Sat.Nov 25, 2023 - Fri.Dec 01, 2023

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Senate enters unprecedented territory blocking C-234

Real Agriculture

Senators intent on blocking Bill C-234 re-introduced an already-defeated amendment hours after a separate amendment was voted down on Tuesday. It’s the latest move by senators aligned with the Liberal government to obstruct the private member’s bill that would remove the federal carbon levy from natural gas and propane used on farms. First, Senator Lucie.

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The hazards of feeding babies and young children: What to do?

Food Politics

I’ve been collecting items on feeding kids. Here are four. I. FDA Warning Letters : The FDA has sent warning letters to ByHeart, Mead Johnson Nutrition (Reckitt), & Perrigo Wisconsin for violating basic food safety standards in manufacture of infant formula. They [letters] reflect findings from FDA inspections of these facilities over the last several months.

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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Moreover, they contribute to forest destruction, the displacement of communities, water pollution and soil degradation. They are often based on chemical-dependent monocultures which makes them vulnerable to disease and climate related shocks.

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The Dirt about Biochar – And How It Could Help California

American Farmland

As California #agriculture deals with historic floods, droughts, and wildfires, could a stable, high-carbon soil amendment called “biochar” help improve soil health, mitigate climate change, and protect our food supply?

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Government policies and logistics could weigh heavily on Black Sea exports in ’24

Real Agriculture

There is an early weather market making some noise for soybeans and corn in Brazil and funds making waves in the canola and wheat markets, however there are some developments around the Black Sea region that may not be getting as much coverage that could also have big impact on crop prices next year. Neil. Read More There is an early weather market making some noise for soybeans and corn in Brazil and funds making waves in the canola and wheat markets, however there are some developments around

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Weekend reading: The Taste of Water

Food Politics

Christy Spackman. The Taste of Water: Sensory Perception and the Making of an Industrial Beverage. University of California Press, 2023. 289 pages. Food Studies scholar Christy Spackman proves that, yes, an entire book—-and a riveting one at that—-can be devoted to how water tastes, thereby explaining how it can be turned into a bland commodity with its non-taste sold at exorbitant cost.

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Op-Ed | Look to Local Food Policies for Climate Hope

Food Tank

As temperature records are shattered, unprecedented weather slams down, and international summits, like next week’s COP28 in Dubai, come and go—it’s easy to feel down about climate change. Especially when it comes to food systems. Governments are still failing to recognize food systems as a critical lever for change—despite food systems pumping out one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, and climate chaos decimating harvests and slowing productivity.

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Bill aimed at reducing animal health risks from trespassers receives final approval from House of Commons

Real Agriculture

The private member’s bill that aims to reduce the risk of biosecurity breaches from trespassers on farms has received final approval in the House of Commons. Bill C-275, brought forward by Conservative shadow minister for agriculture John Barlow, would update the Health of Animals Act to make it an offence to enter a place where.

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Ferrie: Farmers Are Strip-Tilling Covers Now. Is That A Good Idea?

AgWeb Farm Journal

The practice can be useful in some scenarios but not all. Farmers need to evaluate the potential impact on 2024 yield outcomes. Perhaps a bigger concern is how the practice impacts weed management, especially waterhemp.

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Christmas tree production remains strong despite drought

Western FarmPress

Like many Texas crops this year, producers who were not able to adequately irrigate their Christmas trees saw some of their crop struggled, but not enough to decline production.

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Manufacturing Psilocybin isn’t Difficult. Building a Legal Industry Is.

Modern Farmer

In a second building on his property in Springfield, Oregon, Gared Hansen grows mushrooms containing psilocybin, a psychedelic compound that grows naturally in the environment. Hansen harvests the mushrooms after each flush sprouts from the bins and bags in which he plants them. Everything harvested within a 24-hour window counts as a harvest batch, which he sends to a certified lab to be tested.

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Virgin Atlantic completes first flight across the Atlantic powered by sustainable aviation fuel

Real Agriculture

104 years after the first airplane flew across the Atlantic Ocean, Virgin Atlantic marked another transatlantic milestone this week: the first commercial and widebody aircraft flight crossing the ocean on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (or SAF.

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Truths About the Used Tractor Market

AgWeb Farm Journal

Three recent farm auctions in Kentucky, Missouri and Iowa provide perfect examples of how supply is rising yet prices are still strong for used tractors, particularly pre-DEF, pre-Tier IV models in good condition.

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Wheat contest to reveal best management practices

Western FarmPress

Wheat industry experts and professionals from Oklahoma and Kansas to compete in a contest to determine which practices produce the highest quality and most cost-effective wheat.

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In Massachusetts, Proof Grows of Benefits for Combining Solar and Agriculture

American Farmland

Czajkowski Farm is one that might seem unfamiliar—a field of broccoli being grown under the watchful eye of solar panels standing overhead. This technique of growing crops and generating energy on the same parcel is called agrivoltaics. While these projects may currently stick out in Massachusetts learn more on AFT's smart solar program combining solar and agriculture.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 29: Streamers, volunteering, the trouble with yield monitors, and digging in to organic matter

Real Agriculture

As the holidays approach, two things become increasingly true: we have a much clearer picture of the final tally of the growing season and it’s never been more timely to reach out and check in with those you maybe haven’t spoken with in a while. For this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson. Read More As the holidays approach, two things become increasingly true: we have a much clearer picture of the final tally of the growing season and it’s never been more t

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Area 2 Farms: Growing Farms Near You

USDA Blog

In an industrial park in Arlington, Virginia, there is something you might not expect – a farm. Area 2 Farms is an indoor, organic, soil-based farm that seeks to expand their ultra-local model nationwide.

