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 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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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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Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

ESPN’s popular pregame show visits Cal for first time The post Everything you need to know about ESPN GameDay’s Saturday visit appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It’s more common for private member’s bills to make more headway in a minority government, such as Canada has now. Several of these kinds of bills are making their way through parliament right now, and some of them have the potential to not only significantly impact agriculture but also Canada’s trade relationships as a whole. Read More It’s more common for private member’s bills to make more headway in a minority government, such as Canada has now.

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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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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

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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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

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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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

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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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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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 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 1, 2024

Canada’s cattle sector has faced its share of environmental challenges in recent years, as wide-spread and multi-year droughts have put pressure on the overall size of the Canadian cow herd. Several factors, including positive price signals and a return of pasture productivity, will be crucial in stabilizing the cow herd. Brenna Grant, executive director of.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the past decade or so, there has been a resurgence of interest in the improvement of school food – spearheaded in many ways by Jamie Oliver’s call to arms for better school dinners and Henry Dimbleby’s School Food Plan, published in 2013, mapping out a way forward for better meals in schools. Since then, however, some 60% of schools across the nation have fallen by the wayside in their pursuit of healthy school meals.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 4, 2024

What to consider about summer and fall hay production. What is the cost per bale? What about protein levels? In the fall, is it cost-effective to continue running the baler?

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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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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Over six hundred workers at the six main grain export terminals in Vancouver are returning to work as of Saturday, September 28. Their four day strike, which nearly halted grain shipments through Western Canada’s largest port, came to an end late Friday, as the Grain Workers Union Local 333 agreed to a tentative four-year deal.

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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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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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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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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 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

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Powerful learning sessions, new tech displays, a jam-packed trade show and networking all aim to empower growers in the rapidly changing organic market.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Agricultural product processing refers to transforming raw agricultural materials like grains, fruits, vegetables, and animal products into forms that are

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Salford is looking to ramp up productivity and minimize crop damage with its new precision row crop cultivator. In this report from from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., Salford product manager Josh Kettle shares how the company has integrated cutting-edge camera and wand guidance systems to create precise alignment that allows the cultivator.

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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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