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 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
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Food Politics
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Every five years since 1980, we get to go through the most enormous fuss about dietary guidelines that have not changed in any fundamental way since then. Then and now, they say eat more vegetables, balance calories, and reduce intake of foods high in sugar, salt, and fat. You don’t believe me? Here is the much more straightforward 1980 version. Reminder: The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is just that: advisory.
Agricultural Biodiversity
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Will a plant germplasm accession conserved in a genebank change genetically over time? Sure, change is inevitable, but it can be minimized, and some can be accepted. Cocoyam ( Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) genetic resources and breeding: a review of 50 years of research efforts. Conventional breeding, based on inducing flowering, is possible, but will require more international exchange of germplasm.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The NSF grant will fund training at eight universities across the West Coast aimed at bridging the “valley of death” between academia and entrepreneurship. The post Berkeley to lead “Innovation Hub” helping turn basic research into innovative businesses appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
By John Stackhouse, senior vice-president, office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada. Host of Disruptors, an RBC podcast. This opinion column first appeared on LinkedIn and has been edited for clarity. Elections can be good barometers of a society, and Campaign ‘24 is telling us plenty about America today. I just spent two weeks.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The current Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has produced its draft recommendations. These, as I discuss tomorrow, are mostly banal, much the same as all guidelines since 1980. But this year there are two rather shocking exceptions, both having to do with what is not recommended. Incredible non-recommendation #1. Reduce the focus of the Dietary Guidelines on reduction of chronic disease risk.
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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.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 28, 2024
2024 marked the launch of Pioneer seed brand’s new Z-Series soybeans across North America, the fifth series the company has introduced in its 50 years of soybean breeding. Canadian growers had limited access to the new genetics, which the company promised would deliver agronomic advantages, better disease defence, and higher yields. In this report from.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 31, 2024
CANDY IFT’s Food Technology Sweet and Spooky: Halloween is one of the most popular times for consumers to purchase candy. Mars, in partnership with Ipsos Omnibus, surveyed nearly 3,000 U.S. adults about their Halloween plans to learn more about how consumers celebrate. Interactive Candy Map 2024: Our map ranks the most popular Halloween candy in each state in America, as well as the first and second runners up.
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.
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Slideshow: Combining cover crops and strip till lets farmers get maximum use out of the cover crop through March, April and May. Here’s how one farmer makes it work for corn and soybeans, plus his cover crop mix.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
With many cattle producers trying to cut costs, increase the productivity of their land, and have a tiny bit of a personal life, the idea of “out-wintering” has become a little more attractive in comparison to chilly daily feedings of corralled animals. While ranchers have looked at options such as bale grazing, swath grazing, or. Read More With many cattle producers trying to cut costs, increase the productivity of their land, and have a tiny bit of a personal life, the idea of R
Food Politics
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Thanks to Jim Krieger of Healthy Food America for this one. Substituting Refined Sugars With Maple Syrup Decreases Key Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Individuals With Mild Metabolic Alterations: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Crossover Trial. Arianne Morissette, Anne-Laure Agrinier, Théo Gignac, Lamia Ramadan, Khoudia Diop, Julie Marois, Thibault V Varin, Geneviève Pilon, Serge Simard, Éric Larose, Claudia Gagnon, Benoit J Arsenault, Jean-Pierre Després, Anne-Marie Carreau, Marie-Claude
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2024
A UC Berkeley researcher pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly. The post Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The Texas Plant Protection Association's upcoming conference covers the use of biologicals in crop management, along with how artificial intelligence can improve a producer's bottom line.
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.
Food Politics
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Santa Cruz, a college town on the California coast south of San Francisco, has a ballot initiative to tax sugar-sweetened beverages (Berkeley has one too but its vote is expected to be so favorable that the soda industry isn’t even bothering to fight it). But the soda industry is sinking a fortune— more than $1.6 million so far —into fighting the Santa Cruz proposal.
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.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Drought tendencies are the new normal for Oklahoma weather. Once again, producers dust in their wheat seed at a shallow depth to maximize germination speed while waiting and hoping for rain.
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.
Food Tank
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Food Tank is highlighting 20 cookbooks that showcase diverse culinary voices and feature delicious recipes as well as the stories, traditions, and adaptations that inspire them. Khushbu Shah’s Amrikan , for example, celebrates the Indian American diaspora with innovative recipes that blend classic dishes with modern flair. Chinese Enough by Kristina Cho merges Cantonese traditions with California influences, highlighting her experiences as a first-generation American with dishes that defy simple
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.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ep. 27: Sustainability, cage-free, non-GMO, carbon neutral. These labels impact agriculture, farmers and the consumer opinion.
Real Agriculture
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A pair of private member’s bills that are supposed to ensure farmers have more than one option for repairing their own equipment and to ensure that different brands of parts and machines can work together received their final approval in the Senate on Oct. 31. The only step left in the approval process for Bills.
Agric4profits
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Afang Leaf, scientifically known as Gongronema latifolium, is a leafy green vegetable native to the tropical regions of West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2024
“Augmented Dexterity has potential to elevate good surgeons to the level of the best surgeons, which could support faster, and more reliable surgery,” said UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg. The post How robots could assist surgeons and improve patient outcomes appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Electrical accidents while farming claim too many lives. You need to be aware of your surroundings, and know what to do if the unthinkable happens.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Kioti Tractor is boosting its commitment to the Canadian market with the opening of a new warehouse at Milton, Ont. The facility will increase Kioti’s operational capacity, allowing the tractor maker to deliver enhanced support and service to dealers and customers across Canada, says a company release. “We value our Canadian customers and dealers and.
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.
UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 30, 2024
“It's not how much rain you get but how much rain you can keep.” As I write this in late Oct 2024, we have had no measurable rainfall for the entire month here in west-central Indiana. If you look at the August-through-October total rainfall here, we have not been this dry since 2010, and we've not had a single year in the last 20 years where October has been this dry.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Winter feeding costs are likely to be lower than last year, but the ongoing dry spell has cattle producers cautiously optimistic about sustaining their herds into spring. Learn more, plus the latest Texas Crop & Weather Report.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 28, 2024
There are a few things I remember clearly from my childhood spent in southern Manitoba. One, that my costume was always worn over top of winter gear, and, two, that we rarely bothered to pick up any candy to hand out — we were just too rural for anyone to bother stopping by to Trick.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2024
By using a combination of methods tailored to the multidimensional nature of psychopathy, we could transform how we identify and understand this personality disorder, said Berkeley psychology professor and lead author Keanan Joyner. The post In some people, psychopathy goes undetected. A recent UC Berkeley study offers a solution appeared first on Berkeley News.
AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Early dying off of lawns could signal infestation The post Armyworms can be managed in lawns by following three helpful tips appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Initial 2023 data for some 3,000 counties forecasts payments going to corn and soybean farmers in 250 counties. How USDA calculates the loss greatly impacts which grain farmers get paid.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Cover crops are everywhere on Prince Edward Island. In recent years, growers looking to help manage the Island’s light-textured soils have rapidly ramped up cover crop planting to improve soil health and fight erosion. Syngenta Canada agronomist Eric Richter says he noticed a big change since he moved to PEI five years ago. In this. Read More Cover crops are everywhere on Prince Edward Island.
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