Food Politics
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
I’m always interested in the USDA’s charts displaying food and agriculture statistics. They help to clarify complicated issues. Agricultural trade is particularly opaque, but here it is at a glance. First, what the US exports: Next, what we import: What so bizarre here is that the categories are the same; we export and import the same kinds of products.
Real Agriculture
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Oh my goodness, what a wild swing in temperatures! Ontario hit some record high daytime temperatures for February, only to have a huge cold front move in that had already socked in the Prairies. As much as we’d all like to think this is spring, it only feels that way. The calendar still says February, Read More Oh my goodness, what a wild swing in temperatures!
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AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Wildfires leave damages across more than 1 million acres Donations of hay, feed, fencing supplies, cow feed and milk replacer are needed to support livestock owners impacted by the devastating wildfires that have scorched ranchland across a large portion of the Texas Panhandle. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is establishing Animal Supply Points in several.
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
This article was co-produced and co-published with Nonprofit Quarterly. From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s—and the world’s—food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food.
Sustainable Food Trust
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
How can we best understand and relate to the farmer protests which are going on all over Europe, including down the road from our farm in West Wales? The regional TV news on Monday 20 th February ran a big piece featuring Mark Drakeford, the Welsh First Minister, Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Rural Affairs and others, covering the protests and the Government’s defence of the new Sustainable Farming Scheme , with both the Welsh farmers’ unions, NFU Cymru and the Farmers Union of Wales, out on th
USDA Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
I am the director of agriculture programs at the University of Arizona Yuma (UAZ Yuma), a regional Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) that offers tailored degree programs that meet regional workforce's needs. The student population is approximately 70% Hispanic and first generation.
AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Digital photos, video, ownership records vital in reporting procedures Landowners who have experienced Panhandle wildfire losses to agricultural infrastructure or livestock are advised to properly document losses in preparation for filing insurance claims or qualifying for federal assistance. “It is recommended that landowners take photos of deceased livestock before burial, as well as burned equipment, Read More → The post Texas Panhandle wildfires: Documenting agricultural losses appeare
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Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Cotton Incorporated has done a great job over the years educating brands, retailers, and consumers on the natural benefits of U.S. grown cotton.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
A new S7 series combine, high-horsepower 9RX tractors, C series carts and Hagie STS sprayers with factory-installed See & Spray Premium highlight a splashy group of product intros.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The Texas Panhandle wildfires have consumed more than 500,000 acres. Homes and cattle have been lost as well. Donation supply points are being established.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
USDA now forecasts fiscal year (FY) 2024 ag exports at $170.5 billion, up $1.0 billion from the November forecast.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Electrification is not expected to hit Midwest fields in the foreseeable future.
Sustainable Food Trust
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
What is ‘local’ food? It’s a term we’re all familiar with and something we think we’d be quite confident at explaining – until we try. From definitions based on geographical distance to defining local in terms of things like environmental performance and social value, or suggestions that local should mean what consumers think it means, this apparently common sense term has evaded being pinned down.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Consider these grain marketing strategies to protect your bottom line while still maintaining the option to participate in potential spring rallies.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Devastating wildfires are burning in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle region and the Smokehouse Creek Fire has already become the second largest in Texas history, consuming at least half a million acres.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Learn what it takes to become a price maker rather than a price taker.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Wayne Gehrke and Carolyn Brummel share how they diversified beyond corn and soybeans and made the most of what they already had so they both could farm full time.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
As temperatures increase so does water demand, causing dryland farming to become more challenging and irrigated land to be short of water. What does the future hold for High Plains producers?
AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
AgriLife Extension offers cattle owners assessing livestock after wildfires ripped across the Texas Panhandle tips to consider.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The ag census breaks down the demographics of American farmers.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, dismissed a lawsuit filed four years ago against the USDA regarding its decision to increase line speeds at poultry plants.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
State law requires right holders to report the water they divert.
AgriLife Today
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
New educators will focus on agricultural and corporate finance and financial planning The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Agricultural Economics has added two faculty members. “We are glad to have Ronald Crowe and David Roach as new additions to the department,” said Rudy Nayga, Ph.D., head of the Department of.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Kansas Digest: Range and forage education programs planned; hemp apprenticeships offered.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Even though organic farming makes up less than one percent of US farmland , it’s still a multi-billion-dollar industry. Becoming certified organic, however, is not an overnight process for farmers. Adopting approved organic practices is only part of it. For a food to become certified organic, the farmland must be proven to have not received any pesticides or unapproved substances for at least three years.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
An agreement with Missouri Soybeans expands Soyleic reach to farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan.
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Corn closes higher with China talk but is the market finally bottoming? Matt Bennett, AgMarket, provides insight.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The uncharacteristic wet winter this year in the desert hasn’t been all bad.
Food Tank
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), located in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit and social enterprise that is working to end hunger through community-based programs and job training and creation. The organization recently received a four-year grant to make nutritious foods more accessible through their Healthy Corners program. Launched in 2011, the Healthy Corners program is designed to increase accessibility to healthier food options in areas without grocery stores, particularly neighborhoods affected
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
What the heck should we call lab-grown meat?
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The 2022 Census of Agriculture continues the trend of declining number of farms and increasing average age of farmers. I also shows mixed results in terms of farmers adopting conserving agricultural practices.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
What should we consider when selecting yearling heifers as replacements?
AgWeb Farm Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says corn is up for a third day despite a down day in wheat. Is it bottoming action and what kind of recovery rally can we expect?
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
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CABI
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The CABI-led Plantwise programme made considerable progress to help strengthen plant health systems, livelihoods, and food security in Burundi, according to the end evaluation report published by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) based in The Netherlands. Investigators Boudy van Schagen, Senior Advisor Agriculture and Seed Systems at KIT, and Dr Nicodème Nimenya, an agricultural economist… The post Plantwise programme made considerable progress to help strengthen plant health systems in B
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
In a head-to-head comparison, alfalfa still beats grass for dairy rations.
Agric4profits
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Arrowroot petals refer to the delicate, translucent flowers of the arrowroot plant, scientifically known as Maranta arundinacea.
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