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Lincs winter barley harvest lodged in wettest month of the year

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly July has been the wettest month since October last year for Lincolnshire grower Colin Chappell, who has battled harvest rainstorms including 92mm in 16 days, and lodged winter barley. “We’ve been harvesting the winter barley for weeks now – cutting at every moment physically possible, and we’re still not finished. It’s been raining every day.

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Corn School: Detasseling critical for seed production

Real Agriculture

When it comes to producing seed corn, managing pollination and effectively detasseling the crop are critical steps in maintaining genetic purity and seed quality. To get the job done, seed companies use a combination of technology and old fashioned boots on the ground to remove female tassels to ensure they get the unique hybrids they. Read More When it comes to producing seed corn, managing pollination and effectively detasseling the crop are critical steps in maintaining genetic purity and see

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Senate Votes to Limit Foreign Land Ownership

AgWeb Farm Journal

Roughly 37.6 million acres of U.S. ag land is foreign owned, according to USDA. However, select purchases of U.S. farmland could come to an end following a Senate vote this week.

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Milorganite Fertilizer: A Green Revolution in Lawn Care

Kavya Organic Farm

When it comes to maintaining a lush and vibrant lawn, the role of fertilizers cannot be overstated. Among the plethora of fertilizers available, Milorganite stands out as a remarkable and eco-friendly option. With its unique composition, long history, and numerous benefits, Milorganite has gained popularity among homeowners and professional landscapers alike.

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Defra unveils £10m funding pot for cattle shed upgrades

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Defra is making £10m of additional funding available to livestock farmers in England to replace aging cattle sheds with state-of-the art facilities. The Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure Grant will allocate awards to farmers ranging from £15,000 to £500,000, prioritising new and upgraded calf housing. The application window will open later this summer.

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$6 million of cocaine found in load of corn crossing border into Canada

Real Agriculture

Law enforcement officials say they seized over 63 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck hauling corn into Canada at the Emerson port of entry on the Manitoba-North Dakota border.

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10 Ways to Refresh and Retool Your Grain Bins

AgWeb Farm Journal

Grain bins are some of the most valuable tools on the farm. While the traditional design hasn't changed that much, the technology in and around the bin continues to evolve.

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Early winter wheat harvest down by 2t/ha in Dorset

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Winter wheat harvest started two weeks earlier than usual for Dorset farm manager Tom Matthews, making him one of the earliest growers in the UK to cut wheat this season.

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Soybean School: Identifying seedling diseases

Real Agriculture

Soybeans don’t like wet feet, and when rain is plentiful in June and July, saturated soils typically lead to an increase in fungal seedling diseases. Four of the most common culprits are pythium and phytophthora root rots as well as rhizoctonia and fusarium. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Read More Soybeans don’t like wet feet, and when rain is plentiful in June and July, saturated soils typically lead to an increase in fungal

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Scotts SummerGuard: Secret to a Lush and Resilient Lawn

Kavya Organic Farm

As the summer sun blazes overhead, our lawns face a myriad of challenges, from scorching heat to pesky pests and stubborn weeds. Every homeowner dreams of a vibrant and healthy summer lawn, and achieving this goal requires the right arsenal of lawn care products. Among them, Scotts SummerGuard stands out as a trusted and effective solution to combat the unique challenges of the summer season.

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Empowering Nepalese students with CABI digital platforms: Exploring the PlantwisePlus Toolkit

CABI

Gaurav Thakur, a student of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, writes here about CABI’s presentation of its digital platforms for plant protection and other agricultural applications. The PlantwisePlus Toolkit was showcased recently to students at the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Harvest 2023: Malting barley quality down in stop-start harvest

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Farmers in southern and eastern England have been rounding up the winter barley harvest, with good specific weights and nitrogen content, although quality is slightly below last year. One consequence of the changeable weather is that grain dryers are being used more this year as moisture contents are higher.

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Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility to be built at University of Manitoba

Real Agriculture

Students, researchers, and industry will soon have a new facility at the University of Manitoba to dig in to questions on agriculture systems and the Canadian food supply. The Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility, a new $20.7 million, state-of-the-art 20,000-sq.-ft. facility is set to open in June, 2026. Announced Tuesday, funding for the Prairie.

