Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

One of the most powerful and inexpensive tools farmers have in the pest management toolbox is crop rotation. A well-planned rotation can add yield stability, more yield, decreased weed and insect pressure, and keep diseases in check. The question is, how do we know which crops should be in a rotation and what benefits we… Read More One of the most powerful and inexpensive tools farmers have in the pest management toolbox is crop rotation.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It’s a slow-news holiday week so I’m going to use it to catch up on reports. The first: FAO: The State of Food and Agriculture 2024: Value-Driven Transformation of Agrifood Systems FAO uses true cost accounting (TCA) to analyze global food systems. ➔ By improving on the hidden costs quantified in The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 , this report unpacks the health hidden costs associated with unhealthy dietary patterns linked to an increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). ➔ Cas

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Words such as planned, rotational, management intensive and adaptive multi-paddock have all been used to describe grazing methods that mimic the movement of wildlife that would have grazed the Prairies many years ago. Some of these are also words that Kelly Sidoryk uses to describe her family’s grazing strategies. Sidoryk and her family had initially… Read More Words such as planned, rotational, management intensive and adaptive multi-paddock have all been used to describe grazing methods that m

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Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Unusual magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze The post Magnetic tornado is stirring up the haze at Jupiter’s poles appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kelvin Heppner with RealAgriculture to discuss U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs threat; Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank on beef buying at higher retail prices; Garnet Volk with Conexus Credit Union on the Ag Grow… Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio!

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It's Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? Is it harvest, family, or your job? I'm grateful for my tribe and the view offered by agriculture on the South Plains.

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Global Agtech Initiative

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Investments in infrastructure, training, and connectivity will be crucial to unlocking the full potential of IoT in agriculture. The post Beyond Traditional Farming: Exploring IoT’s $19 Billion Impact on Agriculture by 2032 appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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USDA Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

During Native American Heritage Month, USDA Science recognizes the invaluable contributions that Native American employees have made in advancing agricultural science and innovation that benefits us all. From advancing Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge in research to ensuring the next generation of agriculture is inspired to lead—the employees spotlighted below are an integral part of carrying out USDA’s mission.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Salamonie Mills grain elevator failure sparked an audit of the Indiana Grain Buyers Warehouse Licensing Agency. Here is what’s changing.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Too many folks make their homesteads and farms overly difficult. For example, I've had folks who have Scottish Highlanders complain that the long horns constantly catch the electric fence, break something, and then the herd is out. Polled cows can never hook a fence with horns because they don't have any. We have about a thousand head in four or five herds and they get out perhaps a total of five times a year.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Calves are affected more by cold stress than cows. Help the entire herd stay healthy by ensuring your barns are properly ventilated this winter.

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This story was originally published by Trouble in God’s Country. I spent a good portion of last Saturday winding my way back and forth across at least a half-dozen southeast Georgia counties battered by Hurricane Helene. I’d be driving along, thinking, this isn’t all that bad. Then I’d top a hill or round a bend and it was like I was on another planet.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Agri-Ready Profile: Farm boots to heels: Danyelle Chinn transforms ag data to policy insights.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the first chapter of her book Group Living and Other Recipes , author Lola Milholland writes about coming home from elementary school to discover that her parents had given her bedroom to three Tibetan monks from India. They stayed for three months, and left behind a “sensory collage”—especially the scent of butter as they melted it into their tea, sizzled it with handmade wheat noodles, and shaped it into tiny ceremonial butter sculptures.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Southern Farm Show is set for Feb. 5 through Feb. 7 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

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Global Agtech Initiative

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The contract will enable Proveye to further develop its platform that integrates satellite and drone image processing and AI technologies for high-precision, metric-based measurement. The post Irish Remote Sensing Company Signs €900k Contract with European Space Agency appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Corn Commentary: These lessons gleaned from the recent growing season are worth remembering.

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Agri-tech

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

An international collaboration has made a breakthrough in our understanding of DNA gyrase, a vital bacterial enzyme and key antibiotic target. Researchers from the John Innes Centre, Durham University and Jagiellonian University (Poland) used high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to reveal unprecedented mechanical detail of gyrase’s action on DNA.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Road warrior: This year has had some twists and turns for the economy, what could be ahead in the general economy?

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Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

UC Berkeley’s Rebecca McLennan explains the backstory of the bounty on your table. The post How to think about Thanksgiving like a food historian appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Sorghum Focus: The harvest is wrapped, so what did we learn in 2024 to apply in 2025?

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DTN

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Balancing energy supply and demand is a fundamental task for utility managers, but in Europe, this challenge has grown significantly more complex. The continent’s leadership in renewable energy is driving transformative changes in its energy landscape. While these advancements bring Europe closer to its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, they also present new operational challenges, particularly in the realm of load balancing.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Farmer Iron: No matter the century, farmers remain cautious before embracing new technology.

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Tillable

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

6 Trends Reshaping the Agricultural Market (and How Data Can Help You Stay Ahead) In agriculture, the 80/20 rule is more relevant than ever —the top 20% of producers control the vast majority of resources and influence. For companies selling to farmers, this concentration has big implications. To stay competitive, you need to continually identify and target these large-scale players to maintain and grow your market share.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Satellite imagery used to analyze vegetation health over past two decades.

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Agritech NZ

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Discover the essential PR and communications tools every agritech business needs to succeed, from versatile logos and high-res photography to boilerplates and media kits.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Feeding the right nutrition, keeping up with dental work and providing regular exercise are key to keeping working horses in good health through the winter months.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The post Handout: Keeping Food Local: Collaboration for Processing, Marketing & Equipment Sharing appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Beef Brief: An audit unveils the number of beef cull cows inadequately muscled at 70.4%, which is nearly double the rate from the 2016 audit.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The post Summary: Keeping Food Local: Collaboration for Processing, Marketing & Equipment Sharing appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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FreshFarm Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In Celebration of Its 20th Anniversary FRESHFARM H Street NE Market Extends to Year-Round Operations Starting January 2025

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Environmental reporting was a big topic of discussion at the recent AgGateway annual meeting in Austin. The opening keynote session featured a panel discussion moderated by Executive Vice President Jeremy Wilson featuring three retail representatives working on the challenges and opportunities in data gathering for environmental reporting in sustainability and carbon programs.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Texas Crop and Weather Report The post Demand for live Christmas trees remains strong appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

USDA is extending the application deadline for the 2024 Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) to December 13, 2024. This extension gives certified organic dairy producers with cows, goats, or sheep two additional weeks to apply for the program, which helps mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have pioneered the world’s first Covalent Organic Framework (COF) sensors that provide an early indication of drought stress in plants These sensors are integrated within silk fibroin (SF) microneedles that are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem tissues. This advanced technology can detect a reduction in acidity in plant xylem tissues , providing early warning of drought stress in plants up to 48 hours be

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Esbenshade Turkey Farm’s secret to success is a good-looking, tasty bird.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

World leader in autonomous systems and navigation technologies, Advanced Navigation and MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology The co-developed solution will provide resilient absolute positioning for a multitude of airborne platforms. The agreement will see the companies foster joint research and technology development between the UK and Australia.

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