Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The pressure is on for the Ontario government to back away from a land deal that would see 770 acres of farmland turned into a yet-to-be-determined industrial development. Hundreds of citizens in Wilmot Township near Kitchener, Ont., have posted signs and signed petitions proclaiming they are “unwilling hosts” to the planned development.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The World Health Organization has issued guidelines for taxing unhealthy foods: Fiscal Policies to Promote Healthy Diets. On the basis of current evidence, the WHO recommends: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) Consideration of policies to tax unhealthy foods Consideration of policies to subsidize healthy foods A recent article explains why the recommendation for SSB taxes is so strong: Sweetened Beverage Tax Implementation and Change in Body Mass Index Among Children in Seattle.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Optimizing the accession-level quantity of seeds to put into storage to minimize seed (gene)bank regeneration or re-collection. = [n vt × 3]+[n d × (y × x)]+ q min if you must know. A pragmatic protocol for seed viability monitoring in ex situ plant genebanks. Formulas are good, but you need some flexibility too. A power analysis for detecting aging of dry-stored soybean seeds: Germination versus RNA integrity assessments.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The endowed program, led by Ussama Makdisi, a history professor, will fund research and cultural activities, representing a major step forward in expanding Middle Eastern scholarship at UC Berkeley. The post New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
As far as averages go, the 2024 harvest season is chugging along around the average for most provinces. But like most averages, the number doesn’t tell the whole story. Some farmers are fully caught up with what’s ready, even though early indications were for an earlier than normal harvest.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest is “A national think tank on nutrition” in India, “consisting of independent experts in epidemiology, human nutrition, community nutrition and paediatrics, medical education, administration, social work and management.” This group is calling for regulation of unhealthy ultra-processed foods. This new report gives examples of food product ads , (50 of them) by method of appeal along with what information is concealed.
Agri-tech
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A consortium of four UK research organisations led by the John Innes Centre has won £3m Defra funding to enable the development of climate resilient legume crops. The Pulse Crop Genetic Improvement Network (PCGIN) which started in 2008, has received the funding boost for the next five years.
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Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
There isn’t really any more crop in storage than is average for this time of year, says Steve Kell, grain merchandiser with Kell Grain, however current prices and price outlooks has many farmers less than enthused about pricing ’24 crop. Kell notes that prices are 25 per cent lower than last year at this time, Read More There isn’t really any more crop in storage than is average for this time of year, says Steve Kell, grain merchandiser with Kell Grain, however current prices a
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
We do love sweet foods. Alas, sugars have calories but nothing else of nutritional value and they are associated with poor health. What are the poor makers of sugary foods and beverages to do? Here are some recent approaches. Are sweeteners leaving a sour taste with consumers? An ingredient developed from coca, considered amongst the most illicit and stigmatised plants on the planet, can cut sugar in beverages by up to 40%….
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Letter Dear Chair McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Guthrie, and Ranking Member Eshoo, We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to work in a bipartisan manner to address pressing food safety issues related to FDA’s partnership with state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) food safety agencies by supporting the Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2024.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The state’s aggressive emissions policies have reduced exposure to PM2.5 air pollution by 65% since 2000, but low-income communities of color still breathe the dirtiest air. The post California has dramatically improved its air quality, but racial disparities persist appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
It’s time for another episode of Wheat Pete’s Word! On this episode, host Peter Johnson has a plan for letting clover grow as long as possible without sacrificing weed control, he explains why plants in the residue swath need more N, and why cereal rye is an answer to fleabane, not THE answer. Have a. Read More It’s time for another episode of Wheat Pete’s Word!
Agri-tech
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
On Monday 29th July, the JIC/TSL Annual Student Science Meeting (ASM) unfolded with a fresh energy, designed by students, for students. Hosted by the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) student voices, this event was a unique opportunity for students to display their innovative research in a relaxed and supportive environment.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The discovery of corn stunt is one more reason to knock out volunteer corn in soybeans.
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Letter Dear Chairwoman Murray, Chairman Cole, Vice-Chairwoman Collins, Ranking Member DeLauro; Subcommittee Chairwoman Baldwin, Subcommittee Chairman Aderholt, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Moore Capito: We write to call your attention to the recent outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease. Currently, mosquito control agencies are battling Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in New England.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Sixteen finalists for the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program have been announced for the 2024-2025 program year. The CYL Program is a mentorship program established by the CCA in 2010. The program aims to equip future leaders within all aspects of the beef supply chain with the skills and tools.