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Meet the Women Making Waves in Maine’s Tough Lobster Industry

Modern Farmer

To become a lobster boat captain on the rugged coast of Maine, you will need more than just a few lobster traps and a boat. To catch lobster, your days will begin in the dusky pink glow of dawn, filling bait bags with dead fish and hauling and stacking lobster traps that weigh upwards of 50 pounds. On the boat, you must always have one eye on the trap lines that threaten to entangle you and pull you overboard.

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Storm Risk Intelligence Improves AusNet’s Outage Response Management

DTN

Storm Impact Analytics from DTN delivers advanced outage prediction data and technology to support improved planning and decisioning during weather impacts to power grids. DTN ® , a global data, analytics and technology company, announced today they were selected by AusNet , one of the largest electricity distribution and transmission providers in Australia, to help improve the organisation’s outage response management.

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Video: How Shorthorn forage system hits 500kg bulling weights

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Trawling the globe for elite commercial sires and flushing easy-fleshing females from forage-based systems has helped a pedigree herd expand while consistently bulling heifers at 14-15 months old. Dutch veterinary surgeon Gerard te Lintelo and his wife, Joanne, of Mayfield Beef Shorthorns, Wolsingham, County Durham, calve their heifers at 24 months.

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CLAAS launches three models in the Arion series

Real Agriculture

CLAAS has rolled out its new offerings for the latest models, including three options in the Arion series. Introduced at Ag in Motion last week near Saskatoon, Arion is the smaller, hard-working chore tractor complement to the Xerion 12 series. Host of RealAg on the Weekend Shaun Haney caught up with Frans Reijmers of CLAAS. Read More CLAAS has rolled out its new offerings for the latest models, including three options in the Arion series.

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What Farmers Need to Know Before Consolidating Debt 

Trimble Agriculture

Is now the right time to consolidate farm debt? The perceived financial health of U.S. agriculture is trending lower and is expected to continue softening over the next 12 months. Interest rates are expected to rise while commodity prices are expected to fall. The combination of these events will strain farm finances. Fortunately, farmers can prepare for these challenges through strategic restructuring of their current debt with a lender who understands the ebb and flow of the industry.

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Minnesota Board of Animal Health makes appointments

Western FarmPress

Minnesota Minute: Livestock producers are added to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, and a number of field day opportunities are coming for farmers to add to their calendars.

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Defra to continue badger cull if science is good, says Coffey

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Defra secretary Therese Coffey has given her clearest indication yet that her department will continue to cull badgers to tackle bovine TB in England, if the science shows it is working.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 26: Wild parsnip control, adding N to ugly beans, fire risks, and nodulation woes

Real Agriculture

July is winding down and some Ontario crops are having a sad time summer. Wheat that’s still in the field is suffering quality loss with every heavy downpour (there have been many), and edible beans and soybeans are yellowing from excess water and/or poor drainage. What can be done about this week’s challenges? Host Peter. Read More July is winding down and some Ontario crops are having a sad time summer.

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How Does Livestock Risk Protection Work?

ProAg

Three experts walk through the process and benefits With ongoing market volatility caused by the economy, disease and global factors, more farmers and ranchers are turning to Livestock Risk Protection (LRP). Administered by the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), this risk management tool was created to help insure against declining market prices. But how does livestock risk protection work?

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A Story of Solidarity

Wisconsin Farmers Union

How one farm couple's journey helped spark the creation of the Milwaukee-Waukesha Farmers Union By Sam Odin Milwaukee-Waukesha Farmers Union I started farming about 13 years ago, traveling and interning on different organic and biodynamic vegetable operations. I had been in college studying the state of the world - hunger, poverty, climate change - and I was sick of just reading about it.

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Farmer Focus: Rain adds to double-inspection frustration

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Every year, we make a concerted effort to get ready for harvest earlier, but every year harvest gets earlier, and so we find that yet again we were slow out of the blocks.

