Food Politics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is taking the lead on bringing dietary guidelines into the 21st Century. It is calling for national dietary guidelines not only to be nutrient-based and food-based, but food systems-based. Food systems-based guidelines extend beyond food-based guidelines that “provide advice on foods, food groups and dietary patterns to provide the required nutrients to the general public to promote overall health and prevent chronic diseases.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Every year soybean growers make seed choices based on a host of factors. One of the key decisions is whether to plant long-season varieties, full-season varieties or choose a shorter-season variety. Many growers target longer-season varieties and an early planting date to try to optimize yield potential and put more bushels in the bin, but. Read More Every year soybean growers make seed choices based on a host of factors.

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USDA Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dr. Kristal Southern can remember being certain of two things as a child. “By the age of 4, I knew I wanted to be a vet,” she said. “And by age 13, I knew I wanted to attend a historically black college or university.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Specialism in science being what it is, it’s understandably unusual to see papers which combine combine analysis of genetic diversity in humans over time with that of crops, or indeed livestock. It’s less understandable why it should also be unusual in science journalism, and examples should be celebrated. So hats off to Warren Cornwall for his very readable synthesis in Science of the history of human and crop genetic diversity in the Canaries over the past two thousand years.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What changes do you see the next big technologies bringing to agriculture?

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Technology Farming Farming Agriculture 122

AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

So, will the farmer selling dry up next week or will the funds take their foot off the accelerator? Grisafi says, “If the funds are still adding to their short position this could get really ugly.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

State ag leaders want to see the Fall Covers for Spring Savings program expanded to half a million acres, as Illinois lags behind its neighbors in cover crop adoption.

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Acre Crop 119

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A petition was submitted in 2022, but the new rule won’t go into effect until 2025.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Is there anything that can stop the blood bath in the grain markets? Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says there are only a couple of possibilities. And will funds keep buying livestock?

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Rail road conversions across farmland can be burdensome to some landowners.

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Farmland 119

Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

While EU farmers understand the biggest risks to their farms, a study reveals they aren’t using available tools to manage these threats. The post Smart Farming and the Transition to Regenerative Ag: Why Are EU Farmers Struggling With Climate Cognitive Dissonance? appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Farming Farming 104

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For the Health of It: Here are tips for putting safety first when driving ATVs and UTVs, the new workhorses on the farm and ranch.

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Ranching Farming Farming 119

AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

To date, tens of thousands of acres have been planted with SIMPAS-Applied Solutions (SaS) through the SIMPAS application system.

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Acre 103

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Catch up on summer E15 sales, 2024 meat and poultry projections, EPA’s draft Herbicide Strategy and more!

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Poultry 116

Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In grapefruit nodes are the points along the stem where leaves, flowers, and fruit stems originate.

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Production Crop 101

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Corn and wheat volume fade moderately lower week-over-week.

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Marketing 116

Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The olive style is a crucial part of the female reproductive structure found within the olive flower.

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Production Crop 100

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Show-Me Life: Wow, ChatGPT got it right when asked about FFA and lessons members can learn.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Thyme axillary buds are small, dormant buds located in the leaf axils—the angle between the leaf and the stem—of thyme plants (Thymus vulgaris).

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Young Dakota Living: Dispelling farm myths online isn’t for everyone.

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Farming Farming 111

American Farmland

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post A Tale of Two Farm Transitions: Protected Farms Take Different Paths to Keeping Land in Farming appeared first on American Farmland Trust.

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Farming Farming Farmland 98

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

From pricing to bring more clarity to the recent dicamba news, check out Farm Press’ round-up of cotton articles.

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Farming Farming 111

Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The thyme inflorescence refers to the arrangement of flowers on the plant's stem.

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Production 98

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are newer soybean preemergence herbicides, with tips for getting the best results.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Thyme leaf nodes are the points along the stem where leaves emerge.

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Production 94

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For consumers beset by higher prices, perception is often reality.

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Food 111

Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Thyme internodes are the segments of the stem between two consecutive leaf nodes.

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Production Crop 90

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mike Pearson examines the results of the latest ag census completed by the USDA.

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Farming Farming 110

Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Brazilian startup uses AI to convert any type of aerial field image into Agronomic Mapping Reports. The post Brazil: CNH Takes Minority Investment in Drone Imaging AI Company Bem Agro appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Marketing 89

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It’s not about making excuses for failures but using marketing skills to make a profit in the cattle business.

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Cattle Marketing 105

Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Varaha emerges as a frontrunner in combating climate change in the developing world through nature-based carbon credits. The post Varaha Raises $8.7 Million to Accelerate Agricultural Decarbonization appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Agriculture Agriculture 88

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Cover crops on the Texas High Plains are challenging but sustainable.

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Crop 105

AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The team at Traction Ag is working to provide via its cloud-based farm accounting application a system that captures all the financial and field information farmers need to record and manage.

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Farming Farming 87

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Between the Fencerows: A plan is underway to upgrade equipment to band fertilizer in a dribble application rather than broadcast it.

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Fertilizer 105

AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Some fields have a spot that consistently does not produce, but don't ignore those acres. If 156 acres average 200 bu. per acre, but 4 acres average 20 bu., the yield on the 160-acre field drops to 195.5 bu. per acre.

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Yield Acre 84

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Legal Issues: Tools farmers use such as federal crop insurance hinge on complying with farm bill conservation provisions.

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Crop Farming Farming 104

Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Slow Philosophy will integrate Varda’s Global FieldID into its field index algorithm to offer detailed insights for enhanced agricultural efficiency. The post Varda Partners With Slow Philosophy to Boost Soil Insights With Global FieldID and Agroscoring Technology appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Technology Agriculture Agriculture Marketing 84