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

On a sunny California day, Ricky Bobby the goat chomps across a hillside with the speed and pizazz of his NASCAR driver namesake from Talladega Nights. Along with his fellow herd members, all employed by the nonprofit Happy Goat to reduce wildfire risks, Ricky Bobby is doing what he does best, gobbling up weeds, shrubs, and leaves from low-hanging branches.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Estate Plan Edge: Leaving everything to your spouse seems simple and straightforward — until the surviving spouse dies and has a $4 million exemption instead of an $8 million one.

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Agri-tech

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As a penultimate year architecture student from the University of Leeds, I never imagined that my journey would lead me to a placement at a world-leading research institute specialising in plant science, genetics and microbiology. Yet, here I am, wrapping up a two-month internship with the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Programme Office at the John Innes Centre, and what an incredible.

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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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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 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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Food Tank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Kody McCleary wants more consumers to understand the work that goes into sustainable and humane pig farming. “Pig farmers, they’re there 365 days a year taking care of those animals,” says McCleary, a fourth-generation farmer at McCleary Farms in West-Central Illinois. “Going to Florida on vacation isn’t always an option for a livestock farmer.

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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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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 1, 2024

Both Texas and Oklahoma producers planted more peanuts this year. A season that began with great promise has lost its luster due to a lack of rainfall and extreme heat.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 1, 2024

AgriLife Extension specialist unravels the strategies of different spiderweb styles The post The strange types of spiderwebs found in nature appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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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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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Subsistence farming is an agricultural system where farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families rather than for sale in the marke

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In July, Rolling Plains producers were full of hope as their crops were off to the best start in years. August's unrelenting heat and lack of rainfall hurt fruit production, leaving producers with lower yields once again.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Producers and students to benefit from additional expertise of Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics The post Three new faculty added to address agricultural, agribusiness challenges in Rio Grande Valley appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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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

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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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Texas weather has been transitioning back to a La Niña pattern, with drier and warmer-than-normal weather that will likely last through the coming winter. Learn more, plus the latest Texas Crop and Weather Report.

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Caff

OCTOBER 3, 2024

From heatwaves to wildfires, drought to flood, farmers confront climate change long before most people do. Weather extremes have lately made farming an even more risky business. And if California doesn’t take action now, it’ll only get worse. Which is why family farmers see in Prop 4 a major step towards tackling the impacts of climate change. Prop 4 or the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks Bond is meant to address these si

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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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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center will produce advanced tomato breeding lines The post Texas A&M AgriLife Research leading effort to develop more high-quality, resilient tomatoes appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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American Farmland

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Farmers and ranchers in Northeastern Washington are invited to gather at Lazy R Ranch for a day of community-building and hands-on learning. The gathering is for small to mid-sized producers who are interested in learning more about building resilience to fire through management and community support. We’ll spend time discussing regional fire risks, touring Lazy R Ranch to learn how fire has impacted their operation, and exploring strategies for building resilience against fire danger.

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Rodale Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Vitamins are particularly fragile, therefore diced vegetables and fruit should be consumed as soon as possible. Precut and/or unrefrigerated produce left too long in open air (as in salad bars) […] The post Maximize the Nutritional Value of Your Food appeared first on Rodale Institute.

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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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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic approach to food safety that identifies, assesses, and controls hazards in food production p

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