Real Agriculture

JULY 2, 2024

To pulse producers, grasshoppers represent both a significant challenge and a potential threat. With last year being hot and dry across the Prairies, growers are wondering what the current growing season will hold for these resilient crop consumers. Farmers and agronomists alike hope that the cool, wet spring might keep pulse crops safe from the. Read More To pulse producers, grasshoppers represent both a significant challenge and a potential threat.

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Food Politics

JULY 2, 2024

The headline in The Guardian : UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds. Here’s the report. It’s principal findings: The height of 5 year olds has been falling since 2013. Obesity among 10-11 year olds has increased by 30% since 2006. Type 2 diabetes among under 25s has increased by 22% in the past 5 years. Babies born today will enjoy a year less good health than babies born a decade ago.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 2, 2024

Soybeans are one crop that have had a pretty excellent decade. Managing the crop at the field level is a farmer’s job, but ensuring the crop moves freely and on-demand globally is part of what Soy Canada does. Brian Innes is the executive director for Soy Canada, which held its annual general meeting and a. Read More Soybeans are one crop that have had a pretty excellent decade.

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NASDA

JULY 2, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service cooperative agreement team is pleased to announce several exciting job opportunities in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest regions. As part of an initiative to modernize and strengthen operations, the NASDA team is offering the following new opportunities: NASDA Associate Director This position will serve as the liaison with NASS regional teams, facilitate communication and collaborat

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Food Tank is compiling a list of books that will engage, educate, and inspire you this summer. Rethink your relationship with gardening in Tama Matsuoka Wong’s Into the Weeds: How to Garden Like a Forager , or learn about food systems innovations in the face of climate change in Food Systems of the Future. From guides teaching you how to create your own permaculture garden to personal memoirs of food and family to investigations of community food systems, this list has everything you’re looking

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NASDA

JULY 2, 2024

Comment Re: Input on America’s Groundwater Challenges Submitted at pcast@ostp.eop.gov To the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: We, the undersigned trade associations, represent a large cross section of the nation’s construction, transportation, real estate, mining, manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, energy, wildlife conservation, and public health and safety sectors – all of which are vital to a thriving national economy and provide important resources and good paying

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Real Agriculture

JULY 2, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ken Currah of BASF on white mould in soybeans; Jeanette Gaultier of BASF and Renate Jochum of Pride Seeds on how to determine corn stage growth; Dr. John Lauzon with the University of Guelph on how nutrients. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Berkeley Blog

JULY 2, 2024

The warm, yet demanding, instructors of Cal Performances' Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp gave Camilo Eifler an early foundation to thrive in dance — and later, as a pro athlete. The post Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 2, 2024

The next government should make sustainable food and farming key to the future economy, addressing climate change, restoring nature and re-building public health. Here, we break down the six commitments we want to see from the new administration. As we teeter on the edge of the next UK general election, the question for many farmers and, increasingly, a wider public concerned about unhealthy food, is whether food and farming will be a genuine priority for the next administration?

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Modern Farmer

JULY 2, 2024

Throughout the summer in the Golden, CO area, you might see a big box truck full of local fresh vegetables hosting a pay-what-you can farmer’s market. Affectionately called Chuck, GoFarm’s mobile market truck travels to low-income neighborhoods, schools, retirement homes, mobile home communities and more. It offers local produce that GoFarm sources from 80 to 90 farms every season, including small-scale urban farms, large family-owned farms and beginning farmers going through their incubator pro

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 2, 2024

The introduction by the Danish government of a cow carbon tax, announced last week, is in my opinion a deeply misguided decision. I’m sure it was well intentioned, but the truth is that introducing this tax may make it even more difficult for farming to move from being part of the problem (which it currently absolutely is) to being part of the solution.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Estate Plan Edge: Three changes can occur over time that will undermine your plan’s “yield,” including changes in the legal environment, changes to your life and changes in experience.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

JULY 2, 2024

In the Southeast, agricultural producers have started to add new crops to the mix of traditional commodity and specialty crops as the climate and the markets have been changing. Some of those crops include cold-hardy citrus in Georgia and Alabama, olives, and pomegranates.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Beef Column: Understanding water quality and quantity, and how these two factors change throughout the year, can help producers ensure their cattle obtain this most important nutrient.

