Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 16, 2024
In Episode 14 of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert discuss this year’s challenging harvest, from managing unpredictable weather to empowering the team through cross-training and delegation. They talk about the role of guilt in farm decision-making, how to step back and let your team shine, and whether the “post-harvest.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Ronnie Cummins and Andr é Leu. The Regenerative Agriculture Solution: A Revolutionary Approach to Building Soil, Creating Climate Resilience, and Supporting Human and Planetary Health. Chelsea Green, 2024. I was asked to do a blurb for this one, and did: This book is a testament to the vision of the late Ronnie Cummins. His friend, André Leu, memorializes Cummins’ lifelong work with this overview of the demonstrable benefits of regenerative agriculture for everything in the book’s subtitle, a
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Agricultural Biodiversity
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Sorry everyone, but I totally forgot to remind you all that Jeremy would be presenting a GROW webinar on biofortification yesterday. But fear not, the recording will be up soon , and of course Jeremy interviewed one of the authors of the Global Food Security paper behind the whole thing last year. Yes, he interviewed himself, take it up with him. Anyway, there was a reply to the paper.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Hurricane Helene triggered massive flooding and landslides when it barreled through Western North Carolina in late September, wiping out homes, businesses, roads, bridges, and farms —and claiming nearly 100 lives in the state alone. While farmworkers experienced loss as well, their stories have been largely absent from the headlines. Because these workers are isolated in rural areas and often lack immigration papers, English language skills, and full control over their housing, transportation,
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2024
High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Edible Bean School, host Bernard Tobin rides along with Fred Van Osch of Van Osch. Read More High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines
Food Politics
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Two items about pet food this week. Today: safety. Tomorrow: environmental sustainability. I have a long-standing interest in pet food, which I view as an integral—essential—component of our overall food system , not least because pet food uses food components that would otherwise be wasted. I co-authored a book about pet food issues: Feed Your Pet Right.
Agricultural Biodiversity
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Big IUCN report says that biodiversity and agriculture are in conflict, they don’t really need to be, but it’s really complicated for them not to be. So that’s us all told. If only annual crops were perennial , for example, eh? If only we incorporated more sustainable agriculture in education , for example, eh? Apart from anything else we could still have beer.
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Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2024
New Zealand’s government is ramping up its dispute with Canada over market access for dairy products. On Friday, New Zealand’s trade and agriculture minister, Todd McClay, notified the Canadian government and other countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that New Zealand is triggering mandatory negotiations over the dairy dispute.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 15, 2024
What started all this was this graph of obesity prevalence in the US from the Financial Times: The most complete account of what happened next comes from Helena Bottemiller Evich in Food Fix (a must-read for anyone interested in following the food scene): “ Have we passed peak obesity? New data sparks speculation. ” The Financial Times was the first to pick up on new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that the obesity rate for U.S. adults declined two percentage poi
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Marco Antonio Alcantar Alvarez, a rising sophomore at California State University majoring in graphic design, was one of 14 students selected for an internship over the summer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) High School Equivalency Program (HEP)/College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). Established in 2023 with eight interns, this year’s intern cohort has nearly doubled in size.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The ambitious report — complete as of today — was a six-year global effort that includes 10 recommendations for how to protect the humanities. The post World Humanities Report, directed by UC Berkeley’s Sara Guyer, warns of extinction risk to human knowledge appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 16, 2024
There isn’t any one thing that creates a healthy soil. Instead, building soil health and resiliency takes a combination of plant growth, nutrient additions, and careful management. Turns out, it’s not just building organic matter that adds to this dynamic — growing high yielding crops is also key part of nutrient cycling and productive soil.
NASDA
OCTOBER 15, 2024
2025 Winter Policy Conference The commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture from around the nation will gather with federal agencies, congressional leaders and industry stakeholders to talk about pressing agricultural and food policy issues. Join us February 23-26, 2025! Hotel Information This year’s Winter Policy Conference will be held at the Conrad Washington, D.C.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Increased trade only strengthens economic ties between the U.S. and Cuba but also plays a crucial role in addressing food security challenges on the island, according to USA Rice.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2024
“Project 2025 is a deeply reactionary Catholic vision for the country,” said Onishi, a scholar on religion who gave the 2024 Berkeley Lecture on Religious Tolerance. The post Berkeley Talks: A return to monarchy? Bradley Onishi on Project 2025 appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Cereals Canada is receiving up to $7.3 million from the federal government for a pair of initiatives aimed at boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of Canadian cereals crops. The national grain value chain organization is receiving up to $6,660,817 through the AgriMarketing Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to continue its work on increasing.
