Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Soil type, water availability, hybrid choice, plant population and crop nutrients are just some of the factors growers have to consider when pursuing a high-yielding corn crop on their farm. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soil School, we catch up with Aaron Stevanus as he shares how these factors are evaluated at the Stevanus Family. Read More Soil type, water availability, hybrid choice, plant population and crop nutrients are just some of the factors growers have to consider when p

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 1, 2024

PCAST, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, has released its REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT A Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States. I learned about the report from a Tweet (X) : I wrote about an earlier draft of the report in a previous post: The federal vision for chronic disease prevention: individual behavior, not the environment.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Landrace in situ (on-farm) conservation: European Union achievements. Lots of organizations and farmers are conserving landraces in Europe, in lots of ways, and pretty successfully, but the most sustainable way to do so would be to decrease barriers to their marketing, in particular in the context of organic agriculture. An assessment of the implementation of the EU policy for conservation varieties from 2009 to 2023 and its relationship to Geographical Indications.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As part of our mission, Civil Eats reports on the U.S. food system’s disproportionate impact on immigrants and communities of color. Immigrant food system workers toil in the nation’s restaurants, farms, and food processing facilities, and have some of the least visible but most strenuous and dangerous jobs in the country. Many are underpaid and vulnerable to food insecurity and workplace abuses.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Canadian farm groups have voiced major concerns regarding a private member’s bill that has quietly reached the second reading stage in the Senate. Bill C-293, introduced in 2022 by Liberal MP and noted vegan, Nate Erskine-Smith, is one of many private member’s bills that have gained traction under the Liberal minority government. The bill would.

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Julian Baggini. How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy. Granta, 2024. 443 pages. I did a blurb for this one: How the World Eats is an enormously wide overview of how people throughout the entire world–from hunter-gatherers to NASA astronauts–view, exist within, manage, and try to improve their food systems. Baggini’s philosophy makes sense.

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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Learn more about the legacy of the Free Speech Movement, and how the Berkeley community is carrying it forward today. The post A message from Chancellor Lyons on the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Every now and then expected seasonality offers a surprise for grain growers. For fall of 2024, commodity markets are moving ever so slightly against seasonal trends and are actually edging higher ahead of the coming corn harvest. Ranulf Glanville, market analyst with Grainfox, says that market behaviour right now offers farmers some reasons to be. Read More Every now and then expected seasonality offers a surprise for grain growers.

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USDA Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nearly twenty years ago, all that Dr. Circe Niezen, professor at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR), knew about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was the USDA approval sticker on her luggage for agricultural safety when she traveled from Puerto Rico to the continental United States.

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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Nearly $13 million in funding announced today will establish the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center at UC Berkeley. The post New center to advance use of seaweed in the global economy appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Scan the seafood case at your local grocery store and you’re likely to see the same staples, no matter where you are: shrimp, salmon, tuna, tilapia, cod. Most of it crossed international borders to reach you. The U.S. is the world’s second-largest seafood importer, despite the fact that U.S. fishers catch 8 billion pounds of seafood each year. Much of the fish landed here is eaten elsewhere.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Bayer CropScience Inc. has acquired the HyTech Production LTd. canola treating and packaging facility located at Coaldale, Alta, effective November 1. “As Bayer continues increasing its canola business, we have been exploring ways to enhance the processes and assets that contribute to this important crop,” says Antoine Bernet, president and CEO, Bayer Inc.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Letter Dear Administrator Regan: The undersigned Members of Congress are writing about your agency’s recent actions that fail to recognize rendering as a critical food waste management strategy. We are concerned such an omission will create significant problems for agricultural producers and commercial establishments by preventing the conversion of recyclable organic materials into high-value, high-quality finished products.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

UC Berkeley engineers have created a new computational tool for removing motion artifacts when imaging live biological samples. The post Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Tough Decisions: Contribution margin can have a big impact when it comes to making beef cow decisions this fall.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In Episode 13 of The Truth About Ag podcast, host Evan Shout welcomes Clint Fischer, a South Dakota attorney specializing in farm family transitions and succession. In this discuss, they explore the intricate challenges faced by farm families during ownership transitions and discuss strategies that can help. Fischer is also founder of Braintrust Ag, an.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Share this This Story’s Impact 51 million monthly content views Eater This article was produced in collaboration with Eater. It may not be reproduced without express permission from FERN. If you are interested in republishing or reposting this article, please contact info@thefern.org. If you stop at a roadside restaurant anywhere between North Dakota and Oklahoma, you might not immediately get a sense of culinary diversity.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Annual plants are plants that complete their entire life cycle from germination to the production of seeds within a single growing season.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Two brothers transition into leadership on their family farm and find opportunities through young farmer programs.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As tar spot continues to spread northeast across Ontario’s corn region, growers are looking to build a better defence against the yield-robbing leaf disease. Crop genetics and fungicide will likely be the one-two punch growers use to control the disease, which is characterized by tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves. The fungal.

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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

By digitally mapping the whole brain of a fruit fly, scientists hope to gain insight into human brain disorders The post Researchers simulate an entire fly brain on a laptop. Is a human brain next? appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Aquaponics farming is a sustainable method of food production that combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) into a sing

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Soybean Watch: Look for signs of disease in late-season soybeans. Follow along as a seasoned agronomist determines the potential cause of this plant’s affliction.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Farming boasts one of the shortest commutes — from door to barn or shop is often just a morning stroll, coffee in hand. But that’s only if you live on the farm, and while multi-generational farms are common, multi-family yard sites are less so. For many farms, there comes a time when building a new.

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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The post Free Speech at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Family farming is a vital part of agriculture, providing food security and sustaining rural communities.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Commodity prices, input costs and the future of ag trade weigh heavy on the farming community.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Like so many questions in agriculture, the decision on where to build a new or second farm house often comes down to one answer: it depends. As Ryan Kehrig, national lead for agriculture tax with MNP, explains, there are a multitude of factors that go into the decision, including who lives where, who pays for. Read More Like so many questions in agriculture, the decision on where to build a new or second farm house often comes down to one answer: it depends.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Across campus, researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm. The post How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Agriculture is one of the oldest and most essential activities in human history.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

An Oklahoma farmer is interseeding wheat in between his cotton rows prior to defoliation. See what he's using and how he's integrating it into his crop rotation and cattle operation.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 2, 2024

If you’ve never seen soybeans sprouted in the pod, this is the podcast post for you! In this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson has some surprising (and wooly) solutions to using oats that made it to head, plus he’s got many thoughts on phosphate applications, and he wants everyone to invest. Read More If you’ve never seen soybeans sprouted in the pod, this is the podcast post for you!

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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Despite its hallowed status, free speech isn’t something that everyone understands — and it hasn’t always been guaranteed. The post Watch the dean of Berkeley Law explain free speech in 101 seconds appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Climate change refers to long-term alterations in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and other elements of the Earth’s climate system.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 4, 2024

From finance to management, support is available for young and beginning farmers traversing the challenges in agriculture.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 1, 2024

John Deere and DeLaval have launched the Milk Sustainability Center, a digital ecosystem that integrates agronomic and animal performance into one unified platform. Dairy farmers can use the Milk Sustainability Center to monitor nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) across their farm, herd and fields. It collects animal and agronomic data, providing.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

On Oct. 5 and 6, Cal Performances is presenting SLAM!, a gravity-defying circus arts performance that may leave audiences rethinking what’s possible on theatrical stages. The post Circus arts meet pro wrestling in a raucous theatrical performance appeared first on Berkeley News.

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