Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Alberta farmer, Jeff Nielsen. They discuss a number of topics, including: The dicamba ruling in the U.S.; A noticeable decline in Canadian farmers’ optimism coming into the. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel!

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Letter Dear Administrator Regan: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, on behalf of 50 state departments of agriculture and 4 U.S. territories, writes to you today to express our deep concerns regarding the February 6, 2024 order in Central for Biological Diversity, et.al, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et.al. issued by the U.S.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Raeanne Sarazen. The Complete Recipe Writing Guide: Mastering Recipe Development, Writing, Testing, Nutrition Analysis, and Food Styling. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023. You might think that writing a recipe is a simple matter of a handful of this and a pinch of that, but you would be oh so wrong. This doorstop of a book—an absolute treasure—takes more than 400 pages to tell you how to do it right.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When I saw the local avocados in the Mexican state of Yucatan, a hot, humid region located in the south of the country, I didn’t think they were avocados. Some were the size of small melons, others the size of a large mango, three to five times the size of a Hass avocado. Perhaps these were another exotic Mexican fruit that coincidentally had the scaly green skin of an avocado.

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Agri-tech

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP, Food and Farming Minister at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra) visited Norwich Research Park to see how technologies such as gene editing can help farmers to grow more nutritious, disease resistant and environmentally sustainable crops. The Minister spoke to researchers at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory on a trip to.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The German-based company on Friday announced a business strategy that includes managerial layoffs and promised more in-depth financial information on March 5.

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USDA Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At USDA, we harness the power of agricultural science to transform the world. To create a future that is more sustainable, prosperous and equitable for everyone. This requires a diverse scientific workforce that is driving innovation forward. Women voices and perspectives are a crucial part of this work.

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USDA Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Rural communities are the backbone of American life, providing fuel, food and fiber. As a partner, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) understands how critical rural America is to providing the everyday essentials our country depends on. As a result, we invest accordingly.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Compact corn hybrids appear to take winds 50 mph in stride with little greensnap or lodging resulting. However, yield performance hasn’t been as consistent, and technology providers are working to change that.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Economist Steve Meyer shares what’s different this time around, and what hog producers need to do next. Plus: What’s ahead for grain farmers?

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Grain 122

Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The robot is primarily designed for harvesting but can also collect data for forecasts, treat plants with UV-C light and perform trimming. The post World FIRA: Tortuga AgTech Wins Ag Robot of the Year 2024 Award appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Hi-Tech Farming: The CornerStone system from Precision Planting allows for any combination of technologies on one row unit.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Soybeans down on Argentina wx, while corn follows wheat on a short covering rally. Cattle 2-sided waiting for cash, hogs finally bounce but is it sustainable? Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing, has more.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Industry groups say the federal court order poses significant financial threat to U.S. soybean and cotton farmers.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

No step is too big for Top Producer finalist, PJ Haynie. Deep family roots are the foundation of his farming legacy.

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Farming Farming 117

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Wellness in the Schools (WITS), a national non-profit, works to ensure access to nourishing food and active play in public schools. As part of their Chefs in Schools initiative, WITS is partnering with the New York City’s Mayor’s Office and the Department of Education’s Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS). The program assigns chefs to train school cafeteria workers in cooking wholesome school lunches and teaching aligned nutrition education classes to select schools, supporting me

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Food 94

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pushback continues against California's tougher environmental standards. Now, several agriculture groups have a lawsuit against them.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Connectivity is a huge obstacle for Brazilian farms to climb the level of digital agriculture. The post How Machinery Company Jacto Is Helping to Deliver Connectivity to Brazilian Farmers appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Farmstead Forest: If you are planting a windbreak, first get the conifer species selection right.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, spoke to a full house at Top Producer Summit this past week. "Producers are finally interested in marketing now that prices have fallen further,” he says.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cylinder line with 4-inch bore components has a welded design, which is sleeker and easier to clean than tie-rod counterparts.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ferticell™ products are unique dual-purpose inputs; they are both a fertilizer and a food source for the biome. We use unicellular freshwater algae to carry the product to the plant.

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Fertilizer Marketing Crop Production 82

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Family Farm Success: The cost of doing nothing is high enough to put your farm at risk of surviving into the next generation.

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Farming Farming Family Farming 105

AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

AgriLife Extension experts prepare for more information Texas producers on the verge of planting their cotton and soybean crops are turning to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service officials in light of a Feb. 6 federal court in Arizona vacating the 2020 registrations of three dicamba herbicides — XtendiMax by Bayer, Engenia by BASF and Tavium by.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Catch up on the federal court's ruling on dicamba, USDA's February WASDE report, the new combine from Case IH and more!

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

New laws in effect for school districts, coordinators to be aware of The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has announced the schedule of integrated pest management, IPM, trainings for school district coordinators for 2024. To help school districts adhere to new rules passed by the Texas Department of Agriculture, TDA, that went into effect in January, Read More → The post Statewide pest management trainings for school coordinators start in March appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Agriculture Agriculture 81

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While others are exiting the industry, the Veliquette family is putting in new trees in hopes of more sustainable production in the future.

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Production 98

AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Chang brings knowledge of organizational behavior and human resources to Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism An expert with wide-ranging hospitality, international teaching and entrepreneurial experience, Wen Chang, Ph.D., has joined the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism as an assistant professor.

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Science Agriculture Agriculture 79

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Farm & Family: This type of trust allows a beneficiary to receive discretionary distributions from the trust.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ron Osborne, Global Head of Technology for Agriculture at AWS, shares why AWS was a proud partner of the recent VISION Conference. The post Cross-Industry Insights: Why Amazon Web Services Supports the VISION Conference appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Show-Me Life: Two broods of cicadas will emerge this year; some Missouri counties will hear and see both.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Urban foodscape and oak wilt on the agenda The Commercial Turf and Ornamental Workshop, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will be held Feb. 23 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock, 1102 E. Drew St./Farm-to-Market Road 1294. The program will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and speakers. Read More → The post Commercial Turf and Ornamental Workshop set for Feb. 23 in Lubbock appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The 50th annual rodeo will be the final one in Weber Arena before a new facility is built.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Event is open to new and experienced gardeners The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Hill Country Master Gardeners will host the sixth annual Plantastic Vegetable Gardening Seminar on Feb. 23 in Fredericksburg. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:35 p.m. at the AgriLife Extension office for Gillespie County, 38 Business Court. Registration.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

U.S. Chief Ag Negotiator also touts progress in Asia and Africa.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Veronica stricta, commonly known as Narrow-leaved Speedwell, is a flowering plant species belonging to the genus Veronica within the Plantaginaceae family.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Agency tailors mitigations to protect 27 highly vulnerable species.

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