Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday. This is not the first time this port has been impacted by labour. Read More Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

I saw this on Twitter (X) : For the video, click here. I’m for all three actions. I’ve argued for years for getting rid of conflicts of interest and focusing resources on preventing chronic disease. I can’t wait to find out how the new administration plans to accomplish these goals. We all need to hold it accountable for delivering on these promises.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Well, it’s all over now, and very moving it was too. You can read about the 2024 World Food Prize laureates here , and also watch edited highlights of the ceremony. Wonderful to see Cary and Geoff — and genebanks — properly recognized. Me? I was taking pics of the agrobiodiversity.

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USDA Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“We measure success one student at a time,” said John Phillips, chief of staff at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), an organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities at 37 Tribal colleges and universities throughout the United States. AIHEC plays a vital role in helping these institutions, many of which hold land-grant status, to preserve and promote Native American culture by incorporating traditional knowledge and cultural values into their programs.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In life, there are several topics traditionally avoided in conversation when gathering with friends, such as politics, religion, and money. Some ideas are best left parked in your head instead of being debated in the open as they can fray long-time friendships or even family. For the bond of Canadian agriculture going forward, the idea.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sara B. Franklin. The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America. Atria Books, 2024. 316 pages. I badly wanted to read this book. Sara Franklin got her doctorate in Food Studies in my NYU department and I met Judith Jones several times in the 1990s and 2000s (she died in 2017). Judith Jones is famous in food circles for rescuing Julia Child’s manuscript for Mastering the Art of French Cooking and getting Knopf to publish it.

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Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., California State University Chancellor Dr. Mildred García, and California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Sonya Christian released the following statement today, Wednesday, Nov.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A cattle rancher who also spent more than thirty years working in the oil industry has been named as Saskatchewan’s new agriculture minister. Premier Scott Moe unveiled his new, slightly-smaller cabinet on Thursday following a fifth-consecutive Saskatchewan Party win in the provincial election last month. Daryl Harrison, who has served as the MLA for Cannington.

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USDA Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Imagine you are 18 years old, from a rural town, and figuring out your next steps. You want opportunities to learn, meet new people, and travel the world.

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Agri-tech

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A pioneering collaboration investigating the intricacies of biological clocks in bacteria has been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) funding. The John Innes Centre, LMU Munich and Leiden University have won through intense competition to secure an ERC Synergy Grant to take forward their ground-breaking research. The collaboration is one of 57 research groups.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Seminole, Texas, producers find water in the Chihuahuan Desert, where they are producing cotton with yields as high as 7 and 8 bales in some spots. They discuss successes, challenges, and the learning curve that accompanies farming in a remote location.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Canada has one of the safest, most effective, reliable, secure and professional food systems in the world, says War Child Canada’s Dr. Samantha Nutt. The Canadian physician and philanthropist who founded War Child Canada has witnessed starvation and food insecurity around the world and says it’s important for Canadians to understand and appreciate the strength.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Gene editing, phage technology, crops and livestock among projects supported The post Texas A&M AgriLife faculty earn Advancing Discovery to Market Innovation Awards appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Diversification is the key to the resilience of our food systems. This is true around our climate-impacted world, but especially so across Africa and in my home country of Zimbabwe. Through both my academic research and my work as a farmer, I have come to understand farmers’ challenges when it comes to resilience. I have also learned about, and advocate for, opportunities.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

USDA announced an additional $250 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for automatic payments for distressed direct and guaranteed Farm Service Agency-loan borrowers.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director. Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health. She brings a unique dual perspective, both personal and professional, to lead DMAF in.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

New facility to advance technology development, public-private collaboration and education The post Board of Regents approves AgriTech Innovation Farm Hub for design appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Agri-tech

