Real Agriculture
JANUARY 22, 2024
Sweat the details and practice, practice, practice. It may sound like gridiron football strategy but it will also make farmers winners in the battle to improve soil health, says North Dakota-based independent agronomist and crop consultant Lee Briese. When it comes to improving soil health there are plenty of fixes — from reducing tillage to. Read More Sweat the details and practice, practice, practice.
NASDA
JANUARY 22, 2024
Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. – NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill , food safety , labor reform , pesticide regulation and PFAS. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney remarked on the gravity of these issues for 2024.
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Food Politics
JANUARY 24, 2024
A reader from Phoenix, AZ, Maria Zafonte, sends this from a local Safeway: From her standpoint—and mine—this is a great way to encourage overeating. As she explained, if she bought just one bag of chips, each would cost $5.99. But if she bought four, the unit cost was only $1.97 each. As she put it: The problem is what am I going to do with four bags of Doritos??
Food Tank
JANUARY 22, 2024
The recently published Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement by Bobby J. Smith II spotlights the role of food as a political weapon and tool for resistance in the context of the Civil Rights Movement. Building upon his dissertation at Cornell University, Food Power Politics sets out to understand the importance of food in the strategies used by activists in the Civil Rights Movement, Smith tells Food Tank.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 22, 2024
Agriculture leader Mary Robinson has been named to the Senate of Canada, representing Prince Edward Island. Robinson is currently the vice-president of the World Farmers’ Organisation and is a managing partner of the Robinson Group of Companies, a 6th-generation farm and agribusiness in Prince Edward Island. She is the past president of the Canadian Federation.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 24, 2024
Wendy Mosher, CEO at New West Genetics and vice president of Hemp Feed Coalition, says this is something that has been in the works for at least four years
Food Politics
JANUARY 25, 2024
I learned about this one from Beverage Daily: Unexpected and bold: The iconic nacho cheese taste of Doritos imbued into a first-of-its-kind spirit The Frito-Lay brand has collaborated with Danish flavour innovator Empirical to launch Doritos Nacho Cheese Spirit – a limited edition, multi-sensorial experience that really tastes like nacho cheese…. Read more Limited edition bottles will be available in select New York and California markets for $65 for a 750ml bottle.
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Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2024
CNH is investing an undisclosed amount in a Canadian start-up that is developing a compostable version of bale net wrap. Nature’s Net Wrap — based in Alberta — will use the funds to support testing and validation of its biopolymer material that’s designed to replace plastic twine and wrap, which eventually end up in landfills.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 23, 2024
David Heublein won the conventional, non-irrigated category of the 2023 NCGA yield contest for the state. The amazing yield was grown with only one-third of the total rainfall his fields usually get in a growing season.
Food Politics
JANUARY 26, 2024
I was interested to see this report and the academic analysis on which it is based —both from the Food Systems Countdown Initiative. The academic analysis is extremely complicated and difficult to get through. This initiative is highly ambitious. It developed a set of 50 (!) indicators and “holistic monitoring architecture to track food system transformation towards global development, health and sustainability goals.
AgriLife Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
Pruning dead plant material can cause more harm through winter A hard freeze can make plants an ugly eyesore in a landscape or garden. But practice patience when it comes to freeze-damaged plants, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife expert. Michael Arnold, Ph.D., director of The Gardens at Texas A&M University and professor of landscape horticulture in the Department of.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2024
Agriculture, with its demanding nature, often requires individuals to be physically and mentally prepared for challenging situations. Farmers spend most of their days tending to crops or livestock, but don’t always commit time to caring for their own well-being. In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, Shaun Haney covers this critical topic in conversation.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 26, 2024
A valuable molecule sourced from the soapbark tree and used as a key ingredient in vaccines has been replicated in an alternative plant host for the first time, opening unprecedented opportunities for the vaccine industry. A research collaboration led by the John Innes Centre used the recently published genome sequence of the Chilean soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria) to track down and map the.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 22, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Corn and soybean basis weaken in eastern Midwest. End users improvise in the wake of bearish USDA reports. Shipping lanes freeze, dry up or are literally blown apart.
Farming First
JANUARY 26, 2024
Increasing women's participation in climate smart agriculture requires inclusion in decision-making and equal access to resources, research shows. The post Climate Smart Agriculture Interventions Must be Gender-responsive appeared first on Farming First.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 25, 2024
Negotiations on a trade deal between Canada and the UK have come to a halt with both sides unhappy about what the other is offering when it comes to market access for agricultural products. The British side has walked away from the table, citing a lack of progress in negotiations on a longer-term bilateral deal.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 26, 2024
While estimates suggest that black vultures are responsible for the loss of thousands of calves every year, as a protected species, the bird may not be killed without a permit.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 26, 2024
Ken Legé, a well-known name in the cotton industry on the Texas South Plains, discusses the importance of communication in his new position, fundamentals in 2024, and wearing 100% cotton.
