Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The parent company of Basak Traktör — an agricultural manufacturer based in Turkey — has reached a deal to acquire 97 per cent of the shares in Manitoba-based Buhler Industries from Russia’s largest agricultural manufacturer, Rostselmash. Buhler, which employs around 800 people building Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment, has been majority-owned by Rostselmash since.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A few weeks ago, the FDA announced volunary recalls of 3 brands of baby pouches containing apple sauce with cinnamon, because they contained excess lead. Lead is poisonous to children’s nervous systems and brain development; there is n o safe level of lead intake. DO NOT LET YOUR KIDS EAT THESE PRODUCTS! The FDA inspected the plant in Ecuador where cinnamon apple sauce is made; the amounts of lead were shockingly high.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From the description of the just-released German-Norwegian TV series “Die Saat – Tödliche Macht” (English title: The Seed) on ARD (as translated by Google). Heino Ferch embarks on a dramatic search for missing persons as a police officer on a private foreign mission: in order to find his nephew, an environmental activist played by Jonathan Berlin, on the polar island of Spitsbergen, he pays no attention to his own life.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Moreover, they contribute to forest destruction, the displacement of communities, water pollution and soil degradation. They are often based on chemical-dependent monocultures which makes them vulnerable to disease and climate related shocks.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The government seized control of John Yearwood’s ranchland in the name of a tiny bug. “There is no shame in Washington,” he says.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Linamar Corporation is set to acquire Bourgault Industries Ltd. of St. Brieux, Saskatchewan, for C$640 million. Linamar’s existing agricultural brands include harvesting specialist MacDon and tillage and crop nutrition expert Salford. The company says that buying Bourgault positions Linamar to increase its market position as it now possesses a full lineup of products in the.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Just noticed I haven’t posted in over three weeks. Sorry about that. But there is a good reason: work. First there was the Global Crop Diversity Summit in Berlin. Then there was the 10th Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Rome. The Summit communique was presented to delegates, who welcomed its call for more support to genebanks.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When farming in urban environments, whether in-ground or using innovative production, one of the biggest challenges can be navigating local statutes, zoning, permitting and land use regulations. For growers, understanding legal access to land and water, as well as local policies is critical.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As all medically important antibiotics transition to prescription only and rural veterinarian numbers dwindle, livestock producers are caught in the crossfire.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Próspero Bendles Marcelino was 15 when he began diving for spiny lobster in the Caribbean waters between Honduras and Nicaragua. That was in 1965, and if he caught an average of 10 pounds of lobster, he earned the equivalent of $30 in today’s terms. A member of the Indigenous Miskito community, he was born in rural Ahuás, Honduras, 29 miles from Puerto Lempira, the capital of the Gracias a Dios region, in the most remote and biodiverse part of the country.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tom Wolf, co-founder of Agrimetrix and both of Sprayers 101 are BACK for this episode of Exploding Sprayer Myths! If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right? Actually, that’s a myth. Catch.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Some of the most thoughtful writing about food and climate change comes from IPES Food–The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. IPES Food recently published From Plate to Planet, a report on how local governments are trying to do something about preventing further climate change by “promoting healthy and sustainable diets, reducing food waste, shortening food chains, training organic farmers, and ensuring all residents can access healthy and sustainable food.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Jeremy’s latest podcast is out, and it’s a doozie. Plus it saves me adding it to the next Brainfood, which is coming soon, don’t worry people. Modern maize has long been a puzzle. Unlike other domesticated grasses, there didn’t seem to be any wild species that looked like the modern cereal and from which farmers could have selected better versions.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration and delicious food! Celebrating the holidays on a budget does not mean sacrificing flavor or tradition. With a little ingenuity, you can create delicious, festive meals that celebrate the spirit of the season without compromising on flavor or nutrition. Let's explore some satisfying MyPlate holiday recipes that respect your wallet and contribute to a memorable feast!

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2023

American Gothic: Farm Couple Nailed in Massive $9M Crop Insurance Fraud apiuser Tue, 12/05/2023 - 07:44

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 14, 2023

April Prusia’s 78-acre heritage hog operation in the Driftless region of Wisconsin has benefited from two forms of financial support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2013, around the time she was getting the operation off the ground, Prusia secured a cost-share loan through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) that helped her install a system to divert water from the roof of the barn away from the barnyard.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If getting a bill through Parliament can be compared to a car race, you could say Bill C-234 was on the final lap in the Senate and within sight of the checkered flag, before getting sideswiped by an amendment that leaves it missing parts, nowhere close to the finish line, and without a clear path.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A group with which I was unfamiliar, PropellerFish , sent me a report of a survey it conducted: Partisan Wellbeing in America. Earlier this year, we sponsored a study to take a more robust look at how partisanship may be shaping people’s decisions around health, nutrition and wellbeing. We conducted a quantitative survey with 1,400 Americans across the country and further engaged 450 of those respondents in qualitative writing assignments.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan. Quite the tour de force. Now to get it funded. Yes, there’s now a community of practice on millets. Joined! The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website.

