Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Scott Buchan sees the impact of technology whenever hes watching his broiler chickens or looking at his hydro bills. For Buchan, who operates Buchrest Farms along with his family in Ontarios Waterloo Region, investing in technology and innovation plays a key role in making the operation more profitable and sustainable. Buchan notes that his energy Read More Scott Buchan sees the impact of technology whenever hes watching his broiler chickens or looking at his hydro bills.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Thanks to Peter Johnston, a dietitian in Melbourne, Australia, for sending this one. The study: Huppertz T, Blom L, van Est L, Peters S. Exploring Nutrient-Adequate Sustainable Diet Scenarios That Are Plant-Based but Animal-Optimized. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 18;17(2):343. doi: 10.3390/nu17020343. Results Reducing the amount of meat products in the diet reduced the environmental impact but increased the price.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A vocal advocate for Canadian agriculture in the federal Liberal caucus has been appointed as a parliamentary secretary for agriculture and rural economic development by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Kody Blois, who was first elected in the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants in 2019 and has served as chair of the House of Commons agriculture Read More A vocal advocate for Canadian agriculture in the federal Liberal caucus has been appointed as a parliamentary secretary for agriculture and rural

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Last fall, Ava Taesali opened Kava Queen , Oahus only brick-and-mortar kava bar, after three years of building a loyal following for this traditional beverage at farmers markets in Honolulu. Located in the repurposed Waialua Sugar Mill , former home of a sugar industry giant, the establishment is surrounded by a mix of local businesses that includes a yoga studio, a surf shop, and a sewing collective.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Josh Linville with Stone X on the fertilizer markets; Dr. Ashleigh Weeden on rural development; Tyler McCann with Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) on a risk report entitled Optimism to Realism; and, Hear a spotlight interview with Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How should you handle high cash rents during low-margin years? Here are the questions one ag economist asks to determine the best strategy.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation is excited to host the 2025 NASDA Next Generation program at the 2025 NASDA winter policy conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24-26. This program offers college students a unique opportunity to explore agricultural policy and industry, build professional connections and engage in interactive state and federal policy discussions.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Media Advisory WHO : U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will discuss the U.S. Department of Agricultures priorities with state department of agriculture leaders during the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2025 Winter Policy Conference. WHERE: Conrad Washington, D.C. 950 New York Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20001 WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 HOW : Members of the press must RSVP with Sarah Grace Fowler ( sarah.fowler@nasda.org ) by Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 12 p.m. and r

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Business Basics: How to choose the right hat at the right time to build a stronger farm business and family.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modus v2 offers enhanced test method lists allowing soil test labs, retailers, researchers, and suppliers a more accurate and seamless way to exchange lab test data. The post AgGateways Modus v2 Sets a New Standard for Agricultural Lab Test Data Exchange appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

2025 High Cotton Award winner from the Midsouth grows excellent cotton with a keen eye on the biome.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By: Ron Nichols, Understanding Ag, LLC Every day on his farm, Luke Bergler sees the connection between healthy soil, healthy grass, healthy animals and healthy people. And he sees lifelots of life. When he pushes a shovel into the soft, well-aggregated soil on his 240-acre farm near Ridgeway, Minnesota, Bergler sees more earthworms than he ever thought imaginable.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Gen Z Aggie: From the Clean Fuels Conference in San Diego to the Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Kearney, Neb., there is much to learn at winter meetings.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Trees, pests and diseases to track and manage The post Mitigating the impacts of invasive species in Texas appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Corn volume stumbles moderately lower, with soybeans trending moderately higher.

