Real Agriculture
AUGUST 22, 2024
The federal government is invoking its authority under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to put an end to the unprecedented shutdown of both of Canada’s national railways, less than a day after CN and CPKC locked out more than nine thousand workers who were otherwise set to go on strike a minute after.
Food Politics
AUGUST 23, 2024
Susan Greenhalgh. Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola. University of Chicago Press, 2024. This terrific book picks up where I left off with Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) (2015) and Unsavory Truth: How the Food Industry Skews the Science of What We Eat (2018). Susan Greenhalgh’s focus, however, is on ILSI, the International Life Sciences Institute (now renamed the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences).
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Agricultural Biodiversity
AUGUST 20, 2024
I do love a good historical counterfactual. Unfortunately, Henry A. Wallace becoming president of the USA in 1945 is not a particularly good counterfactual. You really want these things to hang on a coin toss, and it was in fact extremely unlikely that FDR would have chosen Wallace again as his vice-president running mate in 1944. However, that didn’t stop me enjoying the recent episode of the podcast Past Present Future entitled “ What If… Wallace not Truman Had Become US President
Civil Eats
AUGUST 21, 2024
This is the first of a two-part series. On a recent spring afternoon, CheeNulKa Pocknett’s truck rattled slowly across Monomoscoy Island, the engine roar swallowing the caw of seabirds. It caught the attention of a gray-haired woman working in her garden who popped up from behind a wall of red and yellow tulips, a scowl shading her face. “She knows me and doesn’t like me,” Pocknett said, casting a half-hearted wave in her direction.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 21, 2024
I feel like all I have talked about on RealAg Radio for the past two weeks is the potential impacts of both Canadian railways going on strike. As the minutes tick down to the August 22nd strike deadline, it’s become clear that Canadians are completely comfortable with the impacts of the threat. The comfort level.
Food Politics
AUGUST 20, 2024
I was interested to see this report in the BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal): Revolving door: You are free to influence us “behind the scenes,” FDA tells staff leaving for industry jobs. BMJ 2024;386:q1418. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q1418. The “Revolving Door,” of course, is the term used to describe how officials of federal regulatory agencies leave to take jobs with the industry they formerly regulated, and vice versa.
Agricultural Biodiversity
AUGUST 21, 2024
The authors of book “ Moving Crops and the Scales of History ” have been awarded the Edelstein Prize 2024 for their work to “redefine historical inquiry based on the “cropscape”: the assemblage of people, places, creatures, technologies, and other elements that form around a crop.” Let’s see how many cropscapes we can come up with today.
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Real Agriculture
AUGUST 23, 2024
It has been quite the past week in covering the events leading up to the Canada-wide rail strike and lockout. Then on Thursday afternoon, just 17 hours after the lockout began, the federal labour minister initiated Section 107 to force binding arbitration through the Canada Industrial Relations Board. With the union serving a new 72-hour.
Agri-tech
AUGUST 23, 2024
Much of what we know about plant circadian rhythms is the result of laboratory experiments where inputs such as light and temperature can be tightly controlled. Less is known about how these biological timing mechanisms operate in the more unpredictable natural world where they evolved to align living things to daily and seasonal cycles. A pioneering collaborative study between UK and Japanese.
USDA Blog
AUGUST 20, 2024
Vanessa Valencia is a recent graduate from Oregon State University who majored in marketing. She is one of 14 students accepted into the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) High School Equivalency Program (HEP)/College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) internship program.
NASDA
AUGUST 21, 2024
My internship with NASDA this summer has been exceptional. NASDA granted me the opportunity to gain more knowledge and experience than I imagined could be offered by one internship. When I first began this internship, I was not sure what to expect, mostly because I did not realize how broad the communications field is. However after my first week, I quickly learned how much thought and effort go into all aspects of a communications position.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 23, 2024
While the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the labour disputes shutting down railways across Canada on Thursday, it doesn’t appear the situation will quickly be resolved. As of Friday morning, around 6,500 CN Rail workers who were locked out by the railway on Thursday have given 72-hour notice that they plan to strike.
