Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 8, 2023
If getting a bill through Parliament can be compared to a car race, you could say Bill C-234 was on the final lap in the Senate and within sight of the checkered flag, before getting sideswiped by an amendment that leaves it missing parts, nowhere close to the finish line, and without a clear path.
Agricultural Biodiversity
DECEMBER 7, 2023
From the description of the just-released German-Norwegian TV series “Die Saat – Tödliche Macht” (English title: The Seed) on ARD (as translated by Google). Heino Ferch embarks on a dramatic search for missing persons as a police officer on a private foreign mission: in order to find his nephew, an environmental activist played by Jonathan Berlin, on the polar island of Spitsbergen, he pays no attention to his own life.
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Food Politics
DECEMBER 7, 2023
On Thursdays I like posting things I want everyone to enjoy. This one, I stole from Tamar Haspel, who writes about food for the Washington Post. I follow her on X (the site formerly known as Twitter), where she recently posted: This could be my all-time favorite BMI correlation! In China and post-Soviet states, BMI correlates with corruption. The fatter, the crookeder.
USDA Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2023
When farming in urban environments, whether in-ground or using innovative production, one of the biggest challenges can be navigating local statutes, zoning, permitting and land use regulations. For growers, understanding legal access to land and water, as well as local policies is critical.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Bill C-234 is likely headed down a drawn-out path to its demise in the House of Commons after the Senate voted 40-39 in favour of an amendment to the bill that would have removed the federal carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms. Senators still have to vote on the revised version.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 7, 2023
In his poem, The Theologian’s Tale, the 19 th century American poet Henry Wordsworth Longfellow popularized the second part of the title of this op-ed: “ships that pass in the night speak to each other in passing…only a look and a voice, then darkness again and silence.” With neither climate nor nutrition action scaling up fast enough, we cannot afford any more darkness and silence.
Food Politics
DECEMBER 4, 2023
For years now I have been posting on Mondays something about conflicts of interest in nutrition research and practice on this site. My goal in doing so is to raise awareness of practices that give the nutrition profession the appearance of undue food industry influence at the expense of public health. Occasionally someone involved with something I post requests a correction or clarification.
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Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Off-farm income has been a contributor to farm households for decades, but in many ways the extent and role it plays in the farm business isn’t fully understood. In the October Canadian Farmer sentiment index conducted by RealAgristudies, we asked questions related to off-farm income in order to better understand the role it plays on.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.
Food Politics
DECEMBER 5, 2023
COP-28, the UN’s climate change conference is happening in Dubai, right now. I’m trying to make sense of it. For starters, the irony : A climate-change conference in an oil-rich state The head of the conference publicly states “ there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels.” Lots of people fly there in carbon-emitting private jets But food—the effects of agriculture on climate change (and vice versa) is on its agenda this year—a major big deal.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Agriculture is telling its story. The question is how to get farm stories heard beyond the rows and fences. A Louisiana event is spreading the word on sustainability. What else can ag do?
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 6, 2023
What can farmers learn about combine settings from machines running in neighbouring fields or those harvesting wheat in fields over 8,000 miles away in Australia? Agriculture technology company Combine Settings is set to launch an app that will allow farmers to share combine settings on a peer-to-peer platform and give them access to settings they. Read More What can farmers learn about combine settings from machines running in neighbouring fields or those harvesting wheat in fields over 8,000 m
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Sometimes it’s necessary to do things that aren’t by the book to get crippled machinery moving again. Here's how Dan Anderson used a penny and a dime to fix a hydraulic cylinder on a folding spray boom.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Embarking on the journey of regenerative agriculture is akin to slipping into a swimming pool. Initially, farmers and corporations alike wade into the shallow end, implementing relatively simple and inexpensive techniques such as cover cropping and minimal tillage to optimize for soil health and carbon sequestration. As we venture further into the pool, farmers may achieve increased biodiversity and water quality by incorporating more complicated strategies and Indigenous approaches like diversi
Agri-tech
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Researchers have uncovered the intricate molecular mechanism used by parasitic phytoplasma bacteria, known for inducing ‘zombie-like’ effects in plants. This detailed revelation opens new horizons for groundbreaking applications in biotechnology and even in biomedicine. The team led by Professor Saskia Hogenhout at the John Innes Centre, in partnership with The Sainsbury Laboratory.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 7, 2023
CN has signed and closed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern Railway, as of December 6. Iowa Northern operates approximately 275 track miles in Iowa connecting to CN’s U.S. rail network, serving the upper Midwest agricultural and industrial markets, including biofuels and grain. “This transaction represents a meaningful opportunity to support the growth of local.
