Food Politics

MARCH 4, 2025

I was intrigued by this item from WattPoultry: Blame for high US egg prices is now a political pinata The lack of understanding of basic economics is frustrating, but the misguided blame game over the cause of high egg prices presents an opportunity for change. Read more Everyone in the poultry industry knows that HPAI [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza] caused laying hen losses and reduced the supply of eggs, and this is why retail egg prices , which have always been demand inelastic , have rea

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 4, 2025

Edible or dry beans come in several shapes, colours, and sizes, but they all have incredible earning potential if done right. To dig in to the how, when, and why of edible bean production, this episode of The Agronomists features Wade Bickell of Hensall Co-op and Dennis Lange with Manitoba Agriculture to talk about field Read More Edible or dry beans come in several shapes, colours, and sizes, but they all have incredible earning potential if done right.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 4, 2025

The American Geographic Society had very informative post about coffee prices on Facebook a few days back. I don’t really want to link to it, but I’m sure you can find it if you want. Anyway, here’s the text. Coffee prices have hit a 50-year high due to a combination of rising costs of production, supply chain disruptions, and climate changerelated declines in crop yields.

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NASDA

MARCH 3, 2025

Letter Dear Secretary Rollins: The undersigned participants in the Food Industry Codex Coalition (FICC)1 congratulate you on your recent confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture. We write to express our strong support for continued U.S. leadership of and engagement with the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). We urge that Codex remain a core strategic focus and resource priority for the Department as it champions prosperity and fairness for American agriculture.

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Food Politics

MARCH 7, 2025

Michael T Compton, MD, MPH. Veggie Smarts: A Doctor and Farmer Grows and Savors Eight Families of Vegetables. Regalo Press, 2025. This one was sent to me for a blurb. Heres what I said: This endearingly quirky book describes Comptons love affair with eight families of vegetables for their growing habits, diversity, nutritional value, flavor, texture, and deliciousness, and he offers science, experience, charm, and recipes to prove it.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 4, 2025

The dairy industry has always provided a relatively small but consistent portion of the beef industry in the integrated North American market. As breeding technology has advanced, dairy producers have been steadily increasing the pounds of beef produced from the relatively same number of cows. Lance Zimmerman, senior animal protein analyst with Rabobank, says that Read More The dairy industry has always provided a relatively small but consistent portion of the beef industry in the integrated Nor

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 6, 2025

I’m sure you enjoyed Jeremy’s fascinating conversation with Jordan Rosenblum on how the pig and the eagle diverged as the history of Jewish dietary law and custom played out. Which means you’d probably welcome another helping of Prof. Rosenblum. Well, you’d get that, and much more, in the excellent brief summary of the deep history of the animal — the pig that is, not the eagle — in the Levant coincidentally just out in Archaeology Magazine.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 6, 2025

Nathan Reed, cotton farmer and board member of the National Cotton Council, said farmers need multi-year certainty that only an updated farm bill can provide.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2025

The Saskatchewan government has updated its formula for calculating lease rates for grazing Crown land in 2025. The provincial agriculture ministry has introduced an amended formula that uses average price of cattle marketed between October 1 to November 30 of the five preceding years, as opposed to the previous formula, which was based on fall Read More The Saskatchewan government has updated its formula for calculating lease rates for grazing Crown land in 2025.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 5, 2025

Thanks to Christian Bunn for throwing some shade on the work underlying the map of putative changes in coffee suitability that I so blithely shared yesterday. Maps can be both pretty and also the result of suspect methodology, I guess.

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Food Politics

MARCH 3, 2025

A dietitian member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who wishes to remain anonymous, emailed me about PepsiCos guide to research interpretation. PepsiCo sent dietitians this webinar and handout for communicating nutrition science and evaluating studies. I took a look at the handout, which gives a high quality research distinction to any studies in which authors have clearly disclosed conflict of interest.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 7, 2025

This 2025 Prairie Farmer Master Farmer from Philo, Ill., carries a strong passion for his family, service in the community and conversation practices.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2025

New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops. The company says its Vyconic soybeans represents a leap forward in weed control, bringing greater management options and flexibility to farmers fields, the company says. The new trait technology will be the first in the industry to Read More New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 4, 2025

Its easy to feel overwhelmed by the various, confusing and often contradictory diet guidelines that exist to help us make better food choices. Here, food journalist, Joanna Blythman, reviews The Nourishment Table, a new dietary framework from Brussels which has been designed to help us make healthier food choices based on two key considerations: nutrient density and degrees of processing.

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Food Politics

MARCH 6, 2025

The Super Bowl may be about football but it is also very much about food, as this image shows. And here are a few items about all that food: Super Bowl snacking: Facts, figures and fan favourites: The Super Bowl isnt just about touchdowns and halftime shows; its also one of the biggest food consumption events of the year. What are the latest trends, spending habits, and favourite snacks that define this massive snacking event?

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 5, 2025

Nebraska on-farm research trials are testing how lowering nitrogen fertilizer rates affects yield, trying to save input expenses for farmers and protect groundwater quality.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

The good news is there are deals to be had on both new and used farm equipment out there, says Matt Clark, senior rural economic analyst with Terrain. The bad news is why there may be deals to be found. (Hello, tough times!) There are, however, ratios between gross margin, costs per acre, and more, Read More The good news is there are deals to be had on both new and used farm equipment out there, says Matt Clark, senior rural economic analyst with Terrain.

