Sat.Dec 30, 2023 - Fri.Jan 05, 2024

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 3: A historic start, goals for agronomy, PGRs, corn harvest, and cooling those bins

Real Agriculture

Happy New Year! What an incredible start to the year with the launch of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Toronto lost, but so did Ottawa (in OT) on January 2. Not the greatest start for Ontario teams, but host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson will take it. On to agronomy, this week’s challenge is to think. Read More Happy New Year!

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The Stanford Twin Study: Now on Netflix!

Food Politics

A press release from Stanford University announced: Twin research indicates that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health. A Stanford Medicine-led trial of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets found that a vegan diet improves overall cardiovascular health. In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.

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Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat

Agri-tech

Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change. Researchers in the group of Professor Graham Moore at the John Innes Centre made the discovery during experiments looking at wheat fertility in plants exposed to either high or low temperatures.

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Which Foreign Country Owns the Most Farmland in the U.S.? Hint: It's Not China

AgWeb Farm Journal

In October 2023, Arkansas became the first state to ban foreign-owned farmland. More states look to adopt similar laws, but one policy expert says the issue is rooted in politics and warns of unintended consequences.

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Bobcat articulating wheel loader brings capacity and speed to the farm

Real Agriculture

Bobcat skid-steer loaders have found a home on North American farms and the manufacturer is hoping its compact wheel loaders can follow the same path to sales success. In this report from Agritechnica, Bobcat loaders product manager Jiri Karmazin says the company’s new L95 compact wheel loader will be available to U.S. and Canadian farmers. Read More Bobcat skid-steer loaders have found a home on North American farms and the manufacturer is hoping its compact wheel loaders can follow the s

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Senator Bernie Sanders vs. Big Food

Food Politics

Just before the Christmas holidays, Senator Bernie Sanders (Ind-VT), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee , held a hearing: What is Fueling the Diabetes Epidemic? The Senator’s Tweet: Some of the quotes from the Senator’s remarks are amazing. They need to be said, loud and clear: Why is the number of children in America today who have Type 2 diabetes estimated to skyrocket by nearly 700% over the next four decades?

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Eliminating Hidden Hunger: How biofortification can improve nutrition at home and abroad

Agri-tech

Researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology are calling for biofortification to play an integrated role in national and international food strategies to relieve the global problem of hidden hunger. This recommendation is made in in a perspective article published in Nature Food which examines the issue of malnutrition caused by micronutrient.

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Simplicity drives long-term success of MacDon’s FlexDraper

Real Agriculture

Keeping it simple has been a key to 35 years of market leadership for MacDon’s FlexDraper headers. In this report from Agritechnica, MacDon product support specialist Myles Shastko tells RealAg’s Shaun Haney that while some competitors have tried to “reinvent the wheel” the Manitoba-based company has opted to focus on the consistent, dependable performance delivered.

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4 points to consider when managing risk

Western FarmPress

Ag Marketing IQ: Large carry-in for corn and higher acreage predictions for beans means two things to ag marketers: look to sell rallies and defend profit margins in 2024.

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The End of an Era: John Phipps Announces His Retirement

AgWeb Farm Journal

After almost 19 years and about 1,500 commentaries, John Phipps announced he's retiring from U.S. Farm Report. In his final regular Customer Support segment, he calls it an adventure that's been a gift from viewers.

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Crop and Energy Production Merge in Iowa Project

Modern Farmer

Solar power may be the answer to the world’s future energy needs. But its benefit is limited if it hampers our ability to produce food. Using farmland for solar panels, especially in the agriculture-heavy Midwest, is fraught with controversy. “There is concern that solar energy will prevent land from being used for farming,” says Matt O’Neal, professor of entomology and Henry A.

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Alberta announces continued funding to decrease farm/wildlife conflicts

Real Agriculture

Alberta’s government has committed $700,000 over five years, starting with 2023-24, to continue the Carnivores and Communities Program (CACP). The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association has worked to promote peaceful coexistence between humans and wildlife in the Waterton Biosphere Region through CACP to decrease the frequency of human and livestock contact with growing grizzly bear, black.

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Farmers: Put your name on your product

Western FarmPress

What’s Your Story? If consumers want to know where their food comes from, it stands to reason that your products may well be worth more with your name on them — maybe up to 500% more.

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The Rise of Geohazards and the Need for Preventive Measures on Farms

Global Agtech Initiative

Incorporating technology to monitor land movement and potential hazards enhances the farm’s ability to respond to geohazards proactively. The post The Rise of Geohazards and the Need for Preventive Measures on Farms appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Soybean Harvest Is Just Now Beginning in Brazil. Here’s What the Crop Looks Like

AgWeb Farm Journal

Soybean prices continued to slide this week on news that a wetter weather pattern is blanketing Brazil. The rains are giving the crops a much-needed drink after battling severe drought conditions at the end of 2023.

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Union representing Viterra staff serves 72-hour strike notice

Real Agriculture

The union representing more than 400 employees who work for Viterra in Saskatchewan served 72-hour strike notice to the grain company on January 2. Representatives from Viterra and the Grain and General Services Union (GSU) are planning to meet with a federally-appointed mediator on January 3 and 4. “If significant progress is not made during.

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Camp Hand receives Extension cotton specialist award

Western FarmPress

University of Georgia Extension Cotton Agronomist Camp Hand is named the 2024 Beltwide Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Wine trends to watch in 2024

AgriLife Today

Department of Horticultural Sciences head shares outlook for the new year While most consumers will have popped champagne to ring in the new year, 2024 will be a time to watch trends in wine and winemaking. The art of wine grape growing and winemaking is full of history and tradition, yet it is constantly innovating. Read More → The post Wine trends to watch in 2024 first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Seed Impact Mill Technology Hammers Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

AgWeb Farm Journal

Harvest weed seed control systems have a hefty price tag, but some farmers and researchers say they are a good investment and provide a ROI, especially where resistant weeds are taking over and control options are few.

