Real Agriculture
JANUARY 12, 2024
Diversity pays dividends in crop production but researchers, agronomists and farmers really don’t have a good grasp of how and why different crops impact each others in the rotation. University of Guelph crop researcher Dr. Dave Hooker is never shy to champion more diverse rotations. Research from long-term trials at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown.
Food Politics
JANUARY 12, 2024
I’m just getting around to reading this report from three groups in the UK: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) and the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA): Holding us back: tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink. I learned about it from an article in The Guardian : The report gives the health statistics: 13% of adults in England smoke, 21% drink above the recommended drinking guidelines, and 64% are overweight or living with obesity, NOTE: this report—unlike
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Food and Farming Technology
JANUARY 12, 2024
Kubota North America Corporation has unveiled its 2030 vision and holistic approach to innovation and technology integration.
Agricultural Biodiversity
JANUARY 9, 2024
Why seedbanks matter. But are they hyperlocal ? Why local rice varieties matter in Bangladesh. Why millet matters for climate resilience. Why taro matters in Hawaii. Why EU seed laws matter. Why diversification of food systems matters. Among other things.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 8, 2024
It’s okay to struggle and it’s okay to ask for help. Those are just two of the messages that Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Tyler Smith shared with an auditorium packed with Ontario Agricultural Conference attendees last week at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus. It was April 6, 2018 when a bus carrying the. Read More It’s okay to struggle and it’s okay to ask for help.
Food Politics
JANUARY 11, 2024
I’ve been appalled by the vast percentage of domestic corn production used to produce ethanol —nearly half. But I had no idea food crops were also being grown to make diesel fuels—until I saw this tweet/post: I went right to the source: Renewable Diesel Feedstock Trends over 2011-2022 The growth in renewable diesel production capacity in the U.S. was dramatic in recent years, with capacity in the last two years expanding by 1.8 billion gallons, or 225 percent ( farmdoc daily , March 8, 2023 ).
Food and Farming Technology
JANUARY 12, 2024
Morse Micro, a leading Wi-Fi HaLow silicon vendor, and Zetifi, an innovator in last-mile connectivity for vehicles, machinery and farms, have announced a partnership to enhance Zetifi's remote-area co
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Real Agriculture
JANUARY 10, 2024
After serving for four years as chair of Sask Wheat, Brett Halstead is stepping back from the role, following the Sask Wheat annual general meeting held January 9 in Saskatoon. Fillmore-area farmer Jake Leguee has been named chair and Jocelyn Velestuk, of Broadview, as vice-chair. To reflect on his time as chair, Halstead joined Shaun. Read More After serving for four years as chair of Sask Wheat, Brett Halstead is stepping back from the role, following the Sask Wheat annual general meeting held
Food Politics
JANUARY 9, 2024
The FDA issued its most recent report on antibiotics late last year: 2022 Summary Report On Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals , along with Antimicrobial Sales and Distribution Data 2013-2022. It did this in response to public concerns about antibiotic use in food animals: if antibiotics are used at subtherapeutic doses, they might induce microbial resistance to drugs used to treat diseases in humans.
Food and Farming Technology
JANUARY 12, 2024
Burro, a Philadelphia-based autonomous mobility company has closed a US$24 million Series B funding round.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 9, 2024
Removal of the 84 turbines constructed 10 years ago without a mining permit from the Osage Nation ends a long legal battle and will cost the developers $300 million.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 11, 2024
The number of Ontario certified crop advisors (CCA) continues to swell as the provincial organization reports that its membership now boasts 669 agronomists who carry the designation. Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association chair Aaron Breimer says one of the keys to the growth of CCA ranks is the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders — from.
Food Politics
JANUARY 10, 2024
Let’s start the new year with some good news. I was excited to read in The Lancet that Colombia has enacted a tax on junk foods. The new tax was included in a wider reform that passed into law in December, 2022, seeking to reduce the burden of obesity and other diseases on Colombia’s health system, while also bringing in revenue in a country that manages a fiscal deficit.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 8, 2024
For three years, Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens drove up California’s coast for 14 hours every month for a routine task: milling his grain into flour. “I was literally not able to find a flour mill at my scale, and we’re not tiny,” he said. “We’ve got 150 acres of grain.” He found this disconcerting, not only for himself but the future of small-scale grain farming in California, once known for its golden hills of grain.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 10, 2024
What is dyslexia? It’s a word that we all know, and it is highly likely that we all know someone who is dyslexic. It is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the ability to read and write. It is thought to affect 10% of children and between 5 – 17.5% of the wider population, put into context up to 1 in 6 people are neurodiverse in this way.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 9, 2024
ADAMA Canada has launched Maxentis fungicide for use on lentils, canola, soybeans and peas. Maxentis is a dual active ingredient product, featuring Asorbital 2 formulation technology. It is the first fungicide in Canada to combine prothioconazole and azoxystrobin into one product. Asorbital 2 allows for systemic and trans-laminar movement to move the fungicide throughout the.
