s lack of collaboration erodes public’s trust.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, has considerably different strengths than the strong candy flavor that has come to be associated with it.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If you are involved in the agriculture sector, you probably know about USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS is recognized as a world leader in the field of agricultural statistics, and their reliable and timely data show the most accurate picture of agriculture in America and the people powering it.

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Agriculture Agriculture 83

Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

First-ever Queensland fruit fly quarantine restricts moving homegrown produce.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Milk thistle is generally regarded as safe and well-tolerated. With relatively few incidences of negative effects reported.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mike Pearson takes a look at the past marketing season and how American farmers were passed by buyers for cheaper grain but things might be changing.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Just about everything is different this year about the American Seed Trade Association’s annual winter conference now called the Field Crop Seed Conference, starting with the new name and the new location in Orlando instead of Chicago. But one constant is the popular and traditional Dan Basse Agricultural Economy Report. Basse of AgResource has been presenting his outlook every year at the conference since 2012 and he believes 2024 is going to be a good year. “We’ve coined it t

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Legal Matters: Here are characteristics to consider when deciding whether to enter into a business relationship.

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Farming Farming 105

ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This episode of Voices from the Field was produced in partnership with ATTRA and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program. To learn more about SARE’s library of practical information and available grants to fund projects that advance sustainable agriculture, visit sare.org. In this episode, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Justin Duncan talks with Edmund Frost at the Twin Oaks Intentional Community in Virginia.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Understand these seven concepts to capture proper nutrient credits for this valuable resource.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Marigold (Calendula officinalis) belongs to the Compositae or Asteraceae plant family.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ag Marketing IQ: Here are a few things to watch in the upcoming supply and demand report.

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Marketing 115

Trimble Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Owning farmland is becoming increasingly competitive, but not entirely out of reach with the help of a custom farm ownership loan. Over the past decade, U.S. farm real estate values have increased nearly 40 percent. Rural landowners enjoyed the benefits of their rising equity which served as a hedge against increasing inflation. However, the same market conditions that elevated the position of existing landowners created challenging barriers for farmers looking to purchase land.

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