Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2024
The use of drones for spraying pesticides on crops is still off-label and not legal in Canada, but it’s one step closer to becoming reality. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved its first herbicide for drone application in Canada, although it’s not for agricultural use. Corteva says it has received approval for.
Food Politics
JULY 18, 2024
By the time the FDA posted this outbreak alert, the cucumbers had all been picked, shipped, and done their damage. The outbreak Total Illnesse s: 449 Hospitalizations: 125 Deaths: 0 Last Illness Onset: June 4, 2024 States with Cases: AL, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI [31 states] The CDC investigation: Of 188 people interviewed (69%) reported eating cucumbers.
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Jayson Lusk
JULY 15, 2024
Tyler Cowen recently posted a good question: Why isn’t there an economics of animal welfare field. As someone who has conducted research on this topic for more than a decade, I found the two sentences in Cowen’s post a bit amusing: “ I do understand there is plenty about animal welfare in ag econ journals and departments, but somehow the way the world is tiered that just doesn’t count.
Civil Eats
JULY 16, 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 the last few years, vehicle tires have emerged as a shockingly prolific producer of microplastics. It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise. Each year, roughly 3 billion new tires are made, consisting of synthetic rubber, which is a plastic polymer, as well as natural rubber, metal, and other materials.
Real Agriculture
JULY 16, 2024
A new intake for Ontario’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) opens August 1, 2024. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. OFCAF funding, administered by Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association in the province, provides successful applicants with cost-share funding to support the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to tackle climate change through.
Food Politics
JULY 16, 2024
I subscribe to The Hagstrom Report , not least because Jerry Hagstrom reports on items I might not see otherwise. Here’s one: Kroger, Albertsons release list of stores to be sold: The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies have released the list of stores they intend to sell if their acquisition plan is approved. He conveniently provided links to Kroger-Albertsons’ list of stores to be divested, and also to an article about the divestments with a handy map.
USDA Blog
JULY 17, 2024
Veterans Tsiltiyah Fogle and her husband Charles Fogle have transitioned from military service to a new mission: serving their community and helping those in need. For nearly two years, Tsiltiyah has been the driving force behind the eight-acre Ephrata Farm, just outside Racine, Wisconsin. Here they grow and sell organic vegetables and fruits and raise chickens, all with the aim of giving back to the community.
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Real Agriculture
JULY 15, 2024
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the provincial government, the University of Guelph, and Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO), will use $7.2 million to fund 44 Ontario-led research and innovation projects aimed at helping farmers and agribusinesses become more competitive.
Food Politics
JULY 17, 2024
As I keep saying, eating less is bad for business. If you need proof, just look at how the food industry is scrambling to figure out what to do in response to the effects of GLP-1 drugs in decreasing appetite and food “noise.” Here are a few examples. The threat Weight loss drugs may be melting US ice cream demand: Demand for frozen dairy products in the US has been declining for decades.
Berkeley Blog
JULY 16, 2024
In a new book, political scientist M. Steven Fish argues that pro-democracy forces need to deploy a “high-dominance” political style to defeat Trumpism. And, he says, they need to stop being so squeamish about patriotism. The post Berkeley scholar warns U.S. liberals: Either get tough, or get ready to lose appeared first on Berkeley News.
NASDA
JULY 19, 2024
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is seeking a dedicated professional to join the team as an international agriculture consultant. The candidate that fills this role will help stimulate Wisconsin’s economy by assisting agribusinesses as they increase their exports of the state’s food, forestry, and agricultural products.
Real Agriculture
JULY 17, 2024
The summer of downpours continues for Ontario as another major storm system moved across southern Ontario leaving rivers and creeks swollen, roads closed, and crops under water. How long can crops survive submerged? That’s a common question this week and one Wheat Pete’s Word host Peter Johnson answers in the podcast. Also up for discussion: Read More The summer of downpours continues for Ontario as another major storm system moved across southern Ontario leaving rivers and creeks sw
Food Politics
JULY 15, 2024
The title of this article triggered my usual question: Who paid for this? I cannot think of any reason other than marketing this supplement for doing a study like this. Multi-nutrient supplementation of astaxanthin, vitamin E and grape juice improves episodic memory, cognitive performance – RCT: A study has found that 12 weeks of multi-nutrient supplementation, comprising astaxanthin, vitamin E and grape juice extract, resulted in improved episodic memory and several biomarkers associated wit
Western FarmPress
JULY 15, 2024
Dairy Outlook: Producers will likely vote on proposals in December or January.
AgriLife Today
JULY 16, 2024
Facility to bolster sponsored research, regional collaboration The post Tarleton State, Texas A&M AgriLife cut ribbon for Research and Economic Development Building appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
JULY 15, 2024
As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings. And I say that because I have watched a sheep unceremoniously step on her dead “friend” to get better feed at the feed rack, with no qualms. If an animal is. Read More As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings.
