Real Agriculture
MAY 31, 2024
The term “agricultural extension” generally refers to the process of applying new research and knowledge to help farmers improve farming methods and techniques. While this concept has existed for thousands of years, the word “extension” itself dates back to the 1860s in England when universities made an attempt to extend practical information through lectures outside.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Show-Me Life: Here are 10 questions to ask your teen, plus a download to take their mental health temperature.
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Real Agriculture
MAY 31, 2024
New survey data shows around half of farms that have farmland rental agreements up for renewal this year are expecting rental rates to increase, with some anticipating a significant jump in the land rent component of their cost of production. Rising land rent costs are coinciding with the increasing cost of owning land, as borrowing. Read More New survey data shows around half of farms that have farmland rental agreements up for renewal this year are expecting rental rates to increase, with some
Food Politics
MAY 31, 2024
If you are still confused about ultra-processed foods and the current status of this truly important dietary concept, here is a great place to start: The Financial Times of all things: “Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods. Why important? The message is clear: eat less of them. Hence, the article’s subtitle: “Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the effects of industrially formulated substances.
AgriLife Today
MAY 31, 2024
Texas A&M’s Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit leader asking Texans to get ready The post Expert tips to prepare for hurricane season appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Missouri-Kansas Crop Progress: Corn and soybean growers wait on drier days to get back in the field for planting.
DTN
MAY 31, 2024
Every year, the world’s best female golfers compete for record-setting purse levels worldwide on the LPGA Tour. And as with any sport, weather can be a central factor in an athlete’s game strategy and performance. With dozens of athletes competing at each event, hundreds of staff members and volunteers making it happen, and thousands of spectators in attendance, public safety is also top of mind.
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Real Agriculture
MAY 31, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Meagan Murdoch of Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Stuart Person of MNP, and RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s appearance at the House of Commons’ ag.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Global economic expansion, along with a world population that is growing at approximately 1% per year supports strong sugar demand globally.
USDA Blog
MAY 31, 2024
For basketball great Ralph Sampson, farming is his new game of choice. The new and beginning farmer is looking to resurrect his family’s farm and spur new economic growth on the ancestral land.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Sunflower Extra: Acres, production down in 2024
Global Agtech Initiative
MAY 31, 2024
Munckhof Fruit Tech Innovators can calculate the financial benefits of precision fruit growing thanks to student Luuk Tijssen's calculation model. The post Precision Fruit Growing: How a Dutch Ag Tech Company Is Using an ROI Calculation Model from a Student appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Land Values: Here are the latest Nebraska land sales in Banner and Brown counties.
AgriLife Today
MAY 31, 2024
Mandadi selected for research breakthrough to help combat citrus greening, related plant diseases The post Distinguished Texas A&M plant pathologist receives American Phytopathological Society Syngenta Award appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Iowa to euthanize 4.
Agric4profits
MAY 31, 2024
Deworming sometimes known as worming or drenching is the giving of an anthelmintic drug often referred to as a wormer, dewormer, or drench to a human or animal
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Lettuce virus appeared three years ago in transplants from Salinas.
Agric4profits
MAY 31, 2024
The domestic goat is a subspecies of the wild goat of southwest Asia and eastern Europe.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Where I Come From: How can rural parents raise children and work with so few child care options available?
Agric4profits
MAY 31, 2024
Cat toys for bored cats can help in a world where our feline companions often spend their days lounging indoors, it is essential to find ways to keep them menta
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Soybean Watch: Early weed competition affects growth and yield.
Ohio State University
MAY 31, 2024
Ohio State University was selected to lead a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded effort to conduct and evaluate a pilot consumer campaign to test educational messages and materials designed to meaningfully reduce the amount of food that is wasted in U.S. household. The effort is led by Brian Roe , Van Buren Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences , and will be in partnershi
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Follow simple strategies to see how much cash you have on hand.
DTN
MAY 31, 2024
While hurricane season doesn’t officially start for another month, this season is already capturing early attention with changing climate patterns and other indicators of a potentially active season. If high winds and potential downpours don’t impact your region, there is a high chance that extreme heat will. DTN weather experts recently held the 2024 Summer and Tropical Weather Outlook risk assessment that shares insights for what to expect this summer and potential impacts to utilities, aviati
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Corn, soybeans and wheat volume all land within trade expectations
USDA Blog
MAY 31, 2024
Did you know, the United States is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of corn in the world? In 2022, corn and soybeans accounted for more than half of the U.S. crop cash receipts—totaling $148.5 billion. This is in no small part thanks to the Heartland Region states of Illinois and Missouri.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
But California’s fly invasion is still in crisis mode, expert says.
Agric4profits
MAY 31, 2024
The milk process also known as the methods of milking requires several important steps, and the purpose of these steps is to elicit optimal milk letdown, minimi
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Minnesota Minute: Organic leaders honored; Allerson to receive Science in Practice Award; West Central Ag signs letter of intent to join CHS.
Berkeley Blog
MAY 31, 2024
After a seismic shift in college athletics, young athletes can earn compensation for their skills. Law lecturers and students are providing expert guidance. The post New Berkeley Law program helps student athletes broker better deals appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Mike Pearson takes a look at what the Farm Futures team found in the latest USDA census of agriculture.
Farming First
MAY 31, 2024
The adoption of biofortified bean seeds has resulted in greater grain yields and higher incomes for Rwandan farmers, says new study. The post Rwandan Biofortified Bean Farmers Prosper From Greater Yields and Income appeared first on Farming First.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
Kansas Tourism: Fort Leavenworth, “The best hometown in the Army,” has stories to share.
Berkeley Blog
MAY 31, 2024
"I'm an accidental writer. I was writing to make sense of, firstly, what had happened," said Sonali Deraniyagala, whose family died in a 2004 tsunami while on vacation in Sri Lanka. The post Berkeley Talks: ‘Wave’ memoirist on writing about unimaginable loss appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
The Texas Chapter of ASFMRA published its 2023 Texas Rural Land Value report. Learn what's trending in your region.
ATTRA
MAY 31, 2024
The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is working with wool, alpaca, and cotton growers – primarily in nine states – to accelerate the adoption of conservation-agriculture practices that benefit the climate, strengthen on-farm resilience, and build regional fiber systems. The partnership team will provide enrolled producers with technical assistance and $18 million in direct incentive payments to write and implement whole-farm Carbon Farm Plans on fiber producing landscapes.
Western FarmPress
MAY 31, 2024
A two-year-long battle has ensued over accountability and compensation.
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