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Most of Brazil’s jump in production is due to a 40% increase in planted acres for soybeans and 33% for corn. Demand for food will incentivize Brazil to plant even more acres, but there are logistical challenges at play.
American Farmland
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The United States’ ability to sustainably produce food, steward natural resources, and support rural economies depends on ensuring greater access to land for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The Texas Plant Protection Association recognizes its members and graduate students for their service to the association and agriculture, as well as announces poster winners, at its 35th annual conference.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Grain farming in Ontario has a significant and growing economic impact in the province and across the country. That’s the conclusion of a recent study from business accounting firm MNP prepared for the Grain Farmers of Ontario. The study, titled: Economic Impact Analysis of Grain Farming in Ontario, found that the industry created $27 billion.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Próspero Bendles Marcelino was 15 when he began diving for spiny lobster in the Caribbean waters between Honduras and Nicaragua. That was in 1965, and if he caught an average of 10 pounds of lobster, he earned the equivalent of $30 in today’s terms. A member of the Indigenous Miskito community, he was born in rural Ahuás, Honduras, 29 miles from Puerto Lempira, the capital of the Gracias a Dios region, in the most remote and biodiverse part of the country.
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Farming has run deep in the Moes family roots for the past 130 years. Today, the fourth and fifth generations continue to keep their ancestors’ dreams of farming alive.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Hopdoddy Burger Bar drops meat alternatives from its menu, decries claims from those manufacturers, and lauds the benefits of livestock production, particularly grass-fed beef.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Diedrah Kelly has been named as executive director of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) in Manila, Philippines. The federal government is planning to open the physical office in the new year. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay told RealAgriculture last month that the office will open in or around February. The IPAAO is a $31.8.
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Henry Mustin popped open the trunk of his electric Volkswagen to reveal his arsenal: Loppers, pruners, saws and trowels, tucked into bags. Taking up the most space was Mustin’s weed wrench, an L-shaped specialty tool branded The Extractigator, which leverages the ground to yank deeply rooted vegetation from the earth. We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock.
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2023
After a year of struggles in 2022, this year’s crop reaped weather that was much more favorable for growing cotton. Burlison, Tenn., farmer Brad Williams describes this year’s growing season as almost perfect.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Beef Outlook: USDA’s January cow inventory numbers are likely to decline, creating opportunity for cattle producers with prices trending higher.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Fat cattle markets in the U.S. headed down this week, at $3-$4 lower in the south, reflecting a larger downward trend since price peaks hit in September, says Anne Wasko in this week’s edition of the Beef Market Update. Western Canadian action was pretty quiet this week, with not a pile of volume in terms. Read More Fat cattle markets in the U.S. headed down this week, at $3-$4 lower in the south, reflecting a larger downward trend since price peaks hit in September, says Anne Wasko in thi
Agric4profits
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Pounded yam (Dioscorea spp.) are a good source of vitamin C – 27% of the daily value for fighting infections such as colds and flu and quick wound healing, anti-aging, strong bones, and healthy immune function. It also provides good amounts of fiber, potassium, manganese, and metabolic B vitamins.
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Analysts say an initial cut could be made as early as first quarter 2024. One of the key factors the central banking system will consider is whether its inflation rate target of 2% has been achieved.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Extension Entomologist David Kerns receives Texas Plant Protection's highest honor at 35th annual conference. Colleagues praise his contribution to IPM research and work ethic.
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has published its new Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario – Publication 839. A replacement for Publication 363, the new guide includes updated crop production and fertility guidelines, pest activity calendars, crop development stages, and images and information of pests, diseases, and disorders.
Agri-tech
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities took place on 3 December, with an aim to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of those with a disability. As such, we take a look back at John Innes Centre history, delving into the archives to discover the stories of two figures who worked at the.
AgWeb Farm Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2023
As global dairy companies set a new goal to trace and reduce emissions, U.S. dairy researchers say feeding a small amount of red seaweed may be the secret to cutting methane emissions from dairy cattle by up to half.
Western FarmPress
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Land Values: The answer to that question takes two more questions: Is farmland a good investment? And what’s driving land values right now?
Real Agriculture
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Potato farmers on Prince Edward Island have increased their use of cover crops dramatically over the last five years. PEI farmers have been measuring the growth and impact of cover crops through participation in Living Lab — Atlantic, a four-year innovation project on the island that involves researchers and industry stakeholders. Living Lab data shows.
AgriLife Today
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Bagavathiannan earns rare recognition for weed and cropping systems research Muthukumar “Muthu” Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., has earned something few weed science and agronomy researchers have before — the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. Bagavathiannan is the Billie Turner Professor of Production Agronomy in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and.
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