Real Agriculture
APRIL 4, 2024
Research from Purdue University agronomy professor Shaun Casteel indicates that early sulphur applications broadcast pre-plant or right at planting can deliver a soybean yield bump in specific conditions. On the season debut of The Sharp Edge, Maizex agronomist Henry Prinzen takes that knowledge to the field to compare notes with Simcoe, Ontario, grower Kyle Sowden.
Food Politics
APRIL 4, 2024
The USDA has released its latest data on sugar production and the 20-year downward trend continues. The chart is based on data from the USDA Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System , Availability means total amount produced, less exports, plus imports; it is a proxy for consumption (but undoubtedly higher than actual consumption).
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Agricultural Biodiversity
APRIL 5, 2024
Arboreta have a community. And a newsletter. IPES-Food has a new website. The Dutch genebank describes its users. China has a back-up genebank. Dan Saladino has a new article out, and it’s bananas. The Brits freak out about their beer. As usual. And with limited justification. The EU gets tough on coffee.
Agri-tech
APRIL 4, 2024
Dr Sam Mugford has received a prestigious award for his outstanding service in supporting the research of the John Innes Centre. Sam, a research assistant in the group of Professor Saskia Hogenhout, has been recognised by the Biochemical Society’s 2025 Awards with the Research Support award. “This is a huge honour and an amazing surprise,” said Sam.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 4, 2024
Several organizations have come together to offer farmers in Ontario support in reducing the risk of off-target pesticide application through the Be Drift Aware campaign. Drift is the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products away from the intended target. It is an issue that can impact crop yield, crop quality and input costs. Drift.
Food Politics
APRIL 2, 2024
ProPublica has issued a major and highly importantt investigative report: The U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price. The report documents how the U.S. has opposed marketing restrictions on infant formula throughout the world. It refers specifically to what happened in Thailand over attempts to restrict the marketing of toddler formula ( an unneccesary product ).
Western FarmPress
APRIL 2, 2024
Ep. 10: It’s not just the farmer down the road buying land; media and business moguls, companies, and even China are making significant purchases. What does that mean for you?
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Real Agriculture
APRIL 4, 2024
Starting in May, Prairie farmers will have access to an up-to-the-day fusarium head blight forecasting tool for winter and spring wheat, durum, and barley. The new forecasting tool is based on over five years of research and field-level proof-of-concept work supported by Alberta Grains, SaskWheat, SaskBarley, the Manitoba Crop Alliance, the University of Manitoba and.
Food Politics
APRIL 1, 2024
Jim Krieger, of Healthy Food America forwarded this request for research proposals (RFP) from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Senior Director of Human Nutrition Research., On behalf of The Beef Checkoff , the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is conducting a request for proposals (RFP) in Human Nutrition, to further understand beef’s nutritional qualities and define beef’s role in a healthy diet to nourish and optimize health at every life stage including research topics r
Western FarmPress
APRIL 4, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Illinois and Iowa producers hold nearly 3 billion bushels in corn stocks, limiting rally opportunities on the cash market. Weather and fuel production could fuel short-lived market rallies.
DTN
APRIL 1, 2024
The exciting solar eclipse will be hitting the U.S. on April 8, 2024. And if you are lucky enough to be within an approximately 170-mile wide strip of land stretching from Texas to Maine, you are in the path of a total solar eclipse. This type of event won’t happen again in the U.S. until 2044, so it’s no wonder many people are making travel plans to take in those few precious minutes of the sun totally eclipsed by the moon.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 2, 2024
Wheat is a crop that sets yield potential very early in the season, so it’s imperative that the crop get off to the best start possible. Once plant stands and tillers are off to the races, splitting nitrogen can manage risk and help reach full yield potential. What’s more, late N can also bump protein. Read More Wheat is a crop that sets yield potential very early in the season, so it’s imperative that the crop get off to the best start possible.
Civil Eats
APRIL 3, 2024
At the end of January, multiple publications including Modern Farmer and Bloomberg ran eye-catching stories on the results of a research study published in Nature. Forbes declared that, “Urban Farming Has a Shockingly High Climate Cost,” a headline that was outright wrong in terms of the study’s findings. Earth.com led with a single, out-of-context data point: “Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint is 6x greater than normal farms.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 2, 2024
Slideshow: The ag tech marketplace has exploded over the last decade, and it’s expected to continue growing at a rapid pace, as seen at Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.
AgriLife Today
APRIL 4, 2024
Decision support system to integrate simulated weather, cropping, market and farm conditions for predictive planning Being able to see into the future would be a handy trick for anybody, but that ability could be indispensable in helping farmers navigate the ups and downs of Mother Nature and markets. Scientists with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 1, 2024
U.S. animal health authorities say they cannot rule out cow-to-cow transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) after detecting bird flu in dairy herds in another three states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the presence of HPAI in a Michigan dairy herd that recently received cows from a.
Food Tank
APRIL 1, 2024
The 2024 Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals a growing number of new and beginning and young producers in the United States. Despite these changes, the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture say progress is still necessary to support these groups. In 2022, the number of farms with new and beginning producers in the United States increased by about 5 percent from 2017.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 1, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Three points in the March Planting Intentions and Quarterly Stocks Report present opportunities. Will those opportunities be short-lived?
