Real Agriculture
MARCH 6, 2024
Loralee Orr has been named as Canada Commercial Leader for Corteva Agriscience. Orr will remain based at Corteva’s Canadian head office at Calgary, Alberta, where she will lead the organization as it delivers a pipeline of new seed and crop protection solutions to Canadian farmers in the years ahead.
Food Politics
MARCH 5, 2024
In my Monday postings of industry-funded studies of the week, I mostly have stopped listing the names of authors because I view industry influence as a systemic problem, not something to be blamed on individuals. But a recent article on meat industry influence on climate change science, sent to me by one of its authors, focuses on two individual recipients of meat industry funding.
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Agri-tech
MARCH 8, 2024
International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Here Dr Rosaria (Ros) Campilongo, CEO of PfBIO a John Innes Centre spin-out company based at Norwich Research Park, takes time out of her busy day to give some inspiring thoughts on work, life, and balance. Ros is a familiar face for visitors to the Norwich Research Park (NRP).
Modern Farmer
MARCH 6, 2024
“Does anyone realize we’re headed toward plastic armageddon?” That’s how Bradley Aiken of Portland, OR began his response to our call for reader questions about where their food comes from. “My weekly visits to the local farmers’ markets still find an overabundance and reliance on plastic pint containers of berries, single-use plastic bags,and straws!
Real Agriculture
MARCH 6, 2024
Advanced grazing can be summed up in one word: GRASS. But we’re not talking the actual grass, we’re talking about the GRASS principles of advanced grazing. In this episode of the Farming Forward video series, Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching, explains the principle that stands for: G – Graze period R – Rest period A.
Farming First
MARCH 8, 2024
GALVMed experts highlight initiatives to ensure gender-equitable livestock intensification for women livestock keepers. The post Why Africa’s Livestock Intensification Cannot Leave Women Behind appeared first on Farming First.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 5, 2024
Texas A&M AgriLife responds to community needs alongside volunteers and other agencies in support of the Texas Panhandle Wildfires that ripped across the Texas Panhandle left in their wake destroyed homes, blackened earth, downed power lines and wandering livestock. But also, an outpouring of support that arrived by the truckloads in the form of hay, Read More → The post Inside the fire line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek fire – the largest wildfire in Texas history appeared f
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Real Agriculture
MARCH 5, 2024
Bayer’s CEO has ruled out the possibility of spinning off the company’s crop science division as a separate business. In a news conference on Tuesday, Bill Anderson said the company has completed a thorough review of its current structure, which includes three divisions: pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop science. He said the company will not.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 5, 2024
Mental health first aid training is being offered to agents and local community members by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service as residents deal with the trauma of the Texas Panhandle fires.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 7, 2024
Visitors to Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island just outside of Portland, Oregon last October didn’t encounter a corn maze but rather a kid’s maze cut through a field of sorghum. It’s easier on the soil, explains Kat Topaz, who owns the farm along with Jim Abeles. Topaz and Abeles put up a sign explaining the choice, and they frequently take the opportunity to explain their farming decisions to visitors.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 6, 2024
The latest Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor projects a major drop in net farm income this year. Economists are also growing more pessimistic about the potential for interest rate cuts in 2024.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 4, 2024
Houston, we have a problem — and it’s larger than ideal crop supplies available combined with lagging demand for some oilseed and crush byproducts. That’s at least part of what is going on in the oilseed complex, says Tyler Schau, of AgMarket.net. He spoke with Shaun Haney at Commodity Classic last week being held at —. Read More Houston, we have a problem — and it’s larger than ideal crop supplies available combined with lagging demand for some oilseed and crush byproducts.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 8, 2024
Part 1: A Texas Panhandle couple recalls the horrific events of Feb. 27, as the Smokehouse Creek fire ravaged Hemphill County, and the glimpses of hope that have surfaced in the midst.