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A few days ago I had the distinct pleasure of spending time with Andy Caygeon Junkin, author of Stubborn and guru of succession and restorative farm family harmony. His main mission is to save family farms by helping them work together better. His stories of family farm breakups due to relational tension are vivid and heartbreaking. This post is not about that primarily, as big a problem as it might be.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ag Marketing IQ: The federal forecast ahead of this weeks Outlook Forum Conference shows a likely lean into soybeans, falling farm income and decreased exports if no Black Swans fly and no politicians wiggle their pinkies.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Zimbabwe is in the midst of a crippling El Nio-induced droughtthe worst in more than 40 years. It has wiped out most of last year’s rain-fed crops, particularly the now staple crop, maize. With up to 70 percent of Zimbabwe’s population surviving on rural economic activitiesmostly rain-fed crop farmingrecurring droughts are devastating to the country.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Look over this planter prep checklist before putting seeds in the ground.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

American Farmland Trust (AFT) and Sol Systems announced an agrivoltaic initiative aimed at growing Kernza perennial grain under solar panels at the Eldorado Phase II project in Illinois. The partners aim to advance agrivoltaics by demonstrating the viability of Kernza grown under solar panels and exhibit how American farmland can support both clean energy generation and commercial crop production.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

FFA Corner: Serving as an Indiana FFA state officer has shown Christina Caldwell how deep the organizations impact can be.

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

[COLUMBUS] The Ohio AgriBusiness Association (OABA) held its annual industry conference January 28-30 in Columbus, Ohio. The event aims to provide education and networking opportunities for agribusiness professionals. Two students from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at Ohio State volunteered to work the event.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As drone use continues to grow in popularity, what rights do private landowners have if they spot a drone flying over their place without permission? Senior attorney Rusty Rumley weighs in on a recent Southern Ag Today column.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Potassium is an essential nutrient for plants, involved in numerous physiological processes that influence water dynamics. Unlike nitrogen and phosphorus, which contribute to biomass accumulation and energy storage, potassium primarily functions as a regulator of plant-water interactions. The following are keyways in which potassium affects plant water relations: Stomatal Regulation and Transpiration Control Stomata, microscopic pores on leaf surfaces, regulate gas exchange and water loss throug

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ag Marketing IQ: Plan to ride the wave or glide the trough. Corn and soybean price volatility will offer rally opportunities.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

LaunchLNK, a tech startup incubator in Lincoln, Nebraska, has announced its 2025 cohort. The post Meet the AgTech Startups Transforming Nebraskas $260M Agriculture Sector appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Mike Pearson takes a look at the cattle on feed report and how it's expected to impact the markets.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The integration of GenAI presents a significant opportunity for agronomists to enhance efficiency and deepen agronomic knowledge, says analyst Shane Thomas. The post 6 Ways to Use GenAI in Agronomy and Ag Retail appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Applications are due April 1, 2025. Vermont’s Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP) Program helps Vermont farms implement soil-based agronomic practices that improve soil quality, increase crop production, and reduce erosion and agricultural waste discharges. Eligible practices include cover cropping, no-till, and rotational grazing. The FAP program also provides education and instructional activity grants to support outreach regarding the impacts of agricultural practices on water quality and cu

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Yamaha Agriculture, Inc. acquires Robotics Plus and The Yield to enable precision agriculture for growers. The post Yamaha Motor Launches Yamaha Agriculture to Deliver Automation and Digital Crop Management Solutions appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How much hay do you need to store for the winter? Estimating how much hay you need for the winter is an important factor in most cattle, horse, goat, and sheep operations. As you may imagine we talk about hay a lot here at Farmbrite. Producers want to know how many hay bales they have on hand and how much hay their animals will eat through the winter and spring as well as the cost per hay bale.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

If you think it has been cold in the Southeast this year, you might be interested in this story about the coldest cities in the world as posted in the Daily Passport: [link] The temperatures at each of these cities is much colder than anything we experience in our region, but that does not stop […] Read More

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Retail investors can now trade farm commodities with smaller, cash-settled contractsideal for smaller farms and those hedging against feed costs.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such asdrought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia.

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Rodale Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The drive to Cold Brook Farm in Oldwick, New Jersey, will dispel any preconceptions that the most densely populated US state is nothing but highways and strip malls. Located in […] The post Seeding the Future appeared first on Rodale Institute.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The words “polar vortex” have been trotted out a lot this winter as waves of cold air and, sometimes, snow and ice have occurred. The polar vortex has been blamed for a lot of this activity.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It’s been 15 years since E15 was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in most vehicles on the road today, yet it is still not available nationwide on a year-round basis. “And you know when you think about it’s ridiculous,” said Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Kenneth Hartman Jr. at the National Ethanol Conference last week.

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