Farmers Weekly
JULY 20, 2023
Farmers Weekly Burning less diesel and clocking fewer hours by completing two field passes at once might sound like a dream setup, yet one machine that can make that possible – Agronic’s WR rake – has so far proved a surprisingly tough sell in the UK.
Real Agriculture
JULY 20, 2023
What happens when a soil-applied herbicide application is followed by severe weather? For many herbicides it is business as usual, but in some cases a heavy rain can cause a typically safe product to injure the plant. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike.
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Food Politics
JULY 17, 2023
I am devoting this week to the pushback against advice to reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods. It is coming from the food industry, of course, government agencies with ties to the food industry, and nutritionists who focus on the benefits of nutrients, without contextualizing the foods and diets they come from (“nutritionism”). For the record, ultra-processed foods are : Industrially produced Bear little resemblance to the foods they were derived from Typically contain additives for co
Agricultural Biodiversity
JULY 18, 2023
You want agroecology ? Don’t neglect labour issues. You can’t neglect hot dry winds if you want the breed wheat for Kansas these days. IFPRI continues to ride the neglected crops bandwagon, this time in Latin America. In Africa, beer may rescue fonio from neglect. Rescuing plants from herbarium sheets. Rescuing herbarium sheets in Ukraine.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 21, 2023
Farmers Weekly Well it was bound to happen. As soon as our neighbours got the combine out, it started raining and it’s been pretty much on and off for a couple of weeks ever since.
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2023
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are calling on the Canadian Grain Commission to reverse its decision to harmonize export and primary test weight and total foreign material tolerances in wheat. Announced in June, the harmonization is set to take effect August 1, 2023, at the.
Food Politics
JULY 21, 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. released its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report last week. Its conclusions are sobering. Global hunger is still far above pre-pandemic levels. It is estimated that between 690 and 783 million people in the world faced hunger in 2022. This is 122 million more people than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Farmers Weekly
JULY 18, 2023
Farmers Weekly Hardy Scottish sheep breed, the North Country Cheviot, will celebrate its 40th appearance at the Royal Welsh Show this year. A handful of dedicated breeders who had successfully begun to establish the Northie first exhibited the versatile breed at the event in 1983.
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2023
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) welcomes Kyle Larkin as its new executive director. Larkin will assume the post from interim ED, Tyler Bjornson. Prior to joining the GGC, Larkin served as vice-president at Impact Public Affairs, a national public affairs firm.
Food Politics
JULY 20, 2023
The British journal, Public Health Nutrition, published a debate about ultra-processed foods this month. Invited commentaries CON: Michael Gibney. Ultra-processed foods in public health nutrition: the unanswered questions , Several definitions of the degree of processing have been proposed. However, when each of these is used on a common database of nutritional, clinical and anthropometric variables, the observed effect of high intakes of highly processed food, varies considerably.
NASDA
JULY 18, 2023
Letter Dear Chairwoman Stabenow, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Boozman, and Ranking Member Scott: We write to you today in support of the “ReConnecting Rural America Act,” which was introduced by Senators Welch and Marshall in the Senate and Representatives Nunn, Craig, LaHood, and Sorensen and others in the House. This legislation would make USDA’s ReConnect Loan and Grant Program permanent, ensure networks built leveraging program funds deliver at least 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds, and pri
Farmers Weekly
JULY 15, 2023
Farmers Weekly The Farmers Weekly Harvest 2023 gallery has been flooded with fantastic entries this week, including this stunning shot taken from Higher Farm on the Dorset Coast. Andy Sprake captured his combine cutting winter barley on 6 July with the magnificent Fleet and Chesil Bank as the backdrop. Do you have a photo of the week?
Real Agriculture
JULY 19, 2023
Nothing good happens to mature wheat left in the field, and Peter Johnson is pretty thankful that some elevators are taking wheat at 17 per cent moisture to keep combines rolling. It takes a village, sometimes. For this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Johnson also discusses compaction, rescue nitrogen on corn and beans, why. Read More Nothing good happens to mature wheat left in the field, and Peter Johnson is pretty thankful that some elevators are taking wheat at 17 per cent m
Food Politics
JULY 19, 2023
Last week, I posted information and links to documents sent to me anonymously suggesting that the new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) had been influenced by the food industry to omit a statement in an earlier draft to reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods. I have no first hand personal experience with these recommendations and do not want to get in the middle of a dispute over the development of these guidelines.
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
My Generation: Here’s what happens when three teenage boys have a dream, an RV and a lot of hope.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 18, 2023
Farmers Weekly Canadian farming lobbies have hit out after the UK formally agreed to join a Trans-Pacific trade bloc, insisting that Britain must align to their standards.
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2023
Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva! On this episode, we will hear from Brett Halstead with SaskWheat on pending Canadian Grain Commission changes for August 1, and Colin Elgie, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on nitrogen loss in. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva!