NASDA
OCTOBER 12, 2024
The 2025 SASDA Regional Meeting will be held June 15-17, in Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee. SASDA is comprised of the commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and the Virgin Islands.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Free open-source, web-based tool is informed by thousands of data points from North Carolina State University field trials conducted statewide over five years.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 15, 2024
This is the fourth article in a five-part series about restaurants and climate-change solutions, produced in collaboration with Eater. Rifrullo Café, a cozy farm-to-table restaurant in Brookline, Massachusetts, hums with customers on a steamy July mid-morning. Patrons sip coffee on the shady sidewalk patio. Inside, people hunch over laptops or chat with friends, waiting for Turkish poached eggs with harissa-spiced eggplant or cinnamon custard French toast.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Dale Cowan has seen a lot of changes in agronomy and its application over his career. Well known for his exploration of new technology, the AGRIS Co-operative agronomy strategy manager and member of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame gets excited when he discusses the benefits digital technology is bringing to the practice of agronomy. Read More Dale Cowan has seen a lot of changes in agronomy and its application over his career.
AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Jayakodi to focus on turfgrasses and controlled environment crops The post New AgriLife Research genomicist plans to start at the molecular level to improve Texas crops appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 17, 2024
HB4 wheat from Bioceres Crop Solutions received a major approval from U.S. regulators, but you won’t see it in your fields for at least a couple of years.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2024
When Congress enacted the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926 , it directed the USDA to create a range of federal services in support of producer-owned cooperatives. For nearly 100 years, USDA has gathered statistics, conducted research, provided education, and offered cooperative development to America’s agricultural cooperatives.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Two players in the precision ag space have teamed up to create what the collaborators are billing as a new leader in soil health digitization for advanced crop management and climate sustainability. EarthOptics and Pattern Ag have joined forced to deliver farmers services that combine data on pest and disease detection, fertilization, and tillage prescriptions.
Food Tank
OCTOBER 16, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill to standardize food date labels and ban the use of “sell by” dates. California is the first state in the nation to require clear standards to cut food waste. California’s Assembly Bill 660 helps consumers better understand the shelf-life of their food by allowing just two categories. “Best if used (or frozen) by” will indicate peak food quality, and “use (or freeze) by” will indicate food safety.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The atmospheric flow pattern will determine what your winter looks like.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The concept, developed by political scientists Alia Braley, Gabriel Lenz and colleagues, focuses on correcting our negative misconceptions about political opponents. A new megastudy in the journal Science finds it’s more effective than other interventions tested. The post In a time of bitter polarization, Berkeley researchers find a promising solution appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The N-P-K conversation – nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium – is the focus of most crop nutrient management discussions. But there’s another macronutrient that’s hitting the radar with greater frequency as farmers and agronomists pursue higher crop yields. Sulphur is an essential nutrient required by all crops for optimum production, says Karl Wyant, director of agronomy for.
Agric4profits
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Farm maintenance techniques are essential practices that ensure the sustainability and efficiency of agricultural operations.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Hog Outlook: Averted port strike is good news for the U.S. pork industry.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Despite the proliferation of disinformation and propaganda, elections in the U.S. are more secure and the results are more accurate than they were 20 years ago, UC Berkeley experts say. The post Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be? appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2024
High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Edible Bean School, host Bernard Tobin rides along with Fred Van Osch of Van Osch… Read More High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and
Agric4profits
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Snail farming techniques encompass a range of practices designed to optimize the growth and production of snails for culinary and commercial purposes.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Down the Road: The Sandhills ranch town of Taylor, Neb., may only have 180 residents, but if one resident has her way, the town’s population could double … sort of.
Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2024
"I see this not as a personal ceremony, but as a communal one, an inauguration of another era of excellence for our university," Chancellor Rich Lyons said. The post At his inauguration, Chancellor Lyons thanks UC Berkeley, charts path for ‘the people’s university’ appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2024
New Zealand’s government is ramping up its dispute with Canada over market access for dairy products. On Friday, New Zealand’s trade and agriculture minister, Todd McClay, notified the Canadian government and other countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that New Zealand is triggering mandatory negotiations over the dairy dispute.
AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Texas peanut producers increase acreage after back-to-back years of drought, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
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