Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly With the school summer holidays in full swing, parents of farm and tractor-mad children have appealed on social media to find local farmers and contractors at work in the fields, in the hope of catching some of the action for their little ones to observe safely from afar.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 10, 2023
There has been a tremendous amount of fanfare and anticipation regarding the intended expansion of canola crushing capacity on the Canadian Prairies, driven mainly by expected demand for renewable diesel across North America. Companies such as Cargill, Richardson, Federated Co-op, Viterra, Bunge, and Ceres Global Ag have all jumped into the fray, announcing hundreds of.
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Food Politics
AUGUST 9, 2023
Poisoned, the food safety film featuring the lawyer, Bill Marler, is now available to watch on Netflix. I wrote about earlier when I saw it at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s totally worth watching, and not only because I have a cameo in it. Bill Marler explains why. I reproduce his post with permission. After Netflix Poisoned – What would I do with a Food Safety Magic Wand?
Agricultural Biodiversity
AUGUST 10, 2023
Sad to report that two giants of our field have passed on. Dr Melaku Worede helped establish the national genebank of Ethiopia in 1976 and led it for 14 years. He was a champion for the equal participation of farmers and local communities in the conservation and management of crop diversity. Dr Miguel Holle was a teacher and plant explorer, a world expert on wild tomato genetic resources.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly Weather conditions have drastically slowed harvest, with lodging difficulties delaying the combines. A sliver of light is that overall winter barley yields concluded well this season.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 11, 2023
The biological market in agriculture is growing exponentially, as many companies are investing in development and introducing products that contain bacteria or fungi that are supposed to provide a significant benefit to a farmer’s crop or soil. It’s up to farmers and their agronomists and retailers to not only determine whether a biological product works.
Food Politics
AUGUST 8, 2023
AAFCO, the American Association of Feed Control Officials, says i ts membership has at last agreed to fix pet food labels so they look more like Nutrition Facts labels. When this happens, you might possibly be able to understand them. Here’s what the nutrition information on a pet food label looks like now. Pet food labels follow the regulations for animal feed, not human food.
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Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly Toyota has unveiled an updated version of its venerable Land Cruiser off-roader, featuring a stronger chassis, a new eight-speed automatic transmission and the option of a hybrid powertrain.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 11, 2023
It’s Fri-yay! Fridays mean the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio. For this August 11 edition, host Shaun Haney is joined by Saskatchewan farmer Cherilyn Jolly Nagel, and RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith. Up for discussion: Moisture deficits and floods and can we trade water for equalization payments; By-elections in Saskatchewan, where the NDP.
Food Politics
AUGUST 11, 2023
Anya Von Bremzen. History, and the Meaning of Home. Penguin, 2023. I can never get over how many superb books are now published on food themes, on after another. Consider—and you definitely should—this one, for example. For starters, there’s the fabulous cover by Roz Chast, no less (I want one for my next book!). For another, there’s its brilliant structure and what Von Bremzen does with it.
NASDA
AUGUST 7, 2023
Comment Re: Comments on EPA’s Vulnerable Listed (Threatened and Endangered) Species Pilot Project (Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327) Dear Ms. Matuszko: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vulnerable Listed (Threatened and Endangered) Species Pilot Project (Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327).
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 11, 2023
Farmers Weekly Throughout the harvest season, we are updating our handy map with the latest data from the AHDB’s 2023 oilseed rape Recommended List harvest results. Use the map below to find the five highest yielding oilseed rape varieties at your nearest trials site.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 9, 2023
Some herbicides aren’t very effective at controlling a weed like horsetail, but when you combine two poor-performing products, they can deliver a surprising level of control. In weed science terms, this ability of different active ingredients to team up and deliver a knockout blow is called herbicide synergy. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean.
Food Politics
AUGUST 10, 2023
Every now and then the USDA recruits a talented designer and produces terrific charts like this one. I thought this was perfect for a hot summer day. Enjoy! The post A taste of summer: melons appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle.
Agricultural Biodiversity
AUGUST 11, 2023
Short, slightly random piece on the CATIE genebank. Equally short and equally random piece on genebanks in general, leading with CATIE, closing with Svalbard. I suppose one shouldn’t be looking at a gift horse in the mouth. A Ugandan field genebank is suffering from thefts. Maybe we shouldn’t call them banks. Jamaica wants a coconut genebank.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 7, 2023
Farmers Weekly Innovative grazing practices have enabled a Cumbrian estate to capitalise on more than 1,000ha (2,471 acres) of saltmarsh, giving a beef finishing system an extensive, low-input store period.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 9, 2023
We are in for a treat this week as host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson, sends us this weekly podcast update while on vacation in Portugal. In the line up for today’s discussion: test weight vs. yield, falling number and binning wheat, stored grain pests, struggling beans, and some great discussion on cover crop. Read More We are in for a treat this week as host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson, sends us this weekly podcast update while on vacation in Portugal.