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USDA Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Arionne Patterson has come a long way since learning about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program during a presentation hosted at her high school in Fresno, California. As a result of pursing her agricultural dreams and the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, Patterson obtained her Agriculture Business degree at Prairie View A&M University and her master’s degree at Purdue University.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Last week, COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, signaled its intent to bring food systems into future COP negotiations. Until now, fixing food systems had hardly been on the environmental agenda, with most attention going to the energy sector. Yet there is a clear consensus that food systems are badly affected by extreme weather events and offer a solution for our climate crisis.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I met Henrietta, a retired Washington, D.C. resident in her 60s in a meeting of the Client Leadership Council at the Capital Area Food Bank. I was there doing research for the University of the District of Columbia and I was struck by her continued advocacy around ensuring her neighbors have access to adequate and nutritious food and the infrastructure they need to create a resilient community.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A practical design that immediately improves efficiency on the farm is usually a top priority when building a new shop, but ideally, that building will continue providing value for the next thirty-plus years, across multiple generations. Walter Smith would still fall into the category of “young” farmer, but after ten years of running a seed.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 25, 2023

I said I was taking this week off, but this item is too good not to share (thanks to Bill Nesheim for sending). Association of health benefits and harms of Christmas dessert ingredients in recipes from The Great British Bake Off: umbrella review of umbrella reviews of meta-analyses of observational studies. MJ 2023 ; 383 doi: [link] (Published 20 December 2023) Abstract Objective To determine the health benefits and harms of various ingredients in Christmas desserts from The Great Briti

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 17, 2023

What Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Are Available under the Plant Treaty and Where Is This Information? It’s really difficult to know, and it shouldn’t be. Bridging the gap? Public–private partnerships and genetically modified crop development for smallholder farmers in Africa. They really haven’t worked. But should they have?

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Kansas State University announces a breakthrough in wheat that could help those with celiac disease.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In his poem, The Theologian’s Tale, the 19 th century American poet Henry Wordsworth Longfellow popularized the second part of the title of this op-ed: “ships that pass in the night speak to each other in passing…only a look and a voice, then darkness again and silence.” With neither climate nor nutrition action scaling up fast enough, we cannot afford any more darkness and silence.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As Justin Holt comes in for a handshake on a bright morning in early November, it’s hard not to notice the color of his palms. They’re the hue of fine wooden furniture, a warm, ruddy tone that is considerably darker than the wrists that peek out from the long sleeves of his broad-checked flannel shirt. Holt smiles as he turns his hands outward. “They’re going to be brown like this through Christmas,” he says.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Soybeans or corn? Which seed makes the most sense to plant first next spring? Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says good arguments can be made for planting either crop first. The best solution might be to buy a second planter and start rolling with both crops at the. Read More Soybeans or corn? Which seed makes the most sense to plant first next spring?

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 15, 2023

John Brueggemann. Food for the Future: Beautiful Stories from the Alternative Agro-Food Movement. Lexington Books, 2023. I did a blurb for this book: Sociologist John Brueggemann examines the stories of people actively engaged in today’s small-scale food and farming movement toward healthier and more sustainable food systems. Their commitment, passion, and pragmatism is so inspiring that we will all want to join or support this movement in every way we can.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The study highlights that to accurately assess the carbon footprint of beef production, land use impacts must be considered.

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Agri-tech

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Dr Susan Schlimpert and her team have been awarded European funding to take forward their innovative research into the antibiotics of the future. Dr Schlimpert, a group leader at the John Innes Centre, receives a European Research Council consolidator grant, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. The award for the project, “Functional Diversity of Bacterial NLRs in Multicellular.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by clicking here. I’ve been reflecting on what happened at this year’s UN climate change conference, COP28. (And sleeping off jet lag!) I was so heartened and impressed to hear so many strong voices advocating for a better food system, especially among young activists.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

After half their farm’s crops were wiped out by a devastating heat wave in 2018, Ellee Igoe and Hernan Cavazos, co-founders of Solidarity Farm, changed their practices with the explicit goal of adding more carbon to the soil, or “carbon farming.” The farm grows seasonal fruits and vegetables on 10 acres in the semi-arid, unincorporated area of Pauma Valley in central San Diego County, on land it rents from the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians; they partnered with the Luiseño to create a “carbon sin

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The era of Russian ownership of Buhler Industries — the makers of high-horsepower Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment — is over. Turkish manufacturer Basak Traktör says it has formally closed its purchase of 96.7 per cent of the shares in Buhler Industries from Rostselmash on Dec. 28 — eight days after the deal was.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

DRUGS Here’s the headline: Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on U.S. obesity doctors Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid U.S. medical professionals at least $25.8 million over a decade in fees and expenses related to its weight-loss drugs, a Reuters analysis found. It concentrated that money on an elite group of obesity specialists who advocate giving its powerful and expensive drugs to tens of millions of Americans.

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