Food Politics

JUNE 5, 2024

In considering the effects of ultra-processed foods, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) only dealt with observational research. It excluded what I consider the most important study ever done to explain weight gain: the controlled clinical trial of ultra-processed versus processed diets done at NIH in 2019. This study is hugely important for four reasons: The ultra-processed and minimally processed diets were matched for nutrients and palatability; study subjects could not tell wh

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced changes to his cabinet late Thursday, June 6, the final day of the spring session in the provincial legislature with MPPs headed home until October. While many of the senior cabinet positions were left unchanged, there are some significant changes for agriculture. Lisa Thompson, who has served as Minister of.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 6, 2024

The latest version of the SPAM global crop area distribution model is out. You can play with it here. Some bullet points on the USDA’s National Plant Germplasm System outpost in Pullman. Yes, the above references Svalbard, as does this piece on Spanish tomatoes. Pity we can’t put olives in Svalbard, but there’s a another way to protect olive diversity.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

Letter Dear Secretary Vilsack, We appreciate the ongoing efforts of your agency to respond to the outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle, especially the opportunity to regularly meet with you and your team to share information and concerns. State departments of agriculture, like USDA, are dedicated to protecting farmers, farmworkers, and the workforce throughout the entire supply chain.

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Food Politics

JUNE 7, 2024

At long last, Peter Byck’s Roots So Deep is available for viewing. Peter is at Arizona State. He’s done something quite remarkable, so much so that I wrote a blurb for his films. If we are going to do anything to prevent further climate change, soil degradation, and groundwater pollution, we are going to have to transform current agricultural practices to those that are more regenerative.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 4, 2024

How do corn hybrids respond to foliar feeding? And what’s the potential yield impact and return on that investment? Those are questions PRIDE Seeds agronomist Stephanie Myslik tackles on this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School. In 2023, Myslik ran a trial to evaluate how tissue testing and foliar feeding could impact the PRIDE hybrid A6929G4.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 2, 2024

Understanding the role of biodiversity in the climate, food, water, energy, transport and health nexus in Europe. Meta-analysis shows that a lot of things people do affect biodiversity negatively, yet biodiversity affects most things people want to do positively. Food Systems Interventions for Nutrition: Lessons from 6 Program Evaluations in Africa and South Asia.

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Food Politics

JUNE 6, 2024

Despite all the fuss about the guidelines every five years, they say the same things every time: eat more fruits and vegetables (plant foods), balance calories (good luck with that), and reduce intake of saturated fat, sugars, and salt (euphemisms for ultra-processed foods). You don’t believe me? Take a look: Ancel and Margaret Keys’ 1959 dietary guidelines for prevention of coronary heart disease.* Do not get fat, if you are fat, reduce.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 4, 2024

Sclerotinia is one of the most challenging diseases for growers to manage in canola, and in soybeans, where it appears in the form of white mould. In both crops, field history and moisture are two key drivers of the disease. Hit play and watch/listen to this episode on Sclerotinia and white mould featuring Chris Manchur. Read More Sclerotinia is one of the most challenging diseases for growers to manage in canola, and in soybeans, where it appears in the form of white mould.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

In 2023, the current Conservative Government passed the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act, which created an entirely new and fictitious class of genetically modified organisms – the ‘precision bred organism’, or ‘PBO’. This sneaky, undemocratic attempt to force genetically modified organisms (GMOs) onto our plates – unlabelled – has been launched by our Government, working hand-in-hand with the biotech industry, research establishment and pro-GMO ‘think tanks’.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

This summer 14 students (PDF, 85.0 KB) from agricultural migrant and farmworker backgrounds will take part in paid 10-week internships with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

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Food Politics

JUNE 4, 2024

I don’t like writing about the dietary guidelines process while it is still ongoing because so much can change between now and the time the advisory committee submits its report, and USDA and HHS issue the actual guidelines. But this Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is dealing with the concept of ultra-processed foods and is tied in knots over it.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase “trust, but verify” in the context of the Cold War, but similar logic applies in the active battle against increasingly-prevalent glyphosate-resistant kochia. It’s a safe assumption to trust that kochia is glyphosate-resistant in much of Western Canada, but there’s still value in verifying, says Ian Epp, agronomy specialist.

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Agri-tech

JUNE 7, 2024

Two-day, online course: 12-13 November 2024 The BBSRC funded Delivering Sustainable Wheat (DSW) Institute Strategic Programme spans nine UK research institutes and universities and aims to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits. The aim of the DSW In Practice course is provide an entry level introduction to wheat research, giving a taste of the work in DSW.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. In 1948, E.M. Emmert, a horticulturist at the University of Kentucky, was tinkering around with how to build a cheap greenhouse. He decided to use polyethylene sheets in lieu of the glass sides, bending the plastic film around a wooden frame.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Meyer comes to Berkeley from the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been dean of the School of Information since 2018. He will begin his new job on Aug. 1. The post Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

Soybean yield contest winners typically rely on weekly tissue testing and foliar feeding to help produce eye-popping, trophy-winning yields. But does this tool have the power to make yield for growers who test and feed just a couple of times during the season? SGS Canada agronomist Jack Legg thinks the practice makes sense for a. Read More Soybean yield contest winners typically rely on weekly tissue testing and foliar feeding to help produce eye-popping, trophy-winning yields.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 7, 2024

To capture the full value of data, we need to do the right things up front to ensure accurate, understandable data is available to those asking for it downstream. The post Getting to the Root Cause of Incompatible Ag Data appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 5, 2024

Tiffany Lashmet discusses a case involving a landowner who had a negligence suit filed against them for a tree on their land that fell onto the highway and injured a driver. Who is liable?

