Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Farmers Weekly A group of 11 Somerset farmers, who operate in the same constituency as Jacob Rees-Mogg, has written to the former minister lambasting his understanding of agriculture and accusing him of undermining British farming values.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 12, 2023
It’s been a long process, but Canada is nearing a final decision on the use of gene editing in crop development. Krista Thomas, vice president of seed innovation and trade policy with the Canada Grains Council, explains the final assessment — that of feed for livestock — is nearing completion, as the consultation wraps up. Read More It’s been a long process, but Canada is nearing a final decision on the use of gene editing in crop development.
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Food Politics
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The answer: it depends on how much money you have. USDA’s Economic Research Service has just issued a chart on how much countries throughot the world spend on food on average as a percent of their total expenditures. As a general rule: As incomes rise with economic development and urbanization, the share of income spent on food tends to fall while discretionary spending on household goods, education, medical services, and recreation tends to increase.
Agricultural Biodiversity
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Community seedbanks are so big in Zimbabwe that international NGOs are jumping on the bandwagon. More from the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank , very much a friend of the blog. International NGOs unavailable for comment. Community seedbanks are also in the news in Mexico. And in Peru , of course. Oh, here’s a nice video from Peru on Andean roots and tubers , courtesy of CIP, since we’re here.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Farmers Weekly Michael Spencer won his claim against the estate of his late father, John Spencer, on the basis that he had been promised he would inherit the family’s Lincolnshire farm. The claim in Spencer v Spencer followed the father’s death in October 2018.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 13, 2023
There’s always something to cover in the beef and cattle markets, but this week marks a decidedly non-volatile week in trading. Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, brings an update from the south to the north and from beef prices to live weights in this episode of the Beef Market Update. The theme of. Read More There’s always something to cover in the beef and cattle markets, but this week marks a decidedly non-volatile week in trading.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 10, 2023
I can hardly believe this, and had to laugh when I read all the articles last week about how worried the food industry is about the new obesity drugs. Imagine: if the drugs really do reduce appetite and interest in food—horror of horrors—people might eat less. Eating less, as I have pointed out repeatedly, is very bad for the food business. In Food Politics, I explained how the fundamental purpose of food companies is to get you to eat more food, not less.
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Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Farmers Weekly Sugar beet growers have made an unusually early start to this year’s beet harvest as British Sugar offers a premium for early-lifted crops in an attempt to make up for last season’s 250,000t sugar shortage.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Short-term bounces in grain prices should be viewed as selling opportunities in an overall bearish market, according to the president of grain marketing advisory firm IntelliFarm. The lack of bullish news on both the supply and demand sides of the balance sheets for most major crops has resulted in prices sliding over the last few. Read More Short-term bounces in grain prices should be viewed as selling opportunities in an overall bearish market, according to the president of grain marketing adv
Food Politics
OCTOBER 9, 2023
It was hard to miss this headline in Dairy Reporter : “ Cheese intake could lower risk of dementia, study suggests.” No kidding? I wonder who paid for this? To its credit, the article did full disclosure: The study was conducted as part of broader research commissioned by Japanese dairy major Meiji Co., Ltd. and part-funded by the company. I went right to it.
Jayson Lusk
OCTOBER 11, 2023
That’s the title of a new paper co-authored with Vincenzina Caputo and Dan Blaustein-Rejto. Here’s the abstract: “ Evidence regarding whether consumers view plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) as substitutes or complements to animal-based meat is limited; however, the ultimate effect of increased demand for plant-based meats on poultry and livestock production depends on this relationship.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Farmers Weekly A petition urging supermarkets and their suppliers to give fairer treatment to farmers has received more than 60,000 signatures, but the “big six” retailers remain silent on the issue. If the #GetFairAboutFarming petition receives 100,000 signatures, it will be debated in parliament.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 12, 2023
After a two-year review, the the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has chosen the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) to provide live cattle chain of custody tracking for the CRSB’s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework. CRSB says it is confident working with the CCIA will enable consistent implementation of its Chain of Custody Requirements and.
Food Politics
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Not being a particular fan of Dunkin’ Donuts, I somehow missed this astonishing drink. But the esteemed journalist Eric Schlosser, sent me a link to this video tweet (oops, X). This is INSANE. pic.twitter.com/2TwuSaOofF — David Belle (@davidbelle_) September 13, 2023 I did not believe it, but excellent journalist that he is, Eric sent me the DUNKIN’ NUTRITION evidence.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2023
For a women-owned business in rural Indiana, working with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) became a life-changing experience. Soccer moms Carol Podolak and Joy Thompkins sold homemade peanut butter as their kids’ team fundraiser to travel from Portage, Indiana to Dallas, Texas for a tournament in 2016. Customers wanted the pretzel, blueberry, and toffee peanut butter more than once a year, so Podolak and Thompkins started taking custom orders.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Farmers Weekly I have a good friend who has decided to sell his cows and stop milking – more commonly known within the industry as “giving up”.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 13, 2023
What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail? Fear can be very motivating (ever been chased by a bull in a pasture?) but fear — of failure, of success, of the unknown — can also be paralyzing. Each person’s experience with fear is different, but it’s the very real stories of overcoming fear. Read More What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail?
