Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Most of the chatter concerns the significant collapse in commodity prices over the past two years coupled with costs of production that have continued to remain high.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
In Episode 15 of The Truth About Ag Podcast, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout dive into the complex world of land management and expansion with Darrel Monette of Monette Farms. Known for its impressive —and sometimes controversial— growth over the past 15 years, Monette Farms has become a force across multiple regions. Darrel shares hard-won. Read More In Episode 15 of The Truth About Ag Podcast, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout dive into the complex world of land management and expansion with Darre
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Food Tank
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Trisha and Nolan Zachman farm in a small town two hours west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. They grow a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, rye, wheat, sorghum, and peas; pasture-raise pigs for specialty meat company Niman Ranch; and care for chickens, sheep, ducks, geese, alpacas, and numerous cats—in addition to raising two young children and running a farm stay experience.
Agri-tech
OCTOBER 30, 2024
One day, a few years ago, a local teacher found something strange in his garden. The story that follows is one of plants, beer, bacteria, insects and ZOMBIES! For this Halloween special edition blog Dr Sam Mugford, research assistant, reveals the strange science of phytoplasmas, a group of plant-infecting bacteria with very peculiar properties, and how he made his own delicious zombie beer… “In.
Daily Yonder
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This story was originally published by The Conversation. Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving , when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. And traditional Native American farming practices tell us that squash and beans likely were part of that 1621 dinner too.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 29, 2024
You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass. Recognizing that both header loss and combine loss contribute to lower yield and volunteer issues for the next season, Read More You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even
Food Tank
OCTOBER 31, 2024
At the recent Food Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Development (FEED) Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aspiring and new food entrepreneurs came together to address common roadblocks and to share strategies for adding value to small food businesses. The conference is designed to facilitate connection, letting participants bring their questions to real people with the expertise and experience to help move them forward.
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USDA Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A recent USDA 2501 grant is supporting Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA), which has provided more than 750,000 hours of on-farm training and related coursework in managed grazing dairy production to hundreds of aspiring dairy farmers nationwide. Initially established in 2010 as a state-level apprenticeship in Wisconsin, DGA became an independent nonprofit organization in 2013 and registered its training program as a National Apprenticeship with the U.S.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Those healthy looking soybeans may be hiding a hunger for nitrogen that could deliver higher yields. The oilseed’s nitrogen needs have been much studied over the years with researchers generally agreeing higher rates of nitrogen don’t pay, but that may not be the case when growers push for higher yields. On this episode of the. Read More Those healthy looking soybeans may be hiding a hunger for nitrogen that could deliver higher yields.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 28, 2024
In 2016, Carla Harward’s daughter, Sophie, came home from her middle school in Chattooga County and told her mother about two students who hadn’t eaten over the weekend. “I was stunned,” says Harward. “Sophie said the little boys were crying because their bellies hurt. We just had no idea there were kids in our community that were hungry.” Harward and some families gathered food for the family, but she knew more had to be done.
West Texas Livestock
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Deciding which cows to cull is a challenging task for most producers. Sometimes, their personal feelings about that particular animal get in the way. Sometimes, they don’t even know which ones are under-performing and which ones need to be kept. Given the current conditions, which have persisted for the last year or so, the need […] The post Cull smart: strategies to really increase your cull’s value appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.
Agri-tech
OCTOBER 31, 2024
An international research collaboration has completed the most detailed genome assembly to date of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus). This new chromosome-scale reference genome published in Scientific Data offers new potential to accelerate modern breeding of this underutilised legume for climate-smart agriculture. Nearly twice the size of the human genome, the sequence was assembled from scratch and.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
According to recent statistics from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), approximately 2.5 million Canadians are currently working in the agriculture and agri-food sectors. There is a projected need for over 60,000 new workers in these sectors by 2029 due to retirement and industry growth. With this in mind and November being Canada Career.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The new, long-term partnership between researchers at Rausser College of Natural Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will gather data on wolf ecology, diet, predator-prey dynamics and recolonization while contributing to conflict reduction strategies. The post California Wolf Project will advance science and management of gray wolves appeared first on Berkeley News.
CABI
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Two training workshops have been held to help strengthen the capacity of 10 PlantwisePlus plant clinics recently launched in Namibia in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The plant clinics are part of a project to help improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as well as local and national… The post Training workshops held to help strengthen capacity of PlantwisePlus plant clinics in Namibia appeared first on PlantwisePlus Blog.
Grow Link
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Dylan Knapp, better known as "Mitten_Master" on Instagram, is one of Michigan’s most passionate cannabis cultivators. His love for the plant, combined with years of experience, has made him a respected voice in the industry. Despite the market's ups and downs, Dylan remains focused on producing high-quality cannabis, maintaining the spirit of the early days when growing was more about passion than profit.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 29, 2024
It can be easy to be impressed by slick new technology — the lights and displays, read outs and even images. With technology comes data, and it’s actually the data collected that really proves a tech’s worth. It’s crucial, then, that tech adopters understand the data analysis portion of ag tech, but this isn’t always. Read More It can be easy to be impressed by slick new technology — the lights and displays, read outs and even images.
Agwired
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) expressed concerns about the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s latest report, criticizing the lack of scientific basis for recommending plant proteins as a replacement for animal proteins. The Committee recommends moving beans, peas, and lentils from the vegetable group to the protein group. While this increases the amount of recommended protein intake, this would be deceiving to Americans, as there are essential nutrients in animal protein
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Editor’s Note: This blog post is the third in a series taking a deeper look at how federal market opportunities support the success of efficient regional food systems. Part one details USDA’s recent supply chain infrastructure investments and how they have equipped regional processors and distributors. Part two describes the essential role that community partners and people play in connecting producers to markets.