Food Politics
JULY 18, 2023
The U.K.’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has released its statement on ultra-processed foods. It dealt with the NOVA classification system (the one I used in yesterday’s post to define ultra-processed foods). The committee does not like it much. Assessment beyond the initial screen identified that the literature is currently dominated by NOVA, raising the risk that any limitations or biases present within the NOVA classification system may be replicated throughout the resear
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
Ag Matters: Slow down and assess these five areas to ensure your family and workers practice farm safety.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 16, 2023
Farmers Weekly Cambridgeshire farming brothers Matthew and Lloyd Smith have been crowned winners of the 2023 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for sustainability. The award celebrates farming’s essential role in food production and environmental stewardship.
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2023
Can heavy July rains fuel nitrogen leaching and push the valuable nutrient beyond the reach of corn plant roots? That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs corn specialist Ben Rosser has been hearing a lot lately as many areas of the province have been dealt a deluge of rain. On this. Read More Can heavy July rains fuel nitrogen leaching and push the valuable nutrient beyond the reach of corn plant roots?
Modern Farmer
JULY 21, 2023
Earlier this year, I put a call out for help preparing my farm for spring. More than 20 people showed up to help build chicken tractors, put up fencing, flip beds and even sift worm castings. Across the country, farmers build community through work days, food distribution, farm-to-table events and more. What makes this different is that everyone who showed up was trans, and this farming project is a place for us to organize, raise and share food and reclaim the bodily autonomy that is being take
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
Mike Pearson reminds listeners about being safe when riding ATV's on your farm and if you have to on the road.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 20, 2023
Farmers Weekly A varied set of farms and land with a wide regional spread has been launched recently. The Barne Estate at Clonmel, County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland, is a rare offering. Formerly known as Barne Park, the estate has been in the same family since the 17th century.
Real Agriculture
JULY 17, 2023
Russia has terminated an agreement that allowed for Ukraine grain movement through the Black Sea, claiming its own agriculture products are not being allowed through the trade corridor. The deal, originally brokered by Turkey, was extended earlier this year to allow for agriculture product movement out of Ukraine. Grain shipments through the region were largely.
AgriLife Today
JULY 20, 2023
Journal report indicates economic and biological efficiencies affected by feed intake The dependence of residual feed intake on growth and tenderness of Brahman cattle, a common breed chosen for crossbreeding cattle along the southern U.S., including Texas, was the focus of a cattle feeding study published in Applied Animal Science journal. The study, “Relationships of.
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
Soybean Watch: Side-by-side comparison shows that plants growing among weeds produce less yield.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 18, 2023
Farmers Weekly The daily chore of chomping through tonnes of abrasive feedstuffs mean a mixer wagon’s innards only have a limited lifespan. Added to that, the tight environments in which they work and the fact that buckets are tipped above them every day means the risk of impact damage is substantial.
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2023
Zappers, seed grinders, and robots, oh my! What’s the latest in weed control technology? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Chuck Baresich, of Haggerty AgRobotics, and Kim Brown Livingston, of Manitoba Agriculture, to discuss the trouble with problem weeds and the new (old?) ways to deal with them. From. Read More Zappers, seed grinders, and robots, oh my!
American Farmland
JULY 20, 2023
Washington State should balance the priorities of solar power and farmland protection. American Farmland Trust looks at the situation in this new blog post.
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
Tiffany Lashmet discusses important takeaways regarding the Right to Farm statute in her recent Texas Agriculture Law Blog. The statute's primary purpose is to protect agricultural operations from nuisance actions.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 20, 2023
Farmers Weekly Over the past couple days combines have been re-emerging in the South, and first impressions are starting to be made on the harvest 2023 to come. Essex Harvest began on Monday (17 July) afternoon for Carl Juhl, farm manager at Little Farms in Saffron Walden, with Craft winter barley in at 16.7% moisture.
Real Agriculture
JULY 21, 2023
Is it efficient to use autonomous vehicle in row crop agriculture in southwestern Ontario? That’s a question cash crop farmer Mark Richards is wrestling with on his Dresden, Ont. farm. In 2022, he used a solar-powered FarmDroid robot to plant sugar beets. That machine found it challenging to adapt to the widespread use of strip. Read More Is it efficient to use autonomous vehicle in row crop agriculture in southwestern Ontario?
Civil Eats
JULY 19, 2023
The Maine-based Wolfe’s Neck Center is breaking new ground in soil health, soil monitoring, and other climate-smart technologies.
Western FarmPress
JULY 21, 2023
Researchers are studying production practices for peppermint and spearmint in the Panhandle.
Farmers Weekly
JULY 18, 2023
Farmers Weekly Establishing perennial wildflower strips is one way to attract bees into fields, but sometimes it can prove frustrating, with some species failing to establish, limiting the value to pollinators. Bees need both pollen and nectar: pollen is for their larvae and nectar provides energy.
Real Agriculture
JULY 19, 2023
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, hear Shaun’s interview with John Gormley, host of The Gormley Show as they discuss some action at Ag In Motion, the crops across the province, agriculture technology, and more! We will also hear from Paul Brisebois and. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney!
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