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PMRA approves first herbicide for drone application in Canada

Real Agriculture

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.

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The cucumber outbreak: a CAFO problem?

Food Politics

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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Animal Welfare as a Field of Economics

Jayson Lusk

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.

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Apply to Wisconsin’s International Agriculture Consultant Position

NASDA

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.

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Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance awards $7.2 million over 44 research and innovation projects

Real Agriculture

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.

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The proposed Kroger-Albertson’s merger: divestment consequences

Food Politics

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.

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Berkeley scholar warns U.S. liberals: Either get tough, or get ready to lose

Berkeley Blog

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.

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New OFCAF application window opens in Ontario August 1

Real Agriculture

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.

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GLP-1 drugs: worrying effects on the food industry

Food Politics

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.

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Tracking Tire Plastics—and Chemicals—From Road to Plate

Civil Eats

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.

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Tarleton State, Texas A&M AgriLife cut ribbon for Research and Economic Development Building

AgriLife Today

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.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 17: Falling falling number, downpours, adding N for root rots, and predicting gibb

Real Agriculture

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

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Industry-funded study of the week: nutrients and cognitive performance

Food Politics

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

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Farmworker Leaders from Across the State Advocate for Change in Sacramento

CalCAN

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.

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The Future of Farming: Agriculture Is Slowly Heading Toward Autonomous Machines

Global Agtech Initiative

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.

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A question of sentience — a vet’s view

Real Agriculture

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.

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Community Fridges 101

Modern Farmer

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.

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Geeta Anand plans a return to teaching after five-year term as Berkeley Journalism’s dean

Berkeley Blog

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…

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Beyond the classroom: Students investigate career opportunities through hands-on learning

AgriLife Today

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.

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Beef Market Update: Lower placements, hamburger demand, and hot weather

Real Agriculture

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

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Spotlight On the Community Fridge and Pantry Growing Its Own Produce

Modern Farmer

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.

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The External Anatomy of a Bony Fish

Agric4profits

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

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Dust Bowl remembered at 56 APRES meeting

Western FarmPress

Peanut researchers and industry gathered for the American Peanut Research and Education Society annual meeting to discuss the latest research and peanut production challenges such as the climate.

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Poll: What’s the best thing about field days?

Real Agriculture

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.

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A Young Farmer Makes the Business Case for Humane Hog Farming

Food Tank

Ethan Roberts enjoyed pushing back on the status quo as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. When his agriculture professors taught about conventional hog production, he would ask questions like, “What about letting these animals get outside a little bit?” “These big universities, the agricultural departments are pretty much paid off by Big Agriculture,” says Roberts.

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Treatment of Ciliated Protozoan Infections in Fishes

Agric4profits

Ciliated protozoan infections in fishes are illnesses caused by tiny, single-celled organisms called protozoa that have small hair-like structures called

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Navigating post-hurricane recovery safely

Western FarmPress

As recovery begins from Hurricane Beryl, caution and patience are essential. Review these tips for returning home and working with insurance and available resources, including damage reporting tools.

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Hog markets searching for a return to profitability

Real Agriculture

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.

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Rescuing Kelp Through Science

Civil Eats

Just off the shore in Casco Bay, Maine, marine scientist Scott Lindell descends into an underwater kelp forest, his ears filling with frigid water as he uses the rubbery fronds to pull himself down to the seafloor. Lindell’s mission: to find sugar kelp, a golden-brown, frilly-edged seaweed, and more specifically, kelp in its reproductive phase. Peering through his mask in the swirling, murky water, Lindell can only see a few feet, so it’s not an easy task.

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Methods of Animal Feed Formulation for Various Classes of Farm Animals

Agric4profits

Animal feed formulationis the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients that need to be combined to form a single uniform mixture (diet) for poultr

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Where to stay and eat during Farm Progress Show

Western FarmPress

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.

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RealAg on the Weekend: Cyber security risks, feed regulations, and protecting peas, July 13, 2024

Real Agriculture

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.

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NOAA: 13 Consecutive Months of Record-Warm Global Temperature

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Last week, NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the globe. In the report it notes that this is the 13th month in a row of record-setting temperatures. It was also the 2nd lowest June Antarctic ice extent.

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Hurricane Beryl winds damage some crops, others benefit from rain

AgriLife Today

Texas Crop and Weather Report The post Hurricane Beryl winds damage some crops, others benefit from rain appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Renowned peanut breeder: Industry’s Indiana Jones

Western FarmPress

Charles Simpson was recognized at the American Peanut Research and Education Society annual meeting as the organization renamed its wild Arachis session after him.

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Corn price slide a product of agriculture’s own success (a very bearish outlook)

Real Agriculture

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.

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Anti-Nutritional Factors in Livestock Feedstuff

Agric4profits

There is a wide distribution of biologically-active constituents throughout the plant kingdom, particularly in plants used as livestock feedstuff and in human n

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