Trimble Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
For ag finance to truly serve farmers, there must be freedom through optionality. The topic of consolidation in U.S. agriculture is a hot one, but it’s primarily discussed at the farm and processing level. Both are critical topics, as monopolies in the meatpacking industry or the disappearing American family farm have significant impacts on the present and future of our food system.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
This editorial was submitted on behalf of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, Egg Farmers of Canada, Chicken Farmers of Canada, Farmers of Canada, and Canadian Hatching Egg Producers. RealAgriculture has reached out to supply managed sectors several times for interviews regarding Bill C-282 but has not been granted an interview. Canada is an attractive trading.
Agwired
OCTOBER 30, 2024
ZeaKal today announced that PhotoSeed Soy has been validated as the first sustainability-embedded trait technology for agriculture, a technology that could expand the volume of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production by approximately one billion additional gallons on existing U.S. soybean acreage. Han Chen, co-founder and CEO of ZeaKal, says they were able to validate PhotoSeed’s impact on the carbon intensity (CI) score of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from soybean oil by using well-respec
Ohio State University
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) is excited to recognize Breonna Shepherd for earning a competitive scholarship to attend the recent Women in Agribusiness Summit held in Denver, Colorado in September. Sponsored by ADM, Shepherd is a fourth-year student majoring in Agribusiness and Applied Economics with a minor in Horticulture.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
OCTOBER 28, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released “ Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill ”, a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). The report offers an in-depth analysis of CSP’s enrollment trends, conservation practices supported, and funding impacts, including the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Hot on the heels of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s conference on sustainability and agri-food, occasional Ag Policy Connection host, Shaun Haney, sat down with Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, Darlene McBain, of FCC, and Sara Kate Smith, of Clear Strategy, to unpack two days of policy panels, discussion, and insight. In this episode.
Tillable
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Beyond Traditional Mapping: Leveraging H3 for Accurate Agricultural Market Insights In the agricultural industry, where success is increasingly tied to data-driven decisions, innovative technologies like the H3 grid system offer a more accurate way to map and understand large farm operations. Originally developed by Uber, H3 applies a consistent, hexagonal grid over an area, eliminating the inconsistencies of county or region-based maps.
Ohio State University
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A trio of researchers within the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at Ohio State University— Ani Katchova (Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair), Carl Zulauf (Professor Emeritus), and Mujahidul Islam (PhD student)—continue to identify trends on the topic of agricultural land lost to development. Conversion of agricultural land to developed land is a topic of increasing interest in Ohio.
Agwired
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this episode we’ll get a preview of the AgGateway Annual Conference that will be starting November 11th in Austin. I talked with Brent Kemp, President and CEO, about what AgGateway works to accomplish and what the schedule looks like. I’ll be there to take photos and collect some good interviews and session audio.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 28, 2024
It takes years of dedication and whole lot of patience to develop a strong forage variety. For Dr. Bruce Coulman, his journey into plant breeding started when he was working in the Crop Science Department at the University of Saskatchewan back in high school. Coulman’s enjoyment in working the plots sparked a long career, leading. Read More It takes years of dedication and whole lot of patience to develop a strong forage variety.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ep. 27: Sustainability, cage-free, non-GMO, carbon neutral. These labels impact agriculture, farmers and the consumer opinion.
Ohio State University
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) is excited to welcome our newest faculty member, Research Assistant Professor Charity Troyer Moore. Dr. Troyer Moore earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics and M.A. in Economics from The Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Business Management from Asbury University (Wilmore, KY).
Agwired
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Organic recycling company Denali today announced it has transformed over 10 billion pounds of organic byproducts into natural fertilizers, according to its newly released third annual sustainability report detailing findings from 2023. The report also notes the company collected 1.7 billion pounds of food waste of which more than 75% was recycled into organic, nutrient-rich animal feed or made into customized formulations to address specific dietary concerns of cattle. 2023 Report Agriculture Hi
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Farmers have become quite familiar with the 4Rs of nutrient management — when it comes to fertilizer application they need to consider the right source, rate, time and placement of nutrients. As more farmers use biologicals to help meet crop nutrient needs, Mosaic regional agronomist Braydn Lingbeck feels it’s important to take a 4R approach. Read More Farmers have become quite familiar with the 4Rs of nutrient management — when it comes to fertilizer application they need to consider the
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2024
UC Berkeley's Ken Alex says regardless of who the next president is, proponents will continue to push for this "straightforward statement of climate denial." The post Project 2025 could be disastrous for the climate. Legal scholars are preparing to fight back. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Rachel Laudan
OCTOBER 31, 2024
[A slightly edited version of a piece I originally published on October 31st, 2015] Every year of the fifteen I lived in Mexico I enjoyed seeing graves decorated with flowers,… The post Dining with the Dead appeared first on Rachel Laudan.
Agwired
OCTOBER 31, 2024
U.S. farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. Unpac® , developed by Locus Agriculture, is an innovative biosurfactant soil amendment that successfully breaks up soil compaction through fermentation-derived technology. Three years of independent field trials have confirmed significant yield boosts of up to 34 percent in a multitude of crops, with an 86 percent win rate.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Fall conditions in Ontario are quite dry and that has some growers wondering if the wheat is OK. More farmers are also perhaps getting a little carried away with fall field work, because, well, there’s time and dry conditions to do some! To discuss what’s going on with the wheat crop, why it’s always the. Read More Fall conditions in Ontario are quite dry and that has some growers wondering if the wheat is OK.
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