Food Tank
AUGUST 22, 2024
In his new book Against the Grain author and journalist Roger Thurow shows how farmers around the world are finding success by returning to regenerative agricultural practices. By farming in a way that works with nature, these producers are able to feed their communities, improve soil health, and restore biodiversity. Smallholder family farmers, Thurow tells Food Tank, are “on the front lines of this great collision of these two supreme imperatives of humanity: nourishing the planet and…at the
Food Politics
AUGUST 19, 2024
I saw this announcement in Food Navigator: Study: Nutrient dense formula could improve cognition and behaviour in infants. My immediate question: Who paid for this? I went right to it. The study: Schneider N, Hartweg M, O’Regan J, Beauchemin J, Redman L, Hsia DS, Steiner P, Carmichael O, D’Sa V, Deoni S. Impact of a Nutrient Formulation on Longitudinal Myelination, Cognition, and Behavior from Birth to 2 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
NASDA
AUGUST 20, 2024
Letter Dear Prime Minister: Our members represent a broad array of the agricultural supply chain that relies on freight rail transportation from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and CPKC, and we write to express concerns regarding a potential significant disruption to the North American supply chains. We request that you take action to ensure railroad operations continue before a lockout or strike occurs to prevent serious damage to the Canadian and U.S. economies.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 21, 2024
The impacts of an impending dual rail strike are already being felt by Canada’s export-dependent industries and individual farmers, but the pain is about to get a whole lot worse for businesses and, in turn, Canadians.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 20, 2024
Kendra Kimbirauskas and Starla Tillinghast are dairy farmers who live in Scio, a small town in the rural Willamette Valley in Oregon. Home to covered bridges, seed crops, grazing lands, hazelnuts, timber, and small, well-tended dairies, this small farming community wasn’t against raising animals to feed people. But a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) would have completely changed the nature of their community.
USDA Blog
AUGUST 21, 2024
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) Great Lakes Region encompasses Indiana , Michigan , and Ohio – three states with a significant impact on U.S. agriculture and a healthy crop of young producers.
NASDA
AUGUST 19, 2024
From left to right: Enumerators Bob Gotwols, Linda Miller and Fred Schmidt attend Pennsylvania Ag Progress Days. The Pennsylvania State University’s Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 13-15, is Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo, featuring over 400 exhibitors from the U.S. and Canada. Hosted by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, the event showcases educational programs, research and the latest agricultural technology.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 19, 2024
As farmers across the country are eager to see their hard-earned canola crop augered into bins, it is already time to start planning for the next growing season. Ordering seed is often where next year’s management decisions begin, and the decisions around which resistance package to choose can seem daunting. A large part of deciding. Read More As farmers across the country are eager to see their hard-earned canola crop augered into bins, it is already time to start planning for the next gr
Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 23, 2024
Bestselling author and UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Michael Pollan discusses how he chooses his subjects, why he co-founded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and the role of storytelling in shifting our perspective. The post Berkeley Talks: It’s not just psychedelics that change minds, says Michael Pollan. Storytelling does, too. appeared first on Berkeley News.
AgriLife Today
AUGUST 20, 2024
The Texas cotton crop can only be described as a mixed bag, with harvest wrapping up in the southern parts to bolls just setting in the north
Food Politics
AUGUST 22, 2024
While I’m on the topic of AI—a hot issue in the food business—here are a few items I’ve collected recently. AI watch: The latest on artificial intelligence in food: While some fear artificial intelligence spells the end of humanity, others back its potential for positive disruption. How’s this playing out in food and drink? We bring you the latest…… Read more Study: AI-assisted personalized diet program supports weight loss and gut microbiome health: A dietary and lifestyle program tailored to
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 22, 2024
The trains are parked and picket lines are set up at railway yards, as the Canadian railway system has been shutdown by an unprecedented work stoppage. As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 Eastern time, both national railways — CN and CPKC — have locked out over nine thousand employees represented by the Teamsters Canada.