Food Politics
AUGUST 7, 2023
My thanks to Paola Baratto for sending this one. The study: Intakes of Added Sugars, with a Focus on Beverages and the Associations with Micronutrient Adequacy in US Children, Adolescents, and Teens (NHANES 2003–2018). Ricciuto L, Fulgoni VL III, Gaine PC, Scott MO, DiFrancesco L. Nutrients. 2023; 15(15):3285. [link] Method: This is an analysis of links between added sugars from different kinds of drinks and nutrient adequacy in children using combined data from 8 consecutive NHANES surveys
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 11, 2023
Mike Pearson takes a look at plant based beverages and a "milky" decision that lets the liquid be sold as milk.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 5, 2023
Farmers Weekly This week’s Photo of the Week comes from 14-year-old aspiring photographer Noah, who has captured the harvest progress beautifully. His brothers and father run an agricultural contracting business and have recently taken on a 49ha (120-acre) farm.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 8, 2023
Growers looking for disease and weed control in winter wheat will often apply a herbicide-fungicide tank mix at the four-leaf stage (T1). This strategy helps defend the crop against early-season diseases such as powdery mildew and also tackles problem weeds, but there may be other benefits such as protecting the crop from a frosty springtime. Read More Growers looking for disease and weed control in winter wheat will often apply a herbicide-fungicide tank mix at the four-leaf stage (T1).
AgriLife Today
AUGUST 11, 2023
Texas A&M scientists and AgriLife Extension specialistshelp fine tune the Texas wine industry Did you know the “grape” State of Texas has changed wine as we know it? Many grapes used across the world for wine, including those from centuries-old European vineyards, have Texas roots, literally. Vineyards throughout France’s famed appellation system and beyond boast.
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 11, 2023
Markets were not surprised by low corn, soybean yield estimates reported by farmers in August 2023 WASDE.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 10, 2023
Farmers Weekly Agroforestry has gone from a novel idea to a core part of a resilient farming model at Yeo Valley in Somerset, with 405ha (1,000 acres) of woodland grazing targeted by 2028.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 8, 2023
Greg and Sara Stamp, of Stamp Seeds and Stamp Farms from Enchant Alta., were named Alberta’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2023 at an event held in conjunction with Olds College AgSmart Expo. Greg and Sara Stamp, along with Greg’s two brothers Nathan and Matthew and parents Richard and Marian, operate Stamp Seeds and Stamp Farms.
American Farmland
AUGUST 10, 2023
We’re excited to unveil our brand new America’s Farmers Market Celebration™ Merchandise AND Giveaway now through August 27th! Read more!
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 11, 2023
Between the Fencerows: After some very busy days we finally find time to catch up on our ‘wish list.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 8, 2023
Farmers Weekly Our shepherd moved on recently to pastures new. It’s always difficult losing good staff, but I am aware that we are just a rung on the ladder for shepherds to gain experience before progressing to something with more responsibility.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 7, 2023
Not without controversy, applying glyphosate prior to harvesting a crop can help with crop and weed dry-down. If done too early, while the plant is still moving nutrients up into the kernels, a pre-harvest pass can cause glyphosate residues in the resulting grain. That’s always a concern when residue is possible, but mounting pressure against.
USDA Blog
AUGUST 10, 2023
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week (August 6-12), and to further the awareness of farmers markets’ contributions to healthy food access, AMS is highlighting a cooperative agreement partnership with the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) that set out to develop and pilot on-campus farmers markets at three 1890 land grant universities and Vegetable Education (VegU) programs at three farmers markets.
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 10, 2023
The National Micro-Mini Tractor Pullers Association will hold a pull each of the three days of the 2023 Farm Progress Show.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 6, 2023
Farmers Weekly After winning a net-zero food and farming competition, Oxfordshire farmer Ben Adams is conducting a field-scale intercropping trial to assess which crop combinations perform best in terms of yield, quality and harvest ease. Intercropping with legumes has so far completely eliminated artificial fertiliser and fungicide requirements, says Ben.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 9, 2023
When looking at any pesticide label there should be three words that make you stop, think, and mark the calendar: pre-harvest interval. The pre-harvest interval — PHI — is the minimum time necessary between application of a product and cutting the crop, either by swathing or straight-cutting. As Sheri Strydhorst explains in this RealAgriculture Wheat.
Sustainable Food Trust
AUGUST 9, 2023
Are you in search of some new reading material? Wind down for the summer with a few recommended reads from the SFT team. The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, by Adam Alexander Reviewed by Alicia Miller Adam Alexander is a seed detective – he’s travelled the world looking for seeds of myriad varietals that have been hidden away in distant places across the world.
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 10, 2023
Troopers are training with drones to improve crash scene investigations, among other applications.
Farmers Weekly
AUGUST 8, 2023
Farmers Weekly Buying kit to switch to more sustainable systems, without first assessing its true cost and suitability, could waste thousands of pounds and damage land. According to consultants and machinery experts, there is a rising number of cases where growers have bought equipment that is over-specced or too large for their farm’s needs.
Real Agriculture
AUGUST 9, 2023
Just last week, Chip Flory and Shaun Haney were talking about unlikely market moves and the unpredictability of a weather market, with a discussion on the risk of a sliding market. This week, Shaun is back again talking weather markets, but this time with Brian Voth, founder of IntelliFARM. Voth is keen on looking back to. Read More Just last week, Chip Flory and Shaun Haney were talking about unlikely market moves and the unpredictability of a weather market, with a discussion on the risk of a
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