Real Agriculture

JUNE 14, 2024

It’s a good news story with a cautionary undercurrent: North American beef demand has held steady, even in the face of high retail prices. No matter where you live in North America, if you love beef, you’re buying — even when the sticker shock makes your eyes water. North American beef numbers have trended upwards. Read More It’s a good news story with a cautionary undercurrent: North American beef demand has held steady, even in the face of high retail prices.

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Food Politics

JUNE 13, 2024

The World Food Programme announced the new 2024 report. I last wrote about this project in 2021. Progress? Not this year. As Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres says in his introduction, “Humanity can and must do better.” Yes, but how? Advocate! Protest! Insist! VOTE! The post Interesting study of the week III. Global Food Crises, 2024 appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

"We're reconstructing history here," William Carter said of his geography Ph.D. research and collaboration with UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program. The post With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 13, 2024

Slideshow: Four years ago, Scott Trimble’s produce crop was decimated by dicamba drift. But who’s to blame? The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might think.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 13, 2024

Ontario students pursing post-secondary education in one of several disciplines are being invited to apply to the Grain Farmers of Ontario Legacy Scholarship. Up to 10 scholarships of $5,000 per recipient will be awarded annually, and up to five may be awarded to students pursuing non-agriculture-specific studies. The deadline to apply is July 21, 2024.

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Food Politics

JUNE 11, 2024

This seems to be a slow news week so I’m going to get caught up on research papers I think worth reading. I first heard about this study from this video, from Dr. Greger’s newsletter announcement (I subscribe). Here’s the study: Ornish D, et al. Effects of intensive lifestyle changes on the progression of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers. The post Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk? appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 12, 2024

This op-ed was written by Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Policymaking is not math. There is not one right answer to most questions policymakers face. Policymaking would be easier if it were black and white, but instead, it is full of shades of grey. Delivering optimal policy outcomes would ideally.

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Food Politics

JUNE 14, 2024

Chuck Schwerin. Ghosts of Glencoe. North Country Books, 2024. 472 pages. I don’t usually recommend books here that are not about food politics. This one, a rare exception, has only the most tenuous connection to the theme of this blog. It is set in a fictional location much like the North Country School , a boarding school for teenagers near Lake Placid and the Adirondacks.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Doris Tsao shares prize in neuroscience, while Paul Alivisatos shares prize in nanoscience The post UC Berkeley neuroscientist and nanoscientist among this year’s Kavli Prize winners appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Food Tank

JUNE 14, 2024

Urban agriculture offers a multitude of economic and environmental benefits to New York City that are overlooked. When properly resourced, it can be utilized as a framework to achieve food justice and create a more sustainable food system rooted in equity, community power, and climate resiliency. Urban agriculture can take on many different forms including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, greenspaces, bioswales, rain gardens, community composting, beekeeping, and aquaculture.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 11, 2024

In an ideal growing season, corn goes in to fit soil, with a strong starter fertilizer package, and a plan for a top-dress pass. In reality, the ’24 season in Ontario has started out as anything but ideal. A very early warm up has led to well advanced weeds, smeared in corn, and excessive water, Read More In an ideal growing season, corn goes in to fit soil, with a strong starter fertilizer package, and a plan for a top-dress pass.

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Food Politics

JUNE 10, 2024

I learned about this study from this account. Probiotics may improve vaginal microbiota in postmenopausal women: A specific combination of probiotic strains may restore vaginal microbiota and relieve vaginal distress in postmenopausal women, according to a new study from Italian probiotic manufacturer SynBalance…. Read more High marks to indicating industry sponsorship right up front.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

HumanLight traffic signal technology incentivizes ridesharing. The post Using AI to encourage carpooling and shared transportation appeared first on Berkeley News.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Springfield Community Gardens (SCG) in Springfield, Missouri has been successfully operating and growing since 2010 with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2501 Program.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 12, 2024

John Deere says it’s expanding access to tools for customers in Canada to conduct their own repairs and software updates on Deere equipment. The company announced on Wednesday that customers in Canada will be able to remotely download software updates through its Equipment Mobile app to embedded controllers on 4G-connected John Deere Equipment.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 14, 2024

Atlas Obscura: Jesus never ate bananas. Smithsonian: Hold my Lava Flow.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

After 30-plus years, Davis is stepping down from UC Berkeley's Campanile, where he built a rare and preeminent carillon instruction program. The post Retiring University Carillonist Jeff Davis reflects on ‘the coolest job in the world’ appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 13, 2024