Food Politics
JANUARY 8, 2024
Lots of people are uncomfortable about the concept of ultra-processed foods, the category of processed foods made mainly of industrially extracted ingredients, containing little or no recognizable food, and able to reproduced in home kitchens only if you have the ingredeients and the equipment. Here is an example: The Guardian headline: “Ultra-processed foods are not more appealing, study finds” The Study: Evidence that carbohydrate-to-fat ratio and taste, but not energy density or NOVA level of
AgriLife Today
JANUARY 11, 2024
Faculty, staff, projects exemplify year of agency advances Texas A&M AgriLife Research recognized 11 faculty and staff recipients of the 2023 Texas A&M AgriLife Research Director’s Awards on Jan. 10 during a ceremony dinner at The Stella Hotel in Bryan. Seven individuals and projects earned Research Director’s Awards — established in 2018 to recognize outstanding.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 12, 2024
From subsidized foreign imports and devastating freezes to pests and labor woes, growers have had enough.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 9, 2024
Of over 500 fields sampled in 2023, just one new field was added to the list of fields where clubroot DNA was detected. Clubroot is a serious, soil-borne disease of canola. By proactively monitoring clubroot in Saskatchewan, the Government of Saskatchewan says it is working with producers and other industry partners to minimize its impact.
NASDA
JANUARY 11, 2024
Comment Re: Docket ID No: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0415-0001 – Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics Dear Ms. Hoskinson: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.
AgriLife Today
JANUARY 11, 2024
Agency’s highest awards recognize service, teaching and research contributions Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence honors were presented to Texas A&M AgriLife faculty, staff and graduate students from across the state at the Texas A&M AgriLife Connect ceremonies held Jan. 11 on the Texas A&M University campus. Previously known as the Texas A&M AgriLife Conference, AgriLife Connect is.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 7, 2024
Soybean Schools presented by North Carolina Soybean Producers Association and North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service run from Jan. 18 to Feb.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture added to the bearish tone in grain markets with larger-than-expected yield, production and stocks estimates in a series of reports published on Friday. Both the headline corn and soybean yield numbers for 2023 were higher than all trade estimates prior to the report, with corn yield pegged at a record.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 11, 2024
China Dethroned as Top U.S.
USDA Blog
JANUARY 9, 2024
Kevin Poole, a recent graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), can remember the exact moment when he first learned about the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program. It was during the spring semester of his junior year of high school. “A school administrator grabbed me at lunch and said she wanted to tell me about this opportunity,” Poole said.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 9, 2024
MU Extension has developed a tool to source feed products for farmers, ranchers and suppliers across the Midwest.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 12, 2024
How much crop have you got priced already? The last few years are the exception to the rule, where waiting to price at least some crop proved the better move. On average, incremental sales when the market moves in your favour is a sound grain marketing strategy. Current grain prices haven’t got many very excited.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 8, 2024
Wearing a different hat every day, it would take 319 years to get through Scott Legried's collection.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 10, 2024
In October 2023, the John Innes Centre (JIC) hosted an Accessible Science event, bringing together research and support staff from the four Norwich Bioscience Institutes (NBI) on the Norwich Research Park for a day of accessible science talks and networking. Building on the existing JIC and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) Annual Science Meeting, the day aimed to showcase the science from across the.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 8, 2024
Hog Outlook: The cost of production is moderating, but it’s settling into a new normal of highs.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 12, 2024
The battle for acres is set to play out in just over three months. Crop rotation plays a key part of decision making on final acres for any crop, but perhaps most of all for pulses, as aphanomyces and root rot risk factor prominently in pea and lentil decisions. But price factors too, and Jon. Read More The battle for acres is set to play out in just over three months.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 12, 2024
USDA’s final look at crop production for 2023 caught the commodity markets by surprise. The agency increased the final yield estimates for both corn and soybeans, and as a result, prices plummeted on Friday.
AgriLife Today
JANUARY 10, 2024
New equations will better estimate protein utilization by beef cattle, benefit producers Knowing exactly how beef cattle utilize protein is important to answering many nutrition questions producers and industry nutritionists pose to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists like Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo. Smith, an AgriLife Extension beef cattle nutritionist and associate professor in the.
Western FarmPress
JANUARY 12, 2024
Higher than expected 2023 corn, soybean yields paired with smaller than expected South American production cuts send prices tumbling.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 9, 2024
New Holland is taking alternative fuel technology further up the power scale with the debut of its new T7.270 Methane Power CNG (compressed natural gas) tractor. Agritechnica visitors had the first opportunity to view the tractor at the innovation showcase in Hanover, Germany. The new tractor actually features the NEF 6.7-litre methane-fueled engine currently used in.
AgWeb Farm Journal
JANUARY 12, 2024
With larger-than-expected yield revisions to both corn and soybeans, it leaves one burning question: which states grew such big yields in 2023? USDA NASS released maps and charts to help answer that.
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