USDA Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
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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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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!
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Farmstead Forest: If you are planting a windbreak, first get the conifer species selection right.
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.
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?
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
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Hi-Tech Farming: The CornerStone system from Precision Planting allows for any combination of technologies on one row unit.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
U.S. Chief Ag Negotiator also touts progress in Asia and Africa.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Agency tailors mitigations to protect 27 highly vulnerable species.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The 50th annual rodeo will be the final one in Weber Arena before a new facility is built.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Cotton ending stocks expected to be at highest levels since the pandemic. A lack of global scarcity, paired with softness in demand, is making it difficult for cotton prices to move beyond current levels.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Declarations of candidacy sought for spring vote.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Show-Me Life: Two broods of cicadas will emerge this year; some Missouri counties will hear and see both.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Pushback continues against California's tougher environmental standards. Now, several agriculture groups have a lawsuit against them.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Farm & Family: This type of trust allows a beneficiary to receive discretionary distributions from the trust.
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.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Alice in Dairyland: Maple syrup is not just for breakfast anymore.
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