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Trudeau needs to split trade, economic development, and small business ministerial portfolios

Real Agriculture

If you are a fan of this website or RealAg Radio you know one of my favourite topics to rant about is the current Canadian government’s lip service to being focused on trade. Much of this is triggered by the fact we are an export-focused nation with much of our GDP driven by trade but.

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The Midwest is Set to Bake Under High Heat, Ag Meteorologists Now Worry About Severe Crop Damage

AgWeb Farm Journal

With heat forecast to top 100 degrees in places, combined with the expectation for little to no rain, crop conditions could deteriorate and the biggest risk in the western and central Corn Belt.

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Whose Farm Is More Sustainable? Calculating Farm Sustainability.

DTN

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements. As the demand for sustainable grain expands, it’s expected that a more structured and uniform marketplace will be established.

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Claas unveils Evion five-walker combines as Tucano replacements

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly With Claas’s focus since 2019 on launching two all-new ranges of walker and rotary separation combines for mid-size to large-scale growers, farmers with relatively modest acreages could be forgiven for feeling overlooked, especially when the Avero and smallest Tucano were withdrawn.

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Soybean School: Assessing hail damage and yield impact

Real Agriculture

It only takes 15 seconds for a summer hailstorm to terrorize a soybean field and turn a great-looking crop into a nightmare. But soybeans are tough, as we discover on this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School where we catch up with AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan near Mount Brydges, Ont., after a mid-July hailstorm. Read More It only takes 15 seconds for a summer hailstorm to terrorize a soybean field and turn a great-looking crop into a nightmare.

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Unravel The Secrets of Adenium Obesum : Desert Rose Unveiled

Kavya Organic Farm

Welcome to the enchanting world of Adenium Obesum, the Desert Rose. In this comprehensive article, we will delve into the captivating features of this beautiful succulent. From its striking blooms to its unique caudex and diverse varieties, Adenium obesum has charmed gardeners and plant enthusiasts alike. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a novice, this article will guide you through all aspects of cultivating and caring for the Desert Rose.

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The Top 6 Survival Tips for Raising Teen Farm Kids

AgWeb Farm Journal

Raising teens isn’t for the faint of hearts. Raising teens is not easy and while many of those years are spent watching our children thrive on and off the farm, other times we are just trying to survive.

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Photo of the Week: Harvest gold at the end of the rainbow

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly One farmer will be expecting gold at Bruce Farm in Stoneygroves, Dundee. We were delighted to see the farm’s Ploeger GP1189 pea harvester pictured working below a stunning double-rainbow.

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RealAg Radio: Drone spraying, wheat harvest, and hail storms, July 24, 2023

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney. Today’s episode features Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson discussing drone spraying, wheat harvest, hail storms, and much more! We will also hear the top ag news stories of the day. Don’t miss the spotlight interview with Frans Reijmers with CLAAS.

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro: Rodale Institute and Organic Agriculture “Key” to the Commonwealth’s Economic Growth

Rodale Institute

“When I think about a healthy economy for the future of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—one that is going to create generational wealth, one that is going to create jobs, one […] The post Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro: Rodale Institute and Organic Agriculture “Key” to the Commonwealth’s Economic Growth appeared first on Rodale Institute.

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Is Mexico Banning GMO Corn to Protect Native Corn Varieties?

AgWeb Farm Journal

In Mexico, corn is much more than a food crop—it's a key part of the country's heritage, culture and traditions. Mexico argues glyphosate and GMOs are dangerous to human health, and seeks alternative practices.

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Variable row spacing option for Maschio’s Chrono precision drill

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly A revamped version of Maschio Gaspardo’s high-speed precision drill allows owners to quickly alter row spacings to suit a range of different crops. While fixed-frame Chrono 500s come with set spacings of 45cm, 50cm, 70cm or 75cm in eight- and 12-row configurations, the fanciest variable frame models offer a welter of combinations.

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RealAg Radio: Antimicrobial resistance, robots in row crops, and balance of the 4Rs, July 25, 2023

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by AgSmart Expo at Olds College! On this episode, we will hear from Dr. Reynold Bergen with the Beef Cattle Research Council on managing for antimicrobial resistance. We will also hear a clip from a recent canola school on. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by AgSmart Expo at Olds College!

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