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Soil School: How healthy soils respond to weather events

Real Agriculture

Healthy soils can be a crops’s best friend when the weather turns extreme. If it’s too dry, a healthy soil with high water-holding capacity can capture, store, and deliver critical moisture to growing plants; if it’s too wet that same soil will play a key role in transporting excess water down through the soil profile. Read More Healthy soils can be a crops’s best friend when the weather turns extreme.

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Should food companies—and the Gates Foundation—sponsor nutrition conferences? In India?

Food Politics

I saw this posted on X (the site formerl known as Twtter, which I still find to be a useful source of information I would not otherwise know about). Terrible news. @PepsiIndia @CocaColaCo @Unilever @KelloggsUS Sponsor the Annual Conference of Nutrition Society of India. What a shame and conflicts of interest! @ICMRNIN @ICMRDELHI @mygovindia @TimothyWSchwab please note Gates Foundation.

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Canola School: The pest hit list for the next growing season

Real Agriculture

It won’t be long before final decisions on seeding rate, seeding date, and pre-seed burndown are made. Every year holds a certain level of unknown, but a few key pests are proving to be a likely issue for the coming growing season. For this episode of the Canola School, Lyndsey Smith is joined by editor. Read More It won’t be long before final decisions on seeding rate, seeding date, and pre-seed burndown are made.

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Industry-funded study of the week: Quorn

Food Politics

A reader in Scotland, Prof. Lindsay Jaacks, who I was fortunate to meet in Edinburgh last April, tweeted (X’d?) this and tagged me on it:: A new study funded by @QuornFoods finds health benefits of substituting ‘Mycomeat’ for red & processed meat. We need independent evidence far from the hands of industry if we are going to transform #FoodSystems.

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RealAg Radio: Hurting for moisture, yield potential, and new tractors, Dec 18, 2023

Real Agriculture

Hello Monday! Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter Johnson to discuss: The lack of moisture; Yield potential; and, Reducing inputs. We will also hear a couple interviews from Agritechnica including Deutz-Fahr bringing Lamborghini tractors to North America for.

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David Hula Hit Another New Record Corn Yield With 623 BPA, Now Thinks 900 BPA Is Possible

AgWeb Farm Journal

Virginia farmer David Hula is known for growing big yields and he's doing so once again. He won the 2023 NCA National Corn Yield Contest with a new record yield, beating his previous world record set in 2019.

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Illinois Soybean awards ag leaders

Western FarmPress

The Illinois Soybean Association recently recognized several members of the Illinois ag community for their work in the industry, including Bob Easter, Gary Schnitkey, Mike Bost, Leanne Casner and more.

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Endangered Species Act threatens pesticide use

Western FarmPress

Decisions are being made with an inadequate understanding of the science involved in creating, testing, registering and using pesticides -- decisions that will affect future pesticide registration and reregistration.

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AFT Completes Illinois EPA Watershed-Based Plan

American Farmland

Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), one of the leading non-profits working to address rural community concerns while advancing renewable energy, released policy recommendations for state and local governments to keep land in farming and strengthen farm viability as the U.S. builds out solar.

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El Niño nears historic intensity

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

According to a recent article in Farm Progress, the current very strong El Nino is near its peak intensity as one of the strongest El Ninos on record. There is now a 54% chance water temperatures will reach 3.6F above normal across the key region, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.

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PhytoGen releases two new cotton varieties for 2024

Western FarmPress

“Yield potential and consistency are the words that describe PhytoGen brand varieties for 2024 — the strongest portfolio that PhytoGen has offered in more than 40 years,” said U.S. Cotton Portfolio Manager Joel Faircloth.

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Georgia, Alabama settle suit over water from Chattahoochee

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

After many years, Georgia and Alabama have apparently come to an agreement with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers on how much water will be allocated to each state in future years.

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The Reproductive Rate of Sheep and Goat

Agric4profits

Regarding the reproductive rate of Sheep and Goat, as a ruminant farmer or an intending ruminant farmer, you need to be well aware of the reproductive rate of any ruminant animal you would like to go into as this will guide and enable you understand exactly what you are actually venturing into and how long it is going to take you before you can get back your return on investment.

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Farm Progress America, December 18, 2023

Western FarmPress

For several years, biofuel proponents have eyed sustainable aviation fuel the next driver for ethanol and biodiesel. A decision from the U.S. Treasury Department Friday could help propel it forward.

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Earth had its warmest November

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

As expected, NOAA announced that the earth as a whole had its warmest November in recorded history based on data since 1880. This is especially due to the unusually warm Atlantic, the Arctic, and the wide area of warmer than normal ocean temperatures in the Eastern Pacific due to the current strong El Nino.

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Digital innovation: integrating PlantwisePlus digital tools in Bangladesh

CABI

PlantwisePlus is developing and updating various digital tools for decision support and learning. In Bangladesh, these digital decision-support tools enable farmer advisors to serve farmers more effectively. Around two-thirds of Bangladesh’s population is engaged in agricultural activities, of which 80% rely on farming as their primary source of income.

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Vacuum Seeder: At-Home Build

ATTRA

Increase the efficiency and reduce labor costs of seeding transplant trays in your greenhouse with this self-built vacuum seeder. This how-to video explains the process of building your own vacuum seeder from start to finish at a fraction of the cost of commercial models. Included are a materials and tools list, easy step-by-step guided assembly instructions and a demonstration of the seeder in use.