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The transformative power of goal setting on farm management

Real Agriculture

As we kick off a new year, it’s crucial for farmers and agricultural professionals to take a moment to reflect, not just on the past 12 months, but on the years gone by. Preparing for this week’s Ontario Agricultural Conference, where I will be giving a keynote presentation on effective farm management, has prompted me.

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Corn marketing strategies for the January USDA report

Western FarmPress

Ag Marketing IQ: As The Big One looms, grain farmers can take steps now to manage risk, protect value, and weather any surprise market storm that develops in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 report.

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Careit: Turning Food Surplus into Community Solutions

Food Tank

Careit: Transforming Food Donation Careit, a food donation and rescue software, is working to empower nonprofits and communities across the United States by providing equal access to surplus food and resources. Through a free matching marketplace, Careit connects businesses and institutions with excess food to local nonprofit organizations addressing food insecurity.

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Worst-Case Scenario: Why Eric Snodgrass Thinks The Heavy Rainfall In Brazil Could Do More Harm Than Good

AgWeb Farm Journal

Brazil is seeing a sudden shift in weather with heavy rains now forecasted over the next two weeks. While it will bring relief to drought areas, it could cause harvest delays and issues planting the safrinha corn crop.

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Protein demand unlikely to measure up to past years, says Grier

Real Agriculture

Every market functions under supply and demand. To varying degrees, as demand increases, so do prices, if supply stays the same. If supply stays the same or grows but demand drops off, prices fall. It’s a simplified explanation and in the real world several factors play into the total demand, total supply, and the further. Read More Every market functions under supply and demand.

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What landowners want from farmer tenants

Western FarmPress

Land Values: A 30-year farm management veteran says landowners want someone they can trust to take care of their property and pay the rent — plus a lot of other details.

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What Will Become of Rice?

Modern Farmer

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there sits a binder. Technically, there are multiple volumes of the binder, as it’s grown significantly over the years. The binder contains the thousands of different varieties of rice with which Lundberg growers have experimented, bred from and either liked or discarded, along with notes on all of the above.

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Now Is the Time to Pay Attention to the Weather Forecast: Severe Snowstorm Forecasted to Dump Multiple Feet of Snow

AgWeb Farm Journal

Major winter storms are on the way early next week. With the possibility of blizzard conditions to flooding in the southeast, the impact on agriculture could be two-fold: good news for drought but stress to livestock.

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Beef Market Update: Wholesale price trouble, packer margins, and very heavy carcass weights

Real Agriculture

The first three months of the calendar year aren’t historically much to write home about for the cattle markets, and this first week of January 2024 is living up to the ho-hum expectation. There’s still plenty to be watching, however, and Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, says that ample supplies of beef are definitely dragging.

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Farm Progress America, January 5, 2024

Western FarmPress

Mike Pearson takes a look at a bill passed by the House of Representatives that if it gets passed by the U.S. Senate would allow whole milk back onto school's menus.

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How To Make Your 2024 Food Predictions Come True

Food Tank

I hope your new year is off to a good start! I’m thinking about what changes this new year will bring: Will we take meaningful national and global policy action on food systems? Will we bring our eating patterns into alignment with what’s healthy for the planet? Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the transformations I’d like to see in the world—and reading some very smart people’s predictions for the food system in 2024.

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Global Shipping Firms Continue Red Sea Pause

AgWeb Farm Journal

Denmark’s Maersk and German rival Hapag-Lloyd said on Tuesday their container ships would continue to avoid the Red Sea route that gives access to the Suez Canal following a weekend attack on one of Maersk’s vessels.

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RealAg Radio: Vacation push back, food trends, and the price of protein, Jan 5, 2024

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel, host Shaun Haney is be joined by Kelvin Heppner, Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture, and Meagan Murdoch of Hill & Knowlton. They discuss a number of topics, including: Jobs numbers; The Trudeau family vacation; The top food trend in ’24; and, Protein demand. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel, host Shaun Haney is be joined by Kelvin Heppner, Lyndsey Smith of RealAgricultu

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Illinois fertilizer loss: 1 step forward, 2 steps back

Western FarmPress

The 2023 Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy biennial report reflects both progress and regression despite statewide conservation efforts.

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The Uncertain Future of Lobstering in Maine

Modern Farmer

In parts of coastal Maine, lobstering is the industry. Entire communities depend on it, from the lobstermen out on boats every morning to the restaurant staff who serve summertime tourists to the builders who craft the boats and the truckers who ship the shellfish across the country. But, in recent years, a slew of new regulations designed to protect endangered Atlantic right whales, which play an important role in the region’s marine ecology, have hampered the industry.

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Missouri Bans Foreign-Owned Ag Land Near Critical Military Facilities

AgWeb Farm Journal

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) issued an executive order banning businesses or individuals from nations designated as adversaries from purchasing farmland near military installations.

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RealAg Radio: Setting goals, organic matter, and wheat after peas, Jan 2, 2024

Real Agriculture

Hello January! Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter Johnson to discuss: The Ontario Ag conference; The power of goal setting; Organic matter; and, The joy of wheat after peas. Thoughts on something we talked about on the. Read More Hello January!

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What maturity group soybeans do best in South Carolina?

Western FarmPress

Michael Plumblee encourages soybean farmers wanting to maximize yields this year to plant Group V and Group VI soybean varieties in late April to May.

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