USDA Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Once again, the summer break came and went in a blink of an eye. As we enter the time of year when students return to the classroom, all of us at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offer encouragement at every step of the journey.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
“I think students finally understand why the country lost its mind after this disaster,” said Professor Michael Mark Cohen. The post 9/11 shaped the U.S. in unimaginable ways. This class helps Gen Z students grasp how appeared first on Berkeley News.
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Letter Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, and Minority Leader McConnell: As representatives of farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the United States, we write to express our strong support for advancing a meaningful farm bill in 2024 that addresses worsening conditions in farm country.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
With a working speed of seven miles per hour, John Deere is touting its new Coulter Chisel (CC) Series tillage implement for its ability to run fast and make farmers more productive. At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin took a tour of the CC Series with Michael Porter, Deere’s go-to. Read More With a working speed of seven miles per hour, John Deere is touting its new Coulter Chisel (CC) Series tillage implement for its ability to run fast and mak
The Equation
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Over the last three months, which have been declared the world’s hottest summer on record, outdoor workers across the US have endured dangerously hot conditions on the job. They’ve cut grass in 112°F heat in California’s Coachella Valley, handled baggage on the hot tarmac of airports across the country, harvested fruit , delivered packages , and performed countless other functions that go largely unnoticed by our society.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
With big crops coming, analysts see little end in sight to moribund grain prices.
AgriLife Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Biological nitrification inhibition trait in sorghum may allow reduced fertilizer use and greenhouse gas emissions The post Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel approach to minimize nitrogen loss in crops appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices, however as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle. Read More Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week’s Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
After the mass death and destruction of World War I, with their economies shredded by inflation and unemployment, Italy and Germany turned from democracy to dictatorships. UC Berkeley scholars see troubling parallels in contemporary American democracy. The post Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service provides funding to help farmers install pollinator habitats on working farms.
Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
As the sun beats down from a cloudless morning sky across Horn Farm in York, Pennsylvania, Dick Bono ambles among his pawpaw trees, admiring their pale green fruits like a proud parent. In late July, the pawpaws are fist-sized and hard as a rock, still two months shy of being full-grown and ripe. But soon they’ll soften and sweeten into a fruit revered for its tropical flavor and texture—a blend of banana, mango, and pineapple, so soft it’s eaten with a spoon.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The U.S. government has moved a step closer to imposing duties on imports of generic 2,4-D herbicide from China and India, raising concerns among farm groups about future North American supplies of the herbicide. Corteva Agriscience filed a petition earlier this year calling for anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2,4-D into the U.S.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
I am indebted to Bakery&Snacks , a newsletter I subscribe to, for this unusully enlightening report. The science of sound: What is it about the crunch that keeps snackers dipping in for more? The sound of snacking is surprisingly important and impacts the multisensory experience that is so linked to the overall pleasure and satisfaction. From the Crunch Effect to the influence of onomatopoeias, it’s an enlightening subject that no product developer or marketer should ignore….
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Live demonstrations and hands-on experiences to help your bottom line on the farm during three-day farm show.
Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Book as Art exhibit will run through February in Doe Library. The post Artists’ books shine in new exhibit at the UC Berkeley Library appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Fall time is the right time to kill weeds, say two out of two agronomists in this fast-paced episode of The Agronomists. Listen/watch as Rob Miller, BASF, and Tammy Jones, Corteva, go tete-a-tete over the how, when, and why of fall weed control, including what to do when there’s a frost, why too much in. Read More Fall time is the right time to kill weeds, say two out of two agronomists in this fast-paced episode of The Agronomists.
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The walnut industry must be desperate for greater market share. Walnuts are great and make a terrific snack if you don’t eat too many of them (calories!). But this is one-food research. Can one food really make an important difference to health (yes, if you are seriously deficient in essential nutrients but most Americans are not). One-food research has to be about marketing more than science.
Western FarmPress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hog Outlook: Collaborative effort looks at biosecurity measures in the wean-to-harvest phase.
AgriLife Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Fuller Bazer and Guoyao Wu ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world for animal science research The post Texas A&M AgriLife home to world’s top animal science researchers, according to Research.com appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Field research shows that the best time to tackle tar spot with a fungicide is the VT/RI stage of corn development — when the tassel is visible and silks are emerging. That’s the case again this year, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness plant pathologist Albert Tenuta. He’s been testing fungicide treatments to. Read More Field research shows that the best time to tackle tar spot with a fungicide is the VT/RI stage of corn development — when the tassel is visib
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Snail farming which is also known as snail rearing or snail production (Heliculture) is the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumpti
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