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5 Amazing Health Benefits of Triphala (Three fruits) 

Agric4profits

Triphala (Three fruits) consist of Amla, Haritaki, and Bibhitaki, which are used to create true Triphala powder, dried powder from these three therapeutic

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Key SAF Announcement Details

AgWeb Farm Journal

Corn-based ethanol and other renewable fuels likely will qualify for the SAF credit in relation to SAF produced and used in calendar years 2023 and 2024.

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The Reproductive Rate of Cattle

Agric4profits

With regards to the reproductive rate of cattle, as a ruminant farmer or an intending ruminant farmer, you need to be well aware of the reproductive rate of any ruminant animal you would like to go into as this will guide and enable you understand exactly what you are actually venturing into and how long it is going to take you before you can get back your return on investment.

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How to win in the beef margin game

Western FarmPress

Livestock Outlook: Measuring and quantifying total beef packer profitability is not as simple as comparing beef prices to cattle prices.

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Reminder: Agriculture tax exemption holders need to renew their numbers now

AgriLife Today

Deadline is Dec. 31 Renewal only rolls around once every four years, so the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is reminding all agriculture producers that the Agricultural and Timber Exemption numbers they currently hold will expire on Dec. 31. The Texas Comptroller’s Office states: You must renew your number to continue to claim an exemption.

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Alaska Pollock Fish Farming and Care Guide

Agric4profits

Alaska Pollock, a fascinating fish found in the cold waters of the North Pacific, holds a crucial place in both marine ecosystems and the global fishing industr

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How to sustainably dispose of a real Christmas tree

AgriLife Today

Recycling, mulching, wildlife habitats provide good options For many people, nothing can compare to the smell, look and ambience of a real Christmas tree. And when the holidays are over, there are several eco-friendly ways to dispose of or recycle that ornamental piece of holiday tradition. Alison Baylis, Texas A&M Forest Service regional urban ecologist, said utilizing.

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6 Unique Health Benefits of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Agric4profits

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) belongs to the Lamiaceae, formerly called Labiatae, the mint family of flowering plants.

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Crops melt down in 2023

Western FarmPress

Ag Marketing IQ: Many assets mark the lowest trading range in 20-plus years. Will 2024 be a repeat?

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Informing Conservation Decisions and Policies through 20 Years of USDA's Conservation Effects Assessment Project

USDA Blog

Each day U.S. farmers and ranchers make thousands of management decisions, ranging from when and what to plant to weighing options for conserving their operation’s natural resources. They depend on an array of experts, research and data to inform these decisions. One of their sources is the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA’s primary private lands conservation agency.

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Tissue sampling: Measure it, manage it

Western FarmPress

If you can measure a nutrient, you can learn how to manage it efficiently in corn production.

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Grains Drift with Lack of Export Biz, Brazil Rain: Cattle Build on Higher Weekly Close

AgWeb Farm Journal

Grains drift with no new export sales, rain chances in Brazil and markets in holiday mode. Cattle higher building on a higher weekly close ahead of COF and cash, hogs mixed. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.

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Dairy product sales poised to grow

Western FarmPress

Dairy Outlook: U.S. cheese consumption rose 25% since 2001.

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Bringing Back the Bighorn

Modern Farmer

From our vantage point in a motorboat on the reservoir known as Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake in eastern Washington, we scan the rocky canyon walls of the Colville Confederated Tribes’ Hellgate game reserve for bighorn sheep. Before it was a reservoir, manufactured by the United States government’s Grand Coulee Dam, this was once a mighty, salmon-rich stretch of the Columbia River that formed the basis of an entire ecosystem—and that supported the 12 tribes of the Colville Confederated Tribes since

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Financial risk outside the 1980s Farm Crisis: Part 1

Western FarmPress

Always be aware of your risk, especially in a world of extreme volatility created by geopolitics, weather, and military actions.

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Corn and Wheat Slide, While Soybeans Up Watching Brazil Weather: Cattle Extend Gains, Hogs Mixed

AgWeb Farm Journal

Corn and wheat slide no new export biz, rain in HRW areas. Soybeans and products watch Brazil weather. Cattle extend last week's gains with ideas of steady cash, hogs mixed. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has more.

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Market prices for cattle fall sharply

Western FarmPress

Global supply, seasonal shift lead to lower cattle market prices.

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Ag Tech Talk Podcast: Topcon Positioning Systems’ Mike Gomes Leads a New Global Sustainability Team

Global Agtech Initiative

Topcon has long focused on precision ag and recently created a global team designed to take sustainability to the next level. The post Ag Tech Talk Podcast: Topcon Positioning Systems’ Mike Gomes Leads a New Global Sustainability Team appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Weekly Grain Movement: Soybeans continue strong pace

Western FarmPress

Corn volume also solid, while wheat posts rangebound results.

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Rediscover our top 5 blogs of 2023

OECD: Environment

Find out what our readers enjoyed the most in 2023. Our top 5 blogs discuss a range of issues from financing water to the evolution of climate policies, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, the affect of climate change on careers, and building resilience to droughts. 1. Financing Water: beyond traditional economic thinking, it’s time for global action By Aude Farnault and Xavier Leflaive, OECD Environment Directorate Our top blog of the year turns it attention to the critical importance

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