Food Politics
OCTOBER 11, 2023
If Kellogg’s splitting into two companies and changing its business model makes no sense to you, join the crowd. Apparently, Kellogg is not selling enough cereal to keep its stockholders happy: ready-to-eat cereal unit sales declined in both 2021 and 2022 by roughly 8.5% and 3.5%, To try to fix this, Kellogg has split its North American company into two new companies.
Agri-tech
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The ground-breaking career of Professor Dame Caroline Dean FRS has been recognised with the prestigious Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies. The international award is made to outstanding plant scientists working on genetics and genomics. “I am thrilled and honoured to receive this award in recognition of the work of my group at the John Innes Centre over many years,”.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Farmers Weekly It feels like the main focus for the past couple of weeks has been battling slugs. Any spare time was used for planting crops. We have already lost a few early skirmishes, with a couple of oilseed rape fields succumbing to a combination of slugs and flea beetle.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 11, 2023
If you’re waiting for a sign to pick up the phone and check in with a friend, this is it. Yesterday was Mental Health Day and host Peter Johnson wants you to take the Wheat Pete 15 challenge and call up someone just to chat. That’s just one tidbit from this episode of Wheat Pete’s. Read More If you’re waiting for a sign to pick up the phone and check in with a friend, this is it.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 12, 2023
As Congress let the last farm bill expire at the end of September, I was navigating an ongoing drought on my Iowa farm for the third year in a row. Iowa is known for its lush, green summers and abundant rivers and streams. Today, most of those streams are dried up and the rivers are at all-time lows. The soft rains we used to see from April to October are gone and now we’re facing longer bouts of drought, high heat events, torrential downpours, and polar vortexes.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Georgia native Topeka Ham found a new calling serving the American public through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) after 26 years in the South Carolina Air National Guard.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Farmers Weekly Plans by Red Tractor to introduce a new environmental “bolt-on” to its existing farm assurance schemes have been heavily criticised by farmers and their representatives, who fear the organisation is overstepping its remit and object to the way it has been developed.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 12, 2023
What’s top of mind on the policy front this week? Well, there are some fireworks over grocery store prices and what’s really driving food costs, a plant breeding technique is edging ever-closer to the finish line, and farmers are weighing in on a proposed grain company acquisition. On this episode of RealAg Politics, host Shaun. Read More What’s top of mind on the policy front this week?
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Refineries worldwide are facing challenges in meeting the rising demand for diesel, exacerbated by disruptions in global oil flows caused by OPEC+ output reductions and the conflict in Ukraine.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Annandale, Virginia, where he unveiled two new grant opportunities plus a training and technical assistance partnership to help schools continue to invest in nutritious school meals.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Farmers Weekly Andrew Wilson at Brickyard Farm near Slingsby, North Yorkshire, has just made a start on his 60ha of potatoes for McCain. “In digs, yields look pleasing, although quality is a little variable in places, but nothing I’m majorly concerned about,” says Andrew.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 13, 2023
CNH Industrial — the parent company of Case IH and New Holland — says it has completed its purchase of global satellite navigation company Hemisphere GNSS, as of October 12. The deal, worth US$175 million, was originally announced in March 2023, and includes Hemisphere’s subsidiary Outback Guidance, which sells agricultural autosteer products in North America.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Food fraud has been happening since humans first began to buy and sell food, thousands of years ago. Early Romans faked premium wines and added lead salts to sweeten their drinks, while medieval bakers added chalk and dust to their loaves because it was cheaper than flour. Modern food systems are built on regulations born of the need to prevent deceptive practices like these.
AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Texas A&M AgriLife plant scientist joins a NASA-funded project to help understand how plants grow away from Earth A Texas A&M AgriLife plant scientist is joining the space race, of a sort, by helping to understand how plants can survive in space to support human space exploration. As a Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop physiologist/agroecologist and professor in.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Farmers Weekly Like many farmers, I’m a frequent user of social media. But like many, I also struggle to work out exactly how I feel about it. For a while my platform of choice was Instagram.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 8, 2023
First introduced to the Canadian market in 1998, Roundup Ready® has been a consistent management tool growers have used to maximize their soybean yield potential. Tried and tested, it has been the subject of innovation and refinement for over 25 years. “The Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System is specifically designed to deliver yield potential and.
Agri-tech
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The innovative and inspiring research of Professor Diane Saunders has been recognised with a major award by a leading society in the field of plant pathology. Diane is a group leader at the John Innes Centre and becomes the latest recipient of the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) RKS Wood Prize The award celebrates excellence in the study of plant disease biology and its application in.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Rebecca May Johnson’s new book, Small Fires: An Epic In The Kitchen , feels as radical as M.F.K. Fisher ’s genre-defining work. Before Fisher, American food writing was largely confined to home economists penning ad copy and columns for magazines. In the late 1930s, Fisher made food a literary project, setting a precedent for treating cooking and eating as significant subjects.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Farmers Weekly An intense workload at calving, combined with a winter routine, often creates a temporary labour gap in an autumn block-calving herd. One extra person – sometimes only a half – is required, but for just 12 weeks.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 8, 2023
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