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 4, 2024
Sid Miller, commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture, says the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza impacting beef cattle in the state's panhandle – where dairy cows have been infected – is minimal.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 1, 2024
Farmers looking for an air cart to help increase seeding-time productivity, quality and accuracy will find a cart that fits their operation with the Deere C-Series, the company says. At the recent Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas, growers got their first look at Deere’s new C-Series lineup that includes five carts that range from 350. Read More Farmers looking for an air cart to help increase seeding-time productivity, quality and accuracy will find a cart that fits their operation with
Civil Eats
APRIL 2, 2024
Editor’s Note: Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South detangles the complicated story of the South’s fickle relationship with kudzu, chronicling the ways the boundless weed has evolved over centuries and dissecting what climate change could mean for its future across the United States. From architecture teams experimenting with it as a sustainable building material, to clinical applications treating binge-drinking and chefs harvesting it as a wild edi
Western FarmPress
APRIL 5, 2024
Collegiates attending CattleCon and NCBA Trade Show were offered a free opportunity to visit with beef industry mentors and explore the wide variety of careers within the industry.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 1, 2024
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is joining a legal challenge against the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation, arguing it unfairly penalizes the use of crop-based biofuels in the maritime sector.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 1, 2024
When it comes to planter prep, corn is king. The simple truth is most growers spend a lot of time fine-tuning planters to ensure corn seeds are deposited at a consistent depth and are snugged into the soil after the trench is closed. But what about soybeans? Do growers spend enough time working on how. Read More When it comes to planter prep, corn is king.
AgriLife Today
APRIL 2, 2024
Study abroad Aggies let newfound knowledge percolate in Costa Rica Kias Simmons ’26 looked out from the middle of a Costa Rican supermarket over half a dozen bags of coffee beans stacked high in his arms. The aisle in front of him was clear. All that remained was the high-wire act to get to the. Read More → The post From coffee bean to coffee cup appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 31, 2024
Spring is a good time to assess thinning stands of alfalfa, but what considerations should be given before making the tough decision about whether to keep a stand for another year?
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 1, 2024
The Texas Department of State Health Services reports that a human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Texas and identified in a person who had direct exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with the disease.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 3, 2024
Here’s something you maybe didn’t know: Host of The Word, Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson started Wheat Pete’s Word a full NINE years ago, back before podcasts were cool. So let’s kick off the 10th year with something really special — like the second warmest winter on record since 1895! Johnson also discusses evaluating geese damage.
Food Tank
APRIL 4, 2024
Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute (FTPI) is a Native-American women-run organization dedicated to teaching sustainable indigenous ways of living in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The Institute provides resources that support the Pueblo people through knowledge preservation and education. Roxanne Swentzell created FTPI in 1987. Swentzell tells Food Tank that before creating FTPI, she learned about permaculture and built her own sustainable homestead.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 5, 2024
Farmstead Forest: A fabric weed barrier is a lifesaver for young trees in arid climates, but it also can require management years after the trees were planted.
Modern Farmer
APRIL 4, 2024
Brewing takes a heavy toll on the environment. The average brewery uses six gallons of water to make just one gallon of beer, with base and specialty ingredients flown around the globe and trucks of cans and kegs driven up and down the country. Add in the stickers and plastic sleeves that make many beer cans non-recyclable, and packaged beer takes an even higher toll.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 2, 2024
Fendt’s E-Vario weeder concept presents a weeder that is optimized for combining with an electrically powered tractor. What happens after a company develops an electric tractor and makes plans to bring it to market? In the case of the Fendt e107 V Vario tractor, which made its public debut at Agritechnica, one of the jobs. Read More Fendt’s E-Vario weeder concept presents a weeder that is optimized for combining with an electrically powered tractor.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 5, 2024
Kay Russo, DVM, Novonesis technical services manager for dairy and poultry, emphasized the situation is rapidly evolving and more clarity will come with time as researchers learn more.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 1, 2024
In addition to higher reference prices, increased payment limits need to be a high priority in the farm bill to account for inflation's impact.
AgriLife Today
APRIL 5, 2024
Tucker Gillespie ’26 shares experiences in the Department of Animal Science that transformed his college journey Raised in the small, rural community of McCook, Nebraska, it came as no surprise to Tucker Gillespie ’26 that he became an Aggie. Gillespie, a sophomore animal science and molecular and cellular biology double major in the Texas. Read More → The post Animal science student finds purpose, community at Texas A&M and on Ranch Horse Team appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 2, 2024
Thanks for tuning into this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Marty Vermey with Grain Farmers of Ontario on the drift awareness campaign; Paul Bullock with University of Manitoba on FHB forecasting and more weather stations; A clip from The Agronomists on saving N with. Read More Thanks for tuning into this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio!
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 5, 2024
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Harold Wolle expressed concerns to the International Trade Commission, stating that imposing tariffs on 2,4-D could limit imports, increase prices, and.
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