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ATTRA

JULY 2, 2024

By Tammy Barnes , NCAT Agricultural Specialist Now, as we enter the hot, dry summer months, is the time to watch livestock water sources for quality. Water is the most important nutrient in the diet and is especially critical during summer. When the weather heats up, all algae, filamentous and planktonic, grow rapidly in response to environmental factors such as sunlight, water column temperature, water pH, and stagnation.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Tough Decisions: New legislation passed in the spring session updates a Nebraska law that dates back to 1889.

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AgriLife Today

JULY 2, 2024

Land-grant university communicators celebrated through Association for Communication Excellence The post Texas A&M AgriLife communicators receive national awards appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Kansas Digest: Ag exports are economic drivers; Sorghum Connection series; rural child care grants available.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JULY 2, 2024

Enabling seamless and rapid data sharing between sensors and Source. The post Source.ag Unveils Source APIs for Direct Data Management appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

There is strong lament for corn in North Carolina as the state faces historic and prolonged drought during silking stages of corn development.

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American Farmland

JULY 2, 2024

American Farmland Trust has teamed with Puget Sound Partnership to form a partnership to prevent the conversion of farmland by supporting the long-term viability of agriculture, providing tools for local governments to better plan for agriculture, and developing policies to strengthen agricultural resilience.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Slideshow: There’s plenty of each for the above categories. There’s flooding, of course, in northwestern and north-central Iowa. Good crop areas exist, though, in areas like central Iowa.

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AgriLife Today

JULY 2, 2024

Seafood-consumption assessments among scientists’ presentations at leading health science conference The post Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center debuts first suite of studies appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

A Nebraska farmer participates in a United Soybean Board mission trip to Colombia and other Central and South American countries.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JULY 2, 2024

agRE.tech has developed a system that latches onto the photovoltaic infrastructure, using AI to enable robotic operations in the ag space. The post New AgriTech Startup Wants to Blend Solar Power and Smart Farming appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Cover crops can help prevent erosion, enhance water infiltration, increase water-holding capacity in soil and promote organic matter accumulation.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 2, 2024

The SFT is fresh back from the Groundswell festival where our team was out in force. We hosted four sessions at this year’s ‘Glastonbury of agriculture’, covering everything from holistic metrics to working with wool. Here, Executive Director, Adele Jones, shares some of her reflections and conversations from Lannock Manor Farm. Groundswell is one of my favourite events of the year – it brings together, in a judgement-free way, both people who have been working in this space for a very long tim

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: The June 28 USDA report fizzled, but historically expected drops in acreage and weather, global demand and elections could still spark a rally in 2024/25 grain markets.

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USDA Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Throwing a celebratory BBQ gathering this Fourth of July does not have to be stressful when it comes to the menu and food safety.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Slideshow: Unfortunately, fungicides won’t curb these diseases. However, scouting for them now may help you select hybrids that resist these diseases.

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AgriLife Today

JULY 2, 2024

Milk prices remain in a slump even as Texas dairy production and consumer demand continue to rise, according to Texas A&M AgriLife.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Jack Damron, Delhi, Oklahoma, nears a half-century milestone of harvesting this nation's wheat.

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ATTRA

JULY 2, 2024

Researchers at Dartmouth University published a study in the journal Agriculture and Human Values in which they found that farmers’ motivations for adopting regenerative agriculture were not entirely monetary. The researchers noted that farmer enrollment in carbon credit programs lags behind adoption of regenerative practices. Farmer surveys in Kansas and Nebraska suggested that carbon market prices are too low compared to the documentation the programs require.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Barn Spotlight: The 100-year-old gambrel-style barn at Maplemont Farm in Vermont is being restored for sheep.

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AgriLife Today

JULY 2, 2024

AgriLife Extension experts warn outdoor activity requires greater precautions in heat The post Tips to avoid heat exhaustion, heatstroke appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 2, 2024

Drumgoon Dairy originally from Northern Ireland sets deep roots in its new operation in South Dakota.

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American Farmland

JULY 2, 2024

Today, American Farmland Trust is pleased to announce the availability of $5,000 grant awards and support for New York farmers to aid in their efforts to protect water quality.

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