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 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.
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 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?
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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.
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
Megan Mills describes the APRES graduate student organization as a training ground. She credits the annual APRES conference for introducing her to other graduate students, weed scientists and new information.
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.
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.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
AUGUST 9, 2023
For all of us, it’s sweet corn season. But for farmers in Farmer-Led Watershed Councils, it’s also grant application season! Based on the success of farmer-led councils early in the last decade, the Department of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection started providing funding to assist these councils and help others start in 2016. In 2023, 43 such groups were provided funding to assist them in council activities.
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.
CABI
AUGUST 8, 2023
CABI Academy‘s latest course, Introduction to Bioprotection Products, enables agricultural service providers to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills to support smallholder farmers using bioprotection products. Bioprotection, also known as biocontrol, is a more sustainable approach to pest management. Unlike conventional chemical pesticides, bioprotection products are derived from natural sources, making them a safer… The post New bioprotection course paves the way for a mor
Agritecture Blog
AUGUST 10, 2023
Images: courtesy of Yale Climate Connections Editor’s Note: New research suggests that reducing food waste, shifting dietary patterns, and improving resource-use efficiency can mitigate more than half of anticipated global heating due to food-related emissions. Eating less factory-farmed red meat, which is 2-5x more resource-intensive than other animal proteins, and reducing food waste, which globally would be the third largest emitter behind the US and China, are the lowest-hanging fruits to re
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).
Agricultural Economics Insights
AUGUST 7, 2023
“And pray what more can a reasonable man desire, in peaceful times, in ordinary noon, than a sufficient number of ears of green sweet corn boiled, with the addition of salt?” – Henry David Thoreau In recent weeks, we’ve reviewed the production and consumption trends of a few summertime favorites: ice cream and watermelon. This week we’re diving into sweet corn.
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
AUGUST 6, 2023
The Southeast has suffered from a number of severe weather events in the past few weeks, including a stormy night here in Athens GA in late July that dropped hundreds of trees and caused my neighborhood to lose power for 44 hours.
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.
Trimble Agriculture
AUGUST 9, 2023
What is agritourism? Agritourism is any venture on a farm or ranch that’s not directly related to raising and harvesting produce or livestock commercially. Generally, it complements the farm or ranch’s usual undertakings. In this article, we outline the basics of agritourism and give you some ideas on how you can get started earning extra revenue for your operation.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
AUGUST 10, 2023
by Tommy Enright, WFU Communications & Special Projects Coordinator In recent years, concerns about the lack of competition in the agriculture and food industries have been growing. The concentration of power in the hands of a few large corporations has resulted in limited choices for farmers and artificially inflated costs, impacting everyone from farmers in the field to consumers at the grocery store.
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.
Western FarmPress
AUGUST 7, 2023
Agricultural leaders to gather Aug. 15 to discuss safety net changes and how those impact farmers across the country, along with the upcoming farm bill that "could have little or no new funding.
USDA Blog
AUGUST 8, 2023
Secretary Vilsack proclaimed August 6-12, 2023, as National Farmers Market Week to celebrate the growth and impact of farmers markets and their vital role in America’s food supply chain. This year, USDA is especially excited to celebrate the week and showcase our new efforts to support small to mid-sized farmers and regional food systems, including farmers markets.
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
Enabling a country-wide transition to truly sustainable farming can only be achieved if farming in a sustainable way becomes more profitable than the current extractive system. Yet, at present, if you farm in ways that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase biodiversity and deliver a range of social benefits, you are likely to make less money than if you farm extractively.
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.
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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