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AgriLife Today

JUNE 6, 2024

Powerful cryogenic-electron microscope reveals interactions at the molecular scale The post Texas A&M researchers peer into the microcosmos with high-resolution microscope appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 7, 2024

Cash trade in the south and in Canada was pretty quiet this week, nudging off the start of June versus any real kickoff to the new month. In the U.S., slaughter was down this week too, bumping the cutout price a little in the post-Memorial Day shortened week, says Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock. Read More Cash trade in the south and in Canada was pretty quiet this week, nudging off the start of June versus any real kickoff to the new month.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 6, 2024

Data- and AI-driven robotic operations are quickly becoming the solutions farmers turn to, not only to speed up operations, but to protect their workers. The post Autonomous Operations Are Keeping Farm Workers Out of Harm’s Way appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 3, 2024

Some Texas regions have received rainfall, while 46% of the state remains in some level of drought. Specialists discuss range management considerations, plus the latest Texas Crop and Weather Report.

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is a Nairobi-based research institute that elevates the role insects play in the creation of environmentally and socially sustainable food systems across Africa. Founded in 1970, icipe aims to understand how insects can best be introduced across the food system. They recognize the value of insects in agricultural environments and their potential to be used as a primary ingredient in consumer products.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s like lemon juice on a paper cut for those in the far south of Ontario who haven’t got an acre of corn in the ground yet, but the initial look at the emerged corn crop in the U.S. is looking mighty fine. Ranulf Glanville, chief market analyst with Grainfox, says that this early good. Read More It’s like lemon juice on a paper cut for those in the far south of Ontario who haven’t got an acre of corn in the ground yet, but the initial look at the emerged corn crop in th

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 6, 2024

Photo credit: Lindsey Scalera Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. The first post provides an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole, as well as its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 5, 2024

Estate Plan Edge: Here’s what the president’s proposals look like for farmers paying income taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes and more.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

JUNE 5, 2024

In summer months I typically write a monthly outlook for our Georgia cotton and peanut growers. Here is the latest edition for June 2024. It may be generally useful for folks across the Southeast although it is directed towards those in Georgia. Welcome to summer!

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 3, 2024

When it comes to weed control in soybeans, it’s always best to start clean and stay clean. But when fieldwork and planting are delayed thanks to poor spring conditions, growers are often forced to plant now and spray later. That’s the situation many Ontario growers have experienced in 2024 as wet spring conditions dictated that. Read More When it comes to weed control in soybeans, it’s always best to start clean and stay clean.

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Modern Farmer

JUNE 6, 2024

Truth be told, cattle farmers are no fans of lupine. If a pregnant cow chows down on the plant, its toxins can cause the unborn calf to be born with crooked cow syndrome and be unable to walk. In most instances, farmers will spray the plant with herbicide and kill it. But on Mallonee Farms , a Washington State dairy farm , things are different. Instead of eradicating the undesired plant, it is protected.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 3, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners about the spring conference held by the U.S. Meat Export Federation and how it's focusing on strategies to boost international demand for U.S. beef and pork cuts that just aren't popular here.

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AgriLife Today

JUNE 5, 2024

AgriLife Extension specialist Cook works toward viticulture doctorate The post Top wine society award and scholarship helps educator continue learning appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 3, 2024

Two John Deere dealers in Alberta have announced plans to merge their operations under a new banner next month. Martin Deerline and Agland plan to combine their businesses under the new name “Horizon Ag and Turf,” effective July 31, 2024, pending all necessary approvals.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

The Science of Happiness is a podcast from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. This episode is about the science behind showing kindness to others. The post The Science of Happiness: Being kind is good for your health appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 7, 2024

Examining farm bill base acre proposals. While base is an often overlooked provision, the House's proposal has the potential to be one of the more consequential for producers.

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AgriLife Today

JUNE 3, 2024

Texas A&M poultry specialist egg-splores why chicken eggs are different colors, shapes and shades The post Egg-stra, Egg-stra! June 3 is National Egg Day appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2024

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has released its report on the importance of soil health. “Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada’s Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health” combines information from over 150 witnesses, 60 written briefs, and supporting documents from soil science researchers, agronomists, farmers, ranchers, foresters, environmental organizations, agri-businesses, industry.

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