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Microbes are found almost everywhere on Earth, and have evolved over the past 3.5 billion years to survive and thrive in diverse habitats, including in and on plants. Microbes are organisms that are too small to be seen without using a microscope, so they include things like bacteria and single cell eukaryotes — cells that have a nucleus, like an amoeba or a paramecium.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Find a resource, nationally applicable for U.S. H2A agricultural applications, developed by a Congressional office after five years of fielding inquiries from farmers.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director. Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health. She brings a unique dual perspective, both personal and professional, to lead DMAF in… Read More The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Kelly brings 20 years of experience to help producers amidst changing growing conditions The post AgriLife Research names new cotton breeder in Lubbock appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ava is revolutionizing how the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community understands the world. It couldn't have happened without the spirit of innovation fostered at UC Berkeley. The post This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jake Giesbrecht's family found opportunity in the Chihuahuan Desert in the 1920s and again in the last seven years. Learn more about his American Dream and what drove him back to the desert to produce cotton, corn and alfalfa.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Saskatchewan-based farm insurance company Global Ag Risk Solutions has been acquired by global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International. Hub announced the acquisition on November 5. Based in Moose Jaw, Global Ag Risk Solutions (or GARS) offers innovative whole-farm, private insurance products to help farmers manage production costs and protect crop profit margins.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Before he was appointed head of Utah’s Department of Natural Resources, Joel Ferry was a full-time farmer—and a very good one. “I was the top ‘Young Farmer and Rancher’ in the state of Utah a few years ago,” he said on a recent phone call, as he drove across the state, minutes before heading into a meeting with the governor. “My wife was the Utah ‘Farm Mom of the Year.

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Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A new study used facial recognition technology to track the amount of time actors appear on screen in more than 2,300 films. The post With the help of AI, UC Berkeley researchers confirm Hollywood is getting more diverse appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Whole bird prices are good for consumers but not for producers. Prices bottomed out following Thanksgiving last year and have not recovered. Learn more about the impact higher input prices and labor costs have had on production, plus the latest Texas Crop & Weather Report.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Trade was slow to get moving this week in the U.S. In this Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange tells RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney that this could be due to packers possibly dragging their feet on the choice cut out, which has lost some of its momentum. There is still a strong. Read More Trade was slow to get moving this week in the U.S.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Four students share their experiences for National First-Generation College Celebration The post Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates first-generation students appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Carnations, scientifically known as Dianthus caryophyllus, are one of the most popular flowers worldwide due to their vibrant colors, longevity, and versatility

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If you know your cattle are usually $10 above or $10 below the futures market at sales time, you can use the futures market's to forecast the expected value of your cattle and participate in price risk management tools.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The B.C. Maritime Employers Association served its employees with a lockout notice, effective November 5th, 8 am Pacific, after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 served its own 72-hour strike notice late last week. The last contract between the employers and union members expired in March, 2023. The strike/lockout includes 700 foremen based.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Texas A&M students, faculty receive top awards, leadership appointments The post Research, contributions recognized by the Texas Section Society for Range Management appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The long-lasting area of interest in the western Caribbean has finally developed into Tropical Storm Rafael. It is expected to continue to develop slowly and may become a hurricane in the next day as it approaches the Cayman Islands and western Cuba.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Farmstead Forest: Eastern red cedar trees are often cursed by ranchers as invasives, so one way to thin them out is to cut them as Christmas trees.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There’s never a shortage of field work to be done in the fall, but fall conditions can sometimes be very unfavourable for tillage, manure, or fertilizer applications. To dig into considerations for fall field work, including compaction, nutrient losses, and cover crop success, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Curtis Cavers of AAFC, Glen Arnold… Read More There’s never a shortage of field work to be done in the fall, but fall conditions can sometimes be very unfavourable for tillage, manure, or fe

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By now I'm sure you've heard plenty about the McDonald's e.coli outbreak that killed one and sickened 49 folks in multiple states. Attributed to sliced onions from Taylor Farms in Colorado, I got on their website to see what I could find. As you can imagine, this is a huge outfit. The homepage picture is a Rocky Mountain backdrop with a field of leafy greens too big to see across.

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