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NASDA

MARCH 4, 2025

Q&A For over 40 years, Colorado field supervisor Bette Hertneky has brought dedication, local knowledge, and passion to her work with NASDA and NASS. Starting her career as an enumerator in 1984, Bettes commitment and expertise have made a lasting impact on our program. Read more to learn more about her incredible journey! What first interested you in working as an enumerator?

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 2, 2025

Climate change and nutrition-associated diseases. Climate change is going to be bad for human health. To help us cope with the heavier burden of disease, crops will need to be able to cope better with pests and diseases themselves… Genome-wide association study of cassava brown streak disease resistance in cassava germplasm conserved in South America. …and studying genebank collections will help us help them do just that… Candidate genes for field resistance to cassava brown st

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 5, 2025

USDA releases details of its new strategy to combat HPAI with long-term solutions.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 4, 2025

Spraying is a time-consuming job that also exposes growers to potentially harmful chemicals. These are two things that Pattison Liquid Systems aims to remedy with their latest chemical induction product, the Inductor Flex. The Inductor Flex has a 60-gallon mix tank and a 440 GPM water pump. By drawing product directly from the tote into Read More Spraying is a time-consuming job that also exposes growers to potentially harmful chemicals.

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NASDA

MARCH 4, 2025

Q&A In a recent interview, NASDA Director of Public Policy Patrick Wade talks about NASDAs work on agricultural labor, pesticide rules, and rural development. He explains how NASS data helps with these efforts and supports farmers and ranchers. Before joining NASDA, Patrick served as Policy Director for the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers, where he often relied on NASS data to demonstrate the importance of grain sorghum to key state legislators districts.

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Caff

MARCH 7, 2025

With the help of a $150,000 grant, the Palm Springs Unified School District distributed 1,200 boxes of fresh produce to families in need today. The post Palm Springs Unified School District gives out 1,200 boxes of produce appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 6, 2025

But its still unclear when USDA will approve deployment.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 2, 2025

The long-term success of your farm is not only critical to your own profitability and prosperity, but it is critical to the success of the next generation on your farm. Setting up the next generation for success means creating a strong plan now and intensely managing your input costs and return on investment (ROI). During Read More The long-term success of your farm is not only critical to your own profitability and prosperity, but it is critical to the success of the next generation on your far

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NASDA

MARCH 7, 2025

Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is excited to announce the hiring of Logan Moss as Associate Director Public Policy. As Associate Director, Moss will lead NASDAs Animal Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environment Policy Committees. I am honored to join the NASDA team and help advance its critical mission of enhancing American food and agricultural communities through policy, partnerships and public engagement, Moss said.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 7, 2025

Russell Jessup 97, Ph.D., has been named director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 4, 2025

Agronomists offer tips for managing disease risk in corn while pursuing high yields.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

Weeks can turn into months, and months into years when it comes to getting the ball rolling, and keeping it rolling, on a farm succession plan. To simplify what can feel like an overwhelming project, the chair of the Winnipeg chapter of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) recommends coming up with answers to Read More Weeks can turn into months, and months into years when it comes to getting the ball rolling, and keeping it rolling, on a farm succession plan.

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Food Tank

MARCH 7, 2025

The Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives, Congressionally-allocated funds that support dairy businesses under the 2018 Farm Bill, are frozen under new government rules. Two Ohio grant recipients affected by the freeze share their concerns with Food Tank about job loss, interrupted growth, debt, and weakened local economies. DBI grants are housed by four regional hubs , which distribute funds to over 400 dairy businesses nationwide.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 5, 2025

International expert provides Australians with Texas-based eradication solutions The post AgriLife Extension entomologist crosses globe to tackle fire ants appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 6, 2025

Two meter upgrade kits can be retrofitted onto 2015 or newer MaxEmerge, MaxEmerge 5e and MaxEmerge 5 planters.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday of RealAg Radio brought to you by AGI! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: David Postill, senior vice-president of AGI Digital on marketing; Jeff Cruzen, dryer business development rep on the drying economics; Scott Cerveny, product specialist and Ryan Thompson, strategic account manager on managing whats in Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday of RealAg Radio brought to you by AGI!

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Global Agtech Initiative

MARCH 2, 2025

The full-season application automation system features seven supported modes, including live variable rate and Selective Spray applications. The post New Holland Launches IntelliSense Sprayer Automation appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 6, 2025

Research to provide insight on status and management needs of the native game species The post Texas A&M AgriLife fills critical knowledge gaps on javelina appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 7, 2025

Northeast Roundup: Delaware producers are eligible for a crop insurance premium discount; dairy survey launched in Pennsylvania.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2025

A bountiful harvest in the fall is great for a growers pocketbook, but it can also lead to an increase of straw residue that needs to be dealt with come spring. In response to this need, Schulte has released the Soilstar DHX series of harrows that come in 36-foot (DHX 360) and 60-foot (DHX 600) Read More A bountiful harvest in the fall is great for a growers pocketbook, but it can also lead to an increase of straw residue that needs to be dealt with come spring.

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