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.
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??
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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.
Agricultural Biodiversity
JANUARY 23, 2024
Jeremy’s latest newsletter summarizes a summary of a roundup of rotation research from northern China. Bottom line: more crops better. Anthropocene Magazine has a handy summary of recent research into crop diversity on the North China Plain. Bottom line: adding more crops to the current dominant rotation of wheat and maize increases yields and profits, sequesters more carbon in the soil and reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Global Agtech Initiative
JANUARY 26, 2024
Purdue's Dr. Allan Gray explores key trends and their associated technologies, signaling a transformative era in this sector. The post 5 Tech Drivers Behind Key Trends in Food and Agriculture in 2024 appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 26, 2024
Structural oversupply of wine grapes stifling grower prices, leaving vines unharvested.
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.
Food Politics
JANUARY 23, 2024
I see stores selling Kratom all over my downtown Manhattan neighborhood and am curious about it (no, I have not tried it, nor do I intend to). I took a look at the websitesof the American Kratom Association (AKA) and the FDA’s Kratom page. The AKA describes itself as “a consumer-based, nonprofit organization, focuses on setting the record straight about kratom and gives a voice to those who are suffering by protecting their rights to possess and consume safe and natural kratom.
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.
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
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.
Food Politics
JANUARY 22, 2024
Let’s do two at once—studies funded by gthe beef industry. I. BEEF AND MUSCLES I learned about this one from a headline in Food Navigator — Europe’s daily newsletter: Muscle protein synthesis more successful with beef than plant-based protein in older people, study finds One look at the headline and I wanted to know: Who paid for this? The study: Higher Muscle Protein Synthesis Rates Following Ingestion of an Omnivorous Meal Compared with an Isocaloric and Isonitrogenous Vegan Meal in Healthy
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 26, 2024
Climate Observations: That year saw the earliest small-grain planting in Minnesota history.
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.
NASDA
JANUARY 25, 2024
Letter Dear Secretary Blinken, Secretary Vilsack, Secretary Becerra, Secretary Raimondo, Ambassador Tai, and Administrator Regan, The undersigned organizations strongly support the mission of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and greatly appreciate U.S. leadership to encourage the adoption of science-based standards that help grow exports of U.S. food and agricultural commodities.
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.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 25, 2024
Iowa corn growers and biofuel producers say this is a wake-up call to move faster toward sustainable aviation fuel.
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.
NASDA
JANUARY 25, 2024
Dear Secretary Vilsack and Director Young: As the Administration develops its budget proposal for FY 2025, we respectfully urge you to once again protect crop insurance from harmful cuts. The FY 2024 budget wisely recognized crop insurance as a farmer’s first line of defense against climate change and other disasters, and did not make cuts to the program.
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.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 23, 2024
Sunflower Extra: North Dakota maintains top sunflower-producing state in 2023.
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.
NASDA
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Nevada Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for an administrator of the Division of Plant Health and Compliance. This position serves under the direction of the Deputy Director and is responsible for the management of the Division of Plant Health and Compliance operations, which includes regulatory testing, inspection, licensing, certification and service programs statewide.
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.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 22, 2024
In New York, orchard growers are being incentivized to save pollinators.
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.
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.
The Equation
JANUARY 22, 2024
Industrial meat and poultry slaughterhouses dump millions of pounds of pollutants into the nation’s waters every year. The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution. But the current rules, which were enacted two decades ago, are woefully inadequate at curbing the environmental and human impacts of this dirty water deluge.
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.
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.
AgriLife Today
JANUARY 23, 2024
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Jan. 23, 2024 Drought continues to linger in patches of the state, but Texas agricultural producers face much better cropping outlooks going into spring, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. AgriLife Extension agronomists Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., Amarillo; Reagan Noland, Ph.D., San Angelo; and Ronnie Schnell, Ph.D., Bryan-College.
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