Ohio State University
MARCH 4, 2024
An Ag Outlook and Policy meeting is scheduled for March 8 at the Buckeye Agricultural Museum, 877 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster. Speakers and topics, in the order they will be presented at the meeting, are: Grain Market Outlook: Susie Spettle and Felicia Prosser, grain originators for Centerra Co-op International Markets and Foreign Policy: Dr. Ian Sheldon , professor and Andersons Chair of Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, Ohio State University Dairy Market Outlook: Dr.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 8, 2024
In South Dakota, after years of debate surrounding a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline, lawmakers passed three bills aimed at bolstering protections for landowners while maintaining a regulatory path for the project.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 4, 2024
By Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Many in Canadian agriculture and food are proud of the sector’s position as a major exporter. Many are also proud of Canada’s position as a sustainable food producer. But many are worried about the relationship between trade and sustainability. While the landscape is shifting, Read More By Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Many in Canadian agriculture and food are proud of the s
Western FarmPress
MARCH 6, 2024
These 2024 Prairie Farmer Master Farmers from Blue Mound, Ill., prioritize diversification, conservation and leadership to keep the farm viable for the next generation.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 4, 2024
Fungus is usually a good sign of things going bad. But it can also indicate good things happening to very bad stuff. For Audrey Speyer, founder of PuriFungi , seeing fungi blooming on cigarette butts is proof that they’re at work, doing what they do best: decomposing matter. Her Belgian start-up cultivates mycelium—the thread-like root structure of fungus—using the plastic- and toxin-laden stubs as fodder.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 5, 2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension photographer Sam Craft was in the Texas Panhandle documenting the aftermath of the largest wildfire in Texas history, and the aid and support for fire victims.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 6, 2024
Before the invention of autonomous tractors all the intelligence needed to operate the machine and implements sat squarely in the tractor seat — the farmer controlled all aspects of the operation. In the case of tillage, for example, the farmer monitored the speed of the tractor and when the cultivator clogged they were there to. Read More Before the invention of autonomous tractors all the intelligence needed to operate the machine and implements sat squarely in the tractor seat — the farmer co
Western FarmPress
MARCH 4, 2024
Several farmers join a roster of excellence dating back to 1925, including Chris Hausman, Malcolm and Susan Head, Lou Lamoreux, and Gerald Thompson. Plus: Gary Schnitkey is the newest Honorary Master Farmer.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 5, 2024
Think about a strawberry. How big is it? What color is it? It’s March—are you able to find a strawberry easily in your local grocery store? Chances are, yes, you could find strawberries at the store for sale. They’d be about the size of a golf ball, probably bright red and cost a lot of money. It’s likely not surprising that the strawberries your grandparents and great-grandparents were eating just a few generations ago were quite different.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 5, 2024
Four-dollar corn dominated discussions, but farmers remain open to new innovations and machinery as spring planting and the promise of a new production season beckons.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 5, 2024
There are aspects of soil that are unchangeable — the amount of sand, silt, and clay, for example. But many other measures of soil can be nudged, either to the good or bad, when it comes to soil productivity and health. Organic matter, porosity, and bulk density are all changeable, but how do they impact. Read More There are aspects of soil that are unchangeable — the amount of sand, silt, and clay, for example.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 2, 2024
The Texas Panhandles fires are consuming a historical number of acres, making it the largest in the state's history. Two deaths have been reported, along with 10,000 head of cattle.
USDA Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
Rural Development Leadership Network (RDLN) President Starry Krueger is working to keep people on their traditional lands, and to keep the land grounded in agriculture.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 5, 2024
Meat and poultry industry trade groups were quick to criticize USDA's announcement of changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act claiming the changes add unnecessary regulations and costs.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 4, 2024
Corteva Agriscience and the Pioneer seed brand are looking to new Z-Series soybeans to deliver agronomic advantages, better disease defence, and higher yields for North American soybean growers. Canadian growers will have access to limited seed from 20 varieties for planting in 2024 — 50 will be available in the U.S., with full availability expected.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 7, 2024
Cattle producers impacted by the Texas Panhandle wildfires may begin applying for aid through the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Relief Fund.
Civil Eats
MARCH 4, 2024
It’s no wonder that hospital food gets a bad rap, says Santana Diaz, executive chef at the University of California Davis Medical Center, a sprawling, 142-acre campus located in Sacramento, California. As a seeming compromise between nutrition and institutional efficiency, food has long been dished up as an afterthought to patient care. “That was never the focus of hospitals,” he adds.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 4, 2024
Reports say China has purchased more than 20 cargoes of feed grain in the past two weeks. Where is China buying from, and what's behind the sudden surge?
Real Agriculture
MARCH 8, 2024
Precision Planting says it wants to create a new product category with its CornerStone planting system. “CornerStone really is everything but the planter bar,” says Caleb Schleder, Precision Planting’s director of technical services and support. At the Commodity Classic earlier this month in Houston, Texas, he shared how the company set out to build a.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 6, 2024
Listen to first-hand accounts from each of the 2024 High Cotton Award winners, while also catching a glimpse of their operations, families and employees.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 4, 2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service mental health first aid training offered to agents, local community members Natural disasters are traumatic events, and the wildfires that began in the Texas Panhandle on Feb. 27 are no exception. The post-wildfire scene is likened to a warzone by Tiffany Dowell-Lashmet, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist in.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 7, 2024
Don't take equipment to fields too soon and create headaches that will linger all season. While you wait for the right timing, consider doing prep work and projects that can help set you up for yield success.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 6, 2024
Equipment manufacturers transported seven combines to the Commodity Classic at Houston, Texas last week. They came in all colours but the green machines created the biggest buzz as John Deere showcased two new S7 Series combines on the tradeshow floor. RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin was on location to report on the S7 Series combine family rollout, Read More Equipment manufacturers transported seven combines to the Commodity Classic at Houston, Texas last week.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 6, 2024
As cattle raisers continue to evaluate their livestock that survived the Texas Panhandle wildfires and no longer have grassland to graze, there are important nutrition needs to consider.
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