Civil Eats
JULY 15, 2024
On an unseasonably sunny day in March, at a community garden in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, Dan Gross and Shaq Benn moved piles of wood chips and hosed down shoulder-high windrows of compost. Tucked underneath elevated train tracks, Know Waste Lands is the home base of the compost-hauling nonprofit BK Rot. Its quarter-acre lot houses custom-built tool sheds and water pumps, solar panels for charging phones and e-bikes, and a motorized sifter designed by Benn.
Global Agtech Initiative
JULY 15, 2024
A recent RaboResearch report sheds light on the journey towards the successful market introduction of these innovations. The post The Future of Farming: Agriculture Is Slowly Heading Toward Autonomous Machines appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
CalCAN
JULY 19, 2024
In this blog, we’re highlighting the work of Líderes Campesinas, an organization that focuses on strengthening farmworker advocacy and well-being, which is a also priority of CalCAN’s efforts to create a resilient, just and healthy agricultural system. Líderes Campesinas aims The post Farmworker Leaders from Across the State Advocate for Change in Sacramento appeared first on CalCAN.
Real Agriculture
JULY 19, 2024
Depending on which side of the border you’re on, cut-out prices and placements drifted lower in the last two weeks, but stuck with seasonal trends, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. U.S. on-feed numbers are expected to climb by about 3 per cent year over year based on June data, while cash markets. Read More Depending on which side of the border you’re on, cut-out prices and placements drifted lower in the last two weeks, but stuck with seasonal trends, says Anne Was
Western FarmPress
JULY 16, 2024
Delisting, rising populations lead to December 2024 bear hunt for northeast Louisiana.
Modern Farmer
JULY 18, 2024
So, you want to get involved in a community fridge, but you’re not sure where to start. You’ve come to the right place. A volunteer helps distribute food. Photography by Emma Kazaryan. Finding a fridge You can search for a fridge in your neighborhood with databases like this one from Freedge. You might have luck finding one near you or a fridge to visit on your next vacation.
AgriLife Today
JULY 16, 2024
Texas Crop and Weather Report The post Hurricane Beryl winds damage some crops, others benefit from rain appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
JULY 19, 2024
The summer field season is in full swing and that means two things: learning and bug spray. Wait, sunscreen and food trucks. No, it means plot tours and a chin wag. Actually, field days are all of these things and more. Field days — and outdoor farm shows, too — are a chance to see.
Western FarmPress
JULY 15, 2024
If you’re headed to the Farm Progress Show from Aug. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa, be sure to check out this list of where to stay and what to eat.
Modern Farmer
JULY 19, 2024
When Yvonne Martinez shops for her weekly allotment of food from the Skyview Elementary and Middle School Pantry in Anaheim, California, her box isn’t filled with nearly expired canned goods. Instead, it’s brimming with in-season fruits and vegetables that were harvested less than 25 miles away. The selection has not only introduced Martinez to new ingredients, such as eggplant, but she’s learned to cook with them thanks to her children, who receive free classes through their school.
Berkeley Blog
JULY 17, 2024
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Geeta Anand has decided to return to full-time teaching and writing after what’s been called a transformational term as dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, in which the school raised millions of dollars, including the largest philanthropic pledge in its history, doubled financial aid for incoming students and created the…
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2024
It’s grilling season and feed prices are down. Now that we’ve got the two positives out of the way, it’s time to talk tough realities for the hog market. Christine McCracken, executive director animal protein for Rabobank, says cooler weather in the hog-producing areas of the U.S. has meant heavier hogs coming to market. Combine. Read More It’s grilling season and feed prices are down.
Western FarmPress
JULY 15, 2024
Wet weather contributed to crop anomalies early on. Plus, what to expect if we see hot, dry conditions this summer.
Agric4profits
JULY 16, 2024
Ecology is often referred to as the study of distribution and abundance.
AgriLife Today
JULY 17, 2024
See where students from all 15 departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are completing internships this summer The post Beyond the classroom: Students investigate career opportunities through hands-on learning appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
JULY 13, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend. On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses Ag in Motion next week. Haney is then joined by: Chris Law with MNP on cyber security; Updated feed regulations after 14 years of working on it; and, Plus hear a clip from a recent. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend.
Western FarmPress
JULY 16, 2024
Early Cascade Irrigation Shutoff can save rice growers time and water.
Agric4profits
JULY 17, 2024
The term fish including a bony fish most precisely describes any non-tetrapod craniates which is an animal with a skull and in most cases a backbone that have g
Berkeley Blog
JULY 18, 2024
As lawmakers scramble to reform homeowners’ insurance regulations, a new study examines how insurers are pricing wildfire risk — and how different strategies can significantly impact premiums. The post Researchers reveal a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis: The ‘winner’s curse’ appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
JULY 19, 2024
When everyone does their job in agriculture, commodity prices go down. It’s how a market works: low supply means higher prices, and with higher prices demand is rationed until prices fall back down. If there was a You Are Here sign for markets, this is it. When agriculture is doing its job, says Jody Lawrence, Read More When everyone does their job in agriculture, commodity prices go down.
Western FarmPress
JULY 16, 2024
Policies affect prices of fuel and vegetable oil, UC study finds.
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