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18 gifts for the farmer on your list

Western FarmPress

Farmers, farm wives and farm kids will work efficiently, stay warm, have fun and be practical with this gift guide from Farm Progress editors.

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Kansas Landed in the Bull's-Eye of a Late-November Snow, And It's Good News for Winter Wheat

AgWeb Farm Journal

More than a foot of snow fell across a narrow band in Kansas over the weekend, which should provide some relief for a winter wheat crop already struggling with drought.

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Farm Credit Canada offers top-up to Ducks Unlimited marginal areas payment

Real Agriculture

Those who participate in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Marginal Areas Program and are clients of Farm Credit Canada may be able to access additional funds per acre. Through Farm Credit Canada’s Sustainability Incentive Program farmers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba who establish perennial cover on marginal areas through the DUC program may access up to.

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Agribusiness: More Ways to Earn a Living from Farming Minus Land

Agric4profits

Farming or Agribusiness as popularly called is a very lucrative business especially if you get it right and follow all the required essential guidelines that will enable you achieve success.

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AgriLife's first, 21st-century co-center to be built

Western FarmPress

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension Center is relocating from Amarillo to Canyon. Technology to be utilized at the center includes gene editing, sensor technology and AI.

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Young Farmer Makes History, Uses Video Games and YouTube to Buy $1.8M Land

AgWeb Farm Journal

After a year-long wait, Grant Hilbert and his company, SquadBuilt, released American Farming on Nov. 24, 2023. Here's a look back at his journey to become a gamer, social media influencer and farmer.

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Farm Safety Roundup, Ep. 3: Are you prepared for the unexpected?

Real Agriculture

Farm safety isn’t just about responding to emergencies; it’s about developing proactive, preventative measures and a robust plan for everyday occurrences. In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, Shaun Haney is joined by Workplace Safety & Prevention Services Health & Safety consultant Ryan Dick to shed light on critical steps to developing an effective.

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‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’

AgriLife Today

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers investigate impact of adaptive grazing management on Conservation Reserve Program lands Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program.

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What foods make you whole nutritionally

Western FarmPress

What’s Cooking in Illinois: Food labels and packaging can make it confusing to know what’s a “whole food” and what’s been ultra-processed. Here’s how to sort it out — and how to make a great whole food salad.

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It’s Been a Quiet Week in Grocery Store Meat Departments Across the U.S.

AgWeb Farm Journal

It was a seasonally quiet week in grocery store meat departments and up the distribution chain for turkeys and hams, reports Steiner Consulting Group in the Daily Livestock Report. Here’s a look at pork, turkey and beef.

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The Agronomists, Ep 133: Choosing enhanced efficiency N products with Dale Cowan, Ray Dowbenko, and Mario Tenuta

Real Agriculture

Once nitrogen fertilizer lands on or in soil it may be at risk of loss — through leaching, volatilization, or denitrification. Management choices can minimize losses, through split-application, deep banding, or choice of product, but adding an enhanced efficiency fertilizer product can guard against loss, too. How the products work, when to use which, and.

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Steps to Combat Heat Stress in Poultry Birds

Agric4profits

The aim of adopting measures to combat heat stress is not only to keep poultry birds alive but also to get production out of them to achieve targeted figures i.e. number of egg from layers and a better body weight at particular age with specific FCR in broilers.

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An autonomous answer to ag labor challenges

Western FarmPress

Mississippi State University opens the Agricultural Autonomy Institute to drive economic development, open career doors, and train an ag workforce.

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Ripple Effect: Port and Waterway Investments Should Make Exports More Durable

AgWeb Farm Journal

This fall, Farm Journal’s Chip Flory and Michelle Rook traveled to the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington and the Port of South Louisiana. Here's what they learned about two very different ports with two important jobs.

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No operator? No problem for Deere autonomous tractors

Real Agriculture

John Deere continues its push to bring fully autonomous tractors and tillage to farmers around the globe. At Agritechnica 23, the farm machinery maker’s 8RX 410 tractor with an autonomy kit attracted plenty of attention from farmers visiting the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany. In this video report, Derek Targerson, Deere’s global product.

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Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers

Modern Farmer

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital bees are to the environment. But the isolation during 2020 sent her on a path to help diversify the apiary world and create Beekeeping While Black , an online community to educate and support African Americans who keep bees. As her area was on lockdown during the pandemic, Bigelow gravitated towards an old hobby from her childhood: playing The Sims computer game.

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Corn price prospects with 2-billion-bushel carryover

Western FarmPress

As 2023 comes to a close, it's not too early to evaluate pricing opportunities for the 2024 corn crop given projections and forecasts around acres, yield, and use.

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Markets Recover in All but Corn Which Hits Three Year Lows: Cattle Surge with Jan Feeders Limit Up

AgWeb Farm Journal

Ag markets see corrective buying except corn which hits contract lows. Cattle surge with a limit up day in Jan feeders. Can the markets build on this recovery Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage has more.

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Lemken bringing Equalizer precision planters to North America

Real Agriculture

Farmers can expect to see the trademark yellow of Equalizer precision planters in Canadian and U.S. farm fields in 2024. Lemken acquired the South Africa-based business in early 2023 and will significantly expand its seeding product portfolio with the addition of Equalizer precision planters with up to 36 rows and seed drills with a working. Read More Farmers can expect to see the trademark yellow of Equalizer precision planters in Canadian and U.S. farm fields in 2024.

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The Use of Sustainable Fertilizers for Better Performance

Agric4profits

One pivotal aspect of in the quest for sustainability in agriculture is the adoption of sustainable fertilizers, which is a revolutionary approach to nutrient