Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

The good news is there are deals to be had on both new and used farm equipment out there, says Matt Clark, senior rural economic analyst with Terrain. The bad news is why there may be deals to be found. (Hello, tough times!) There are, however, ratios between gross margin, costs per acre, and more, Read More The good news is there are deals to be had on both new and used farm equipment out there, says Matt Clark, senior rural economic analyst with Terrain.

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NASDA

MARCH 3, 2025

Letter Dear Secretary Rollins: The undersigned participants in the Food Industry Codex Coalition (FICC)1 congratulate you on your recent confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture. We write to express our strong support for continued U.S. leadership of and engagement with the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). We urge that Codex remain a core strategic focus and resource priority for the Department as it champions prosperity and fairness for American agriculture.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

Weeks can turn into months, and months into years when it comes to getting the ball rolling, and keeping it rolling, on a farm succession plan. To simplify what can feel like an overwhelming project, the chair of the Winnipeg chapter of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) recommends coming up with answers to Read More Weeks can turn into months, and months into years when it comes to getting the ball rolling, and keeping it rolling, on a farm succession plan.

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Food Politics

MARCH 3, 2025

A dietitian member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who wishes to remain anonymous, emailed me about PepsiCos guide to research interpretation. PepsiCo sent dietitians this webinar and handout for communicating nutrition science and evaluating studies. I took a look at the handout, which gives a high quality research distinction to any studies in which authors have clearly disclosed conflict of interest.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday of RealAg Radio brought to you by AGI! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: David Postill, senior vice-president of AGI Digital on marketing; Jeff Cruzen, dryer business development rep on the drying economics; Scott Cerveny, product specialist and Ryan Thompson, strategic account manager on managing whats in Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday of RealAg Radio brought to you by AGI!

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Beef Outlook: Higher-priced cattle across all sectors help the bottom line, but hinder expansion.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

With a single cab-mounted camera, Case IH SenseApply offers adjust-on-the-fly variable rate application of herbicide, fungicide, and fertilizer. In this interview from Commodity Classic 2026 with Case IH crop application marketing manager Alex Caldwell, RealAgricultures Bern Tobin gets the low-down on how SenseApply handles green-on-brown spot spraying, VR fungicide, VR nitrogen, the burnd0wn pass and Read More With a single cab-mounted camera, Case IH SenseApply offers adjust-on-the-fly variabl

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Global Agtech Initiative

MARCH 3, 2025

Maria McWhorter, Head of North America Ag at Kynetec, explores the latest trends in agricultural technology adoption. The post Ag Tech Talk Podcast: Adoption Trends for Precision Ag, Farm Management Platforms, and Drones appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

There is potential to improve economics, but it is not a simple yes-or-no answer.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 3, 2025

With guidance from AgriLife Extension, the Hessels turned their dream into reality The post A dream to restore and steward a Texas ranch appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Slideshow: The offering of new tractors at the National Farm Machinery Show was largely made up of compact utility tractors.

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Farming First

MARCH 3, 2025

Although substantial progress has been made, biofortification is not yet tightly woven into food systems for improving nutrition and health. The post Biofortification: Future Challenges for a Newly Emerging Technology to Improve Nutrition Security Sustainably appeared first on Farming First.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Maryland just updated its custom rate charges list, while Ohio and Michigan updated theirs last year.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 3, 2025

After several hundred employees were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week as part of DOGEs workforce cuts, reporting has focused on how those cuts might threaten critical weather modeling and systems that help predict and warn the public about severe weather events such as hurricanes and tsunamis. In response to a question asking for more details on the staff cuts, a NOAA spokesperson told Civil Eats that per long-standing practice, we are not discussin

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Ag Marketing IQ: Jump on the soybean bandwagon or get off the bus? Though USDA predicts fewer planted acres of the legume, farmers may not lean toward corn acres proving prognosticators wrong.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 3, 2025

Leslie Woodward was in a real pickle. Shed temporarily closed Edenesque, her nearly decade-old self manufactured plant-based dairy company, to transition to a co-manufactured enterprise with a production partner, and urgently needed capital to scale up. A Black woman and Le Cordon Bleu grad who cooked in prestigious restaurants, Woodward watched as peers in the industry obtained funding because they had a network to tap into.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Four farmers have been named 2025 Master Agriculturists, plus an Honorary Master Agriculturist is recognized.

