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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Food Tank
MARCH 5, 2024
A Presidential decree has banned the use of genetically modified (GM or genetically engineered) corn for food in Mexico. But the governments of the United States and Canada are using the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico’s actions. The purpose of Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn is to safeguard the integrity of native corn from GM contamination and to protect human health.
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).
Real Agriculture
MARCH 7, 2024
When the weather is warm early in the season, every starts talking winter wheat. This spring in Ontario, the winter wheat crop is awake and no one is more excited than RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson. On this episode of the Wheat School, Johnson is walking a wheat field near Georgetown, Ont. The crop is greening. Read More When the weather is warm early in the season, every starts talking winter wheat.
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.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 8, 2024
“Smart farming means making your life more efficient, so you don’t have to focus on the mundane but instead on making the best product possible,” says Nebraska farmer Lukas Fricke. “We only have so many hours in a day.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Agri-tech
MARCH 4, 2024
Secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at atomic level, shedding important new light on this plant super-power that greened the earth more than a billion years ago. John Innes Centre researchers used an advanced microscopy method called cryo-EM to explore how the photosynthetic proteins are made. The study, published in Cell, presents a model and resources to stimulate further fundamental.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 7, 2024
The chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission says he will retire at the end of April. Doug Chorney informed staff at the CGC of his decision earlier this week. Chorney, who also farms at East Selkirk, Man., has served as a commissioner at the CGC for the past seven years. He completed a three-year.
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.
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?
USDA Blog
MARCH 8, 2024
When Green Technologies, LLC began operations in 1999, sustainability was an early concept in the agricultural industry. Still, the company remained dedicated to growing as a market leader in sustainability and innovation. Now, as the company celebrates 25 years, there is a push from all sides of the industry to adopt sustainable practices and provide more eco-friendly options to consumers.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 4, 2024
Austrian family-owned Pottinger established its first dealership in Canada in 2005 and three years later opened for business in the U.S. From mowers to seeders, balers and cultivators, the agriculture implement company continues to grow in North America, setting a string of sales records on both sides of the border, says Andrew Brown, president and.
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.
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.
The Equation
MARCH 4, 2024
This blog post was cowritten with Dezaraye Bagalayos, Laurie Galvagna, Kayode Kadara, Kinah Hutson, and Jose Armando Munguia, and revised by other members of the Allensworth Progressive Association team and community leaders. Over the next 15 years, California will have to repurpose about 1 million acres of cropland, most of it out of the 5.5 million irrigated acres in the San Joaquin Valley.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 7, 2024
Grower groups and the federal government have partnered on providing funding for wheat research to the tune of over $20 million over five years. With over $11.2 million in funding coming from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership AgriScience program, a further $9.3 million will come from: Manitoba Crop Alliance.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 2, 2024
Meat exports, Case IH technology and efficiency, Geringhoff articulating heads, Amazone fertilizer spreaders, clean fuels, FP Next podcast, new tractors from John Deere and farm policy are featured this week.
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