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Brainfood: Micronutrients, Healthy Diet Basket, Meat alternatives, Chickpea polyphenols, African yam bean breeding, CC and nutrition, Biofortification, Mali diet diversity, Myanmar & Malawi agroforestry, African indigenous vegetables, Indian fruits

Agricultural Biodiversity

Global estimation of dietary micronutrient inadequacies: a modelling analysis. Maybe 5 billion people don’t get enough micronutrients from their diets, absent fortification and supplementation. Global analysis reveals persistent shortfalls and regional differences in availability of foods needed for health. There’s enough food in the world, but not enough healthy food.

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Farm Business Analysis in Agricultural Enterprises

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Farm business analysis is the process of retrieving, organizing, processing, and analyzing information used in farm business decision-making. It plays a crucial role in the management of modern agricultural enterprises. Managers must respond swiftly to changes in the prices of inputs and products to maintain farm profitability.

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New facts about 2 important corn diseases

Western FarmPress

Last summers hurricane brought southern rust farther north into Nebraska than usual, but tar spot is the greater concern long term.

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Meaning and Importance of Depreciation in Farm Products

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Fixed or long-term assets are not consumed entirely in one production process but are gradually used over a period of time, referred to as their estimated lifetime or lifespan. The provision for depreciation is essential due to the loss in the value of assets that occurs from wear and tear and obsolescence.

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Downey Ranch earns 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award

Western FarmPress

Flint Hills ranchers use rotational grazing, prescribed burns and winter bale grazing to steward the land.

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Farm Balance Sheet

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A balance sheet is a farm account that shows the financial health of a farm at a specific point in time. It balances the assets against liabilities and owners equity. The difference between total assets and total liabilities is known as owners equity or net worth.

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Farm smarter, not harder

Western FarmPress

Above+Beyond the Harvest: A strategic plan is the key to long-term growth on the farm.

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Expansive U.S. cotton industry depends on strong collaboration

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Jeff Lindsey, outgoing SCGA president, says communication is key to solving complex issues in the cotton industry. Plus, here is what he learned in his year as board president.

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Meaning of Total Cost and Its Components in Agribusiness

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The cost of production refers to expenditures on inputs or resources employed in a production process. In other words, the sum total of rent, wages, and interest on borrowed funds constitutes the total cost of production. The total cost of production has two main components: total fixed cost and total variable cost.

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Hand-held radios to the rescue

Western FarmPress

Letters from the Farmhouse: Consider adding Midland products to your farms communication lineup this planting season.

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Meaning of Farm Assets Valuation

Agric4profits

Farm assets must be valued at least once a year, typically at the end of the accounting period for a specific farm. Depreciation of assets is essential for farm accounting to ensure the balance sheet reflects the true value of assets and to avoid overestimating the net farm income or farm profit.

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Check out 20 new exhibitors at New York Farm Show

Western FarmPress

More than 400 exhibitors will be waiting for you at this years event in Syracuse.

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Meaning and Importance of Farm Accounts Statement

Agric4profits

Valuation and depreciation are essential tools for assessing the profitability of a business enterprise. These elements are critical in preparing the farm accounts that reveal the profitability of a farm business, specifically through the profit and loss statement.

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What is Agricultural Finance?

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Production is incomplete until products reach the final consumers. Therefore, it is essential for agribusiness managers to understand marketing management, which involves a series of activities that facilitate products reaching consumers. To effectively carry out these activities and ensure consumer satisfaction, financing is crucial in any agricultural business.

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