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FreshFarm Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

In a rapidly shifting environment, FRESHFARM farmers learn to adapt and adjust their farming practices to a changing climate.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

USDA agricultural meteorologist Brad Rippey took a look at some weather scenarios for this spring and summer.

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Agwired

MARCH 3, 2025

Syngenta is seeking registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new active ingredient, isocycloseram, to be trademarked as PLINAZOLIN technology , that can be used in insecticide products for cotton, vegetables, field corn, tree fruit crops, cereals and more. Syngenta Technical Product Lead Kevin Langdon, Ph.D. talked about the new technology at Commodity Classic this week. “We’ll have four different crop protection brands and a seedcare brand as well,” sai

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Early field preparation is key to getting rice in the ground early.

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World Agri-Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

BASF: Innovation, Ensuring Positive Outcomes for Farmers & Value Chain Sustainability Paul Rea, SVP Agricultural Solutions North America, BASF, joined World Agri-Tech Conference Producer, Theresa Flach, to discuss the chemical company’s agricultural innovation pipeline and solutions to achieving sustainability goals across the value chain.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Corn Source: Cover crops are either greening up or will soon green up. Heres how to best terminate them and plant corn.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 3, 2025

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our award-winning member newsletter. To get the next issue in your inbox, become a member today. In the Arctic and Far North, where a successful hunt can mean the difference between feeding the village or scrounging to make ends meet, one might assume a scarcity mindset would take hold.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Experience the complex issue of immigration through the lens of a child growing up in the dairy industry in a border state.

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Agwired

MARCH 3, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already being provided to indemnify growers for depopulated flocks. As the Secretary detailed in the Wall Street Journal , the five-pronged strategy includes an additional $500 million for biosecurity measures, $400 million in financial relief for affected farmers

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

North Carolina State University Extension weed specialist Charlie Cahoon stressed using a strong preemergent herbicide combination in lieu of banned herbicide. This includes at least two modes of action against targeted weeds, using post applications of residual herbicide and using residual laybys.

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Agwired

MARCH 3, 2025

New U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins received a standing ovation from thousands of farmers across the country Sunday as she made an appearance at the Commodity Classic in Denver on the Trade Show Main Stage. Rollins brought a message from President Trump. “He wants all of you to know that he hears you. He knows that times have been tough over the last four years.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Tomorrows Tech Today: Ag Leader solves drifting of trailered equipment, and OTRs tires come with pressure and telematic sensors.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

The threatened tariffs on day one of U.S. President Donald Trumps second term are now in effect, as of March 4, 2025.The 25 per cent tax on all imports (10 per cent on energy) into the U.S. took effect at 12:01 am. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement ahead of the midnight deadline, outlining Read More The threatened tariffs on day one of U.S.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Oregons ARS specialty crop research units were decimated by job cuts in mid-February. Some but not all of the scientists have been brought back.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

The Trump administration has forged ahead with implementing 25 per cent tariffs Canadian exports as of March 4, sending markets lower and triggering a previously-announced response from the Canadian government. Canada will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a statement late March 3. As announced prior to an Read More The Trump administration has forged ahead with implementing 25 per cent tariffs Canadian exports as of March 4, sending markets

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

The 1925 cover story was headlined Good farmers, good neighbors, good citizens, and 100 years later, the story is the same: Master Farmers make their communities better.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

The Lezak Recurring Cycle weather prediction method looks at historical patterns to predict another arctic blast could hit the Corn Belt in coming weeks.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

The threat of an escalating trade war drove prices of Chinese soymeal higher.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Starting April 2, the U.S. will impose tariffs on imported agricultural products, aiming to boost domestic sales. Farmers are left wonderingwhat products will be affected, and how will it impact prices?

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 3, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says everything is on the table as she and President Trump look to make agriculture great again.

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