Food Politics
MAY 3, 2024
Here’s something I haven’t yet written about but I’m seeing so much on the topic that it’s due. Microplastics are small (5 millimeters and much, much smaller) particles that come off of plastic containers, wrappings, and waste. They are now everywhere and in everything, including oceans, water supplies, food, animals, and us. Not nearly enough is known about their effects, but early signs are not reassuring.
Real Agriculture
MAY 3, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by joined by Dennis Laycraft with the Canadian Cattle Association to discuss the changes of testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, on the RealAg Issues Panel. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio!
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Agricultural Biodiversity
MAY 3, 2024
The paper “ Forgotten food crops in sub-Saharan Africa for healthy diets in a changing climate ” by Maarten van Zonneveld, Roeland Kindt, Stepha McMullin, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako, Sognigbé N’Danikou, Wei-hsun Hsieh, Yann-rong Lin, and Ian K. Dawson has won the PNAS 2023 Cozzarelli Prize for the best paper of the year in Applied Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
The cattle markets breathed a sigh of relief after USDA announced negative test results for H5N1 in ground beef. And a former USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety says is unlikely to be found in beef in the future.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MAY 3, 2024
Benjamin Nowak, a “French lecturer in agronomy with teaching and research activities focused on soil sciences and remote sensing for crop monitoring” has a nice infographic showing “ what a large farm would look like, growing all the world’s crops.” Pretty cool. But where’s all the ganja? A high-resolution version is available.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
The crop can survive, depending on how long it was submerged, quality of the seed and temperature levels. When temps go north of 70 degrees, the likelihood it will survive drops to between 24 and 48 hours.
Food Tank
MAY 3, 2024
Iowa is the number-one pork producer in the United States, but it has relatively few hog farms. Large factory farm facilities have replaced smaller family farms. The state lost nearly 90 percent of its hog farms from 1982 to 2017, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census data. And now many young people lack the resources and education to pursue a career as a hog farmer.
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AgriLife Today
MAY 3, 2024
AgriLife Extension Disaster Assessment and Recovery experts poised to help, offer flood response tips The post Prolonged heavy rainfall causing flooding, livestock safety concerns appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Three things to remember if this market comes to life: sell into a rally, get offers in place and maintain perspective.
Agric4profits
MAY 3, 2024
The answer to this question is more of your interest rather than what each entails whether to raise fish fingerlings or raise fishes till they get to adult edib
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Whenever the scores are released, they could show another hefty increase for food and nutrition spending, paid in part by the way her bill alters the Title I safety net programs.
Agric4profits
MAY 3, 2024
The time it will take fish fingerlings to reach table size (market size) depends on your feeding, housing and every other management procedures put in place.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Grains ended higher on Friday with chart breakouts on weather and crop concerns, plus fund short covering. Cattle mixed, hogs. lower.
Agric4profits
MAY 3, 2024
Some of my readers often ask: As a beginner, would you advise me to start raising my fish including catfishes from fingerlings or juveniles stage'?
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Cowtowns & Skyscrapers: Modern science keeps our food supply safe, even during animal health events.
Agric4profits
MAY 3, 2024
The quantity of fingerlings / juveniles to start your fish farm with largely depends on how much you can afford and all that is in place for proper management.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
The USDA National Center for Resilient, Regenerative and Precision Agriculture is breaking ground at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
The spread between your break-even with the cost of production model versus the cost of doing business model has never been as far as it is now. Be sure to know your true costs.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Limited irrigation compounded by drought drives a Plains, Texas, couple to shift from row crop production to raising Angus-Akaushi cattle.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Grains continue higher with weather concerns in the U.S. and SA, a lower dollar and funds are covering shorts with the stronger technical action says Darin Newsom with Barchart. Will the funds eventually buy grains?
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Check out these recent Farm Press and Farm Progress stories to leave you feeling hopeful and inspired.
Global Agtech Initiative
MAY 3, 2024
The Australian company made its first delivery of the autonomous SwarmBot in the U.S. to Beck’s Hybrids in Atlanta, IN. The post SwarmFarm Robotics Delivers First Commercial Unit in the U.S. appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Mike Pearson reminds listeners to be on the look out for the Asian Longhorn tick as the weather turns warmer.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Corn, soybean and soybean meal futures posted higher weekly closes, but it’s hard to predict how far the grain markets could rally, says Jerry Gulke. “Now it becomes more of an art than a science,” he adds.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Low-cost wine industry additive also improved feed efficiency and milk quality.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Blue Lite is a rechargeable, handheld Bluetooth device that pledges to enable simple data collection and transmission from the grain bin.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Land Values: Here’s a look at how to value residential-size solar energy systems on the farm.
UnderstandingAg
MAY 3, 2024
In part 3 I reviewed the concept of using marginal nitrogen use efficiency and zero N check strips as tools to evaluate application rates. Now I will shift the focus to problems with overapplication, how to determine the right timing for application, and the consequences of not doing so. The fastest way to diminish the soils’ ability to supply nitrogen naturally is to apply high doses of readily available nitrogen.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Farm & Family: A Crummey notice is sent by the trustees of an irrevocable trust to beneficiaries to let them know a gift has been made to the trust.
Organic Farming Research
MAY 3, 2024
Based on a webinar and recent research from Dr. Xin Zhao, this post shares the importance of high tunnels for organic vegetable production in the Southeast and discusses challenges faced by growers in the region, and research outcomes related to temperature regulation, insect pressure, fogging systems, shade and light management, with recommendations for optimizing production and addressing environmental factors.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Catch up on farm bill proposals, the rising demand for meat goats, the best farm dogs in America and more!
AgWeb Farm Journal
MAY 3, 2024
Grain markets have been rallying this week on weather and crop concerns and it's not just wheat. Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow, Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about Northern and Southern Hemisphere weather.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Proving that crops grown in the area were healthy took time, cost, commitment and sacrifice.
Global Agtech Initiative
MAY 3, 2024
By becoming a part of Acres’ growing network, users can unlock rural land insights. The post Acres’ California Farmland Values: A Data-Driven Analysis – Telling the Story Behind the Numbers appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Web deck: About 200 essays were written on the topic of breaking down barriers to ag entry.
Global Agtech Initiative
MAY 3, 2024
A partnership Moët & Chandon underscores a shared vision for a more productive, safer future in vineyard management. The post How Yanmar Vineyard Solutions Is Advancing Robotic and Autonomous Solutions in Vineyards appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
MAY 3, 2024
Two Hearts, One Harvest: Ag education is important, and bringing schoolchildren to the farm reinforces it.
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