AgriEpiCenter
JANUARY 26, 2024
As we step into the new year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Innovate UK have announced new funding competitions, paving the way for more innovation […] The post Defra and Innovate UK support innovation in UK agriculture with new funding competitions appeared first on Agri-EPI Centre.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2024
Farmers Edge has entered into an agreement with its largest shareholder to take the company private, pending approval from other shareholders. The deal would see a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, which owns approximately 61 per cent of the common shares in the digital agriculture company, purchase the remaining shares for a price of C$0.35.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 26, 2024
Inverter welders are not for welding structural steel all day long. But for repairs around the farm, their economical cost, light weight and ability to use 120-volt or 220-volt power supplies make them practical.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 22, 2024
The three-day show will feature the latest in farm equipment, farm supplies and services, along with dairy, beef production and related industry supplies.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JANUARY 26, 2024
The farmers settled into their chairs at the Congressional briefing room. With the urgency climate change demands, they came from a diverse array of states with an important and powerful message to share: keep IRA funding for conservation programs in agriculture. The group gathered on January 11 on Capitol Hill to share their stories with members of Congress in a briefing hosted by the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition ( SEEC ) and organized with the support of the National Sust
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 26, 2024
What’s the most economic rate of nitrogen for corn? Where is that line between feeding the crop the right amount of the yield-producing nutrient and wasting dollars on excess product? University of Guelph sustainable cropping systems professor Dr. Adrian Correndo says a lot of field trials and research brainpower has been invested in identifying an.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 24, 2024
Grains start higher on continued corrective buying but soybeans have run into chart resistance. Cattle and hogs see following through buying after chart breakouts yesterday. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 24, 2024
More than Dirt: Downey discusses the fourth of five strategies to reduce your tax burden. Fourth: Diversify & generate passive losses from off-farm investments.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 22, 2024
Recently, at age 72, Shane Bailey changed her grocery store routine. Her first stop is now the produce section to pick up kale, her new favorite food. She prepares it with collard greens, mixes it into stir-fries, and boils it in vegetable broth. Another new love is white sweet potatoes mashed with a dab of butter. She also has a new go-to sandwich: avocado, low-fat mayonnaise, white onions, and alfalfa sprouts between toasted rye bread.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2024
It is true that mental illness can be incredibly difficult to see compared to a broken leg or an open wound, for example. But just like any other illness or health challenge, there are sometimes outward signs of mental health that can be observed by others. Deb VanBerkel is the chief programming officer for the. Read More It is true that mental illness can be incredibly difficult to see compared to a broken leg or an open wound, for example.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 26, 2024
The European Union is considering the establishment of a carbon market in the agriculture sector as part of its ambitious climate goals for the next decade.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 25, 2024
A study from the University of Georgia reveals a concerning stress and coping pattern with alcohol among women who own or manage farms.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 24, 2024
In the next of our series of interviews with JIC alumni, we spoke to Dr Filomena De Lucia, about her experience of working at the John Innes Centre and her career journey from there. After gaining specific expertise in the field of chromatin and epigenetics during her PhD at the University of Naples, Italy, in 2005, Filomena (Menita) decided to apply for a Post-Doc position in the Caroline Dean.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 26, 2024
Are you ready for it? It’s time for one of the most difficult choices you’re going to have to make this week — picking a winning team for the upcoming Super Bowl. That’s right, February 11, two NFL teams will meet for a giant spectacle of sportsing, possible Taylor Swift spotting, and cheering for the.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 25, 2024
Cattle try to extend gains after strong chart action awaiting cash. Hogs see follow through buying on China news. Corn & beans see profit taking w/weak exports. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 24, 2024
Tiffany Lashmet, in her recent Texas Agriculture Law Blog, discusses the new federal reporting requirement and the penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance.
Daily Yonder
JANUARY 23, 2024
As policymakers in DC have continued to negotiate compromises to fund the federal government — and craft a new Farm Bill — there has been no shortage of political wrangling over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), often referred to as “food stamps.” For example, in mid 2023 an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling included a provision to tighten eligibility requirements for some SNAP users.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 25, 2024
Farm groups in Newfoundland and Labrador have posthumously recognized the province’s former ag minister two days after his passing. Derrick Bragg served as Newfoundland and Labrador’s minister of fisheries, forestry, and agriculture from 2021 to mid-2023 when he announced he’d been diagnosed with tongue cancer. He passed away on Monday, Jan. 22 at 59 years.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 25, 2024
Chip Flory warns that as more crush capacity comes online, the soybean market might realize it waited too long to bid for 2024 soybean acres.
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