Two new officers hail from southern Illinois; two more are legacy officers following in their parents’ footsteps; and another has drawn her FFA inspiration from her family’s farm.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 12, 2024

A second Cargill meat processing facility, this one in Calgary, faces a possible labour disruption following a strike vote on June 10. Union employees, represented by the UFCW 401, voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike. The Calgary Case Ready plant is a further processing facility. If a stoppage occurs, the union says.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 14, 2024

Source Cultivate supports growers in their decision-making process with accurate, real-time yield predictions. The post Source.ag Unveils New AI Solution That Enables Precise Yield Forecasting appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Berkeley Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

The UC Botanical Garden just added new shows to its annual concert series, which runs from June through October this year. The post Redwood Grove summer concert series kicks off this week appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 10, 2024

Funding for front-line conservation staff has been cut in half for 2025, crippling the state’s ability to secure federal conservation dollars.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 14, 2024

The new crop year begins August 1, 2024, and each year the Canadian Grain Commission provides an update on grain grading changes and variety designations taking effect for the upcoming crop marketing cycle. The CGC, led by new chief commissioner David Hunt, has announced several smaller changes for 2024-25, based on consultations with its Western.

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Agri-tech

JUNE 14, 2024

Professor Diane Saunders has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. Professor Graham Moore FRS, Director of the John Innes Centre said, “This prestigious honour reflects Diane’s remarkable contributions to plant pathology and her.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 10, 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. As a barista in San Francisco for almost a decade starting in 2007, Joseph Macrino hated all of the waste the coffee shop produced—the disposable cups, the lids, the sleeves. He’d give his regulars grief for not bringing in their own mugs.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 10, 2024

Also: Senate bill offers grazing flexibility on federal lands, Connecticut Dems look to boost small farm crop insurance and USDA addresses tribal food sovereignty.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 10, 2024

The parade of new John Deere combines continues this month as the equipment manufacturer has shared plans to roll out a T6 800 walker combine. This announcement follows Deere’s introduction of the S7 Series of combines at Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas in March where the S7 Series family rollout included four models — the.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Springfield Community Gardens (SCG) in Springfield, Missouri has been successfully operating and growing since 2010 with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2501 Program.

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Sustainable Harvest International

JUNE 12, 2024

This post was originally published in Wikifarmer. Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Sustainable Solutions for Climate-Resilient Food Systems Demand for local sustainable and productive food systems is rising while witnessing that the global systems relying on intensive, extractive practices fail to feed the world. Frequent product shortages and increasing food insecurity highlight the need for place-based solutions.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 14, 2024

Producer Preston Huguley, and his wife and Southwest Farm Press Editor Shelley E. Huguley, discuss the pros and cons of the Polaris Ranger SP 570 Premium after using it on their Texas farm.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 10, 2024

Becoming an effective leader of any team begins with first taking charge of yourself. Leadership of self, says Mark Gasparotto, is a necessary step before being truly ready and able to lead others, whether on the farm or elsewhere in life. Gasparotto, founder of The Gasparotto Group and former Canadian military commander, says potential leaders. Read More Becoming an effective leader of any team begins with first taking charge of yourself.

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USDA Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

From the big skies of Montana to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the white sand deserts of New Mexico, the diverse terrain of the Mountain Region presents unique challenges and great opportunities for the region’s 125,938 farms covering a vast 191.7 million acres of land.

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ATTRA

JUNE 11, 2024

By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist As the summer heat ramps up around the country, it’s a good time to make sure we livestock producers are protecting our animals from heat stress. It is beneficial for their comfort and it improves their productivity , as well. Here in Arkansas where I live and raise cattle, goats, laying hens, and a few ducks, the summer temperatures can be punishing.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 10, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: If good weather prevails and the 2024 crop progresses well, protection against downside in the grain market will be important to corn and soybean farmers.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced funding on Wednesday of up to $5.25 million for a new barley research cluster under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which runs from 2023 to 2028. Industry and grower organizations have also committed $4.3 million, bringing total funding for the barley research cluster to $9.6 million over five years.

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Organic Farming Research

JUNE 10, 2024

This month Gordon’s Policy Corner takes a hard look at the latest updates to the 2024 Farm Bill, the implications for organic farming research in particular, and how the Organic Farming Research Foundation is continuing to advocate for organics. The post Updates and a Hard Look at Organic Agriculture Research in the 2024 Farm Bill appeared first on Organic Farming Research Foundation.

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