Agricultural Biodiversity
AUGUST 19, 2024
Jeremy’s latest newsletter discusses a very humble wild potato species, which we have actually blogged about here on a number of previous occasions. Do subscribe, there’s other cool stuff in there. Indigenous people in the southwest of North America had more of a hand in crop domestication than is often thought, according to a new paper on the Four Corners potato, Solanum jamesii.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 23, 2024
There are some 90 million dogs in the US alone, and their protein needs are rattling the human food chain. Humans are worried about what’s in dog food, not to mention what dog food is in––way too much non-recyclable packaging. Buying trends show that pet owners are gravitating toward human-grade ingredients. “Dog food” is regulated loosely compared to human fare, allowing even meat deemed unfit for human consumption due to things such as disease and contamination and moldy gr
Food Politics
AUGUST 21, 2024
I definitely wanted to read more of this article from the newsletter, NutrIngredients-Europe : ASA targets menopause claims with AI assisted crackdown: The UK’s advertising standards authority (ASA) has warned supplement firms they must remove ads which make claims to treat or cure the symptoms of menopause, as part of a wider AI-assisted campaign….
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 20, 2024
Integrating pulses into a cropping rotation can be a great way to break pest and disease cycles, improve soil fertility, and diversify farm income while reducing fertilizer costs. Peas and lentils are a common sight in the western Canadian Prairie pulse growing regions, however the smaller-acreage faba beans and even lupins offer farmers new options.
Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
"Freedom to express diverse viewpoints is fundamental to the mission of the University, and lawful protests play a pivotal role in that process," UC President Michael Drake writes The post Updates on UC-wide campus climate efforts appeared first on Berkeley News.
CABI
AUGUST 20, 2024
CABI, in collaboration with the Agriculture Development Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Management (MoALM), Gandaki province, Nepal, recently conducted a two-day training on Monitoring Plant Clinic Performance (MPCP). This crucial training was designed to enhance the quality of plant clinics, recognizing the pivotal role of plant doctors in providing accurate advice and quality recommendations… The post Nepal update: Monitoring plant clinic performance appeared first on Plant
Food Tank
AUGUST 21, 2024
California-based photographer, filmmaker and writer Patrick Trefz recently released his newest book Ode to Travel. Published by Powerhouse Books, it showcases a collection of photos and recipes from 38 locations around the world, offering readers insight into Trefz’s perspective on life and exploration. Trefz structures each chapter around a single location.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 22, 2024
Dr. Cheryl Waldner has been named the recipient of the 2024 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Waldner received the award at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, being held this week at Saskatoon, Sask. “Dr. Waldner’s work has no doubt improved the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry,” says Craig.
Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 21, 2024
The device is capable of manipulating materials that are only nanometers thick, paving the way for new quantum technologies. The post World’s first micromachine twists 2D materials at will appeared first on Berkeley News.
Agric4profits
AUGUST 23, 2024
Christopher Colombus said that papaya is “fruit of the angels” because of its soft and tender texture. Previously it was thought as an exotic fruit.
Food Tank
AUGUST 23, 2024
If you have kids or have worked with children, you might recognize exchanges like these. Time to brush teeth. “ But why?!” Socks don’t go on our hands. “ But why?!” Let’s eat a colorful plate of vegetables. “But why?!” Kids are curious and want to understand the world around them—the world they’ll inherit from us. And food is central: Well-nourished children, of course, perform better in school, and building food literacy from a young age is transformative for kids’ understanding of empathy, s
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 19, 2024
When considering adopting new technology, thoughts typically turn to costs — what will a new tech save in time or money, or how much will something limit losses or boost yield? But the actual pace of adopting practice changes in agriculture isn’t just held up by ROI, it’s something far more complicated. The adoption gap. Read More When considering adopting new technology, thoughts typically turn to costs — what will a new tech save in time or money, or how much will something limit l
Rachel Laudan
AUGUST 21, 2024
Ammini Ramachandran passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Friday 16th August. She was 81. Her evocative, yet meticulous accounts of the vegetarian cuisine of her native Kerala,… The post In Memoriam Ammini Ramachandran appeared first on Rachel Laudan.
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