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Bill C-234 would reduce carbon tax collected from farms by nearly a billion dollars by 2030: PBO report

Real Agriculture

The bill that would remove the federal carbon levy from natural gas and propane used on farms would result in nearly a billion dollar reduction in carbon tax collected from farmers by 2030, according to a new report published by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO issued updated analysis on Friday of Bill C-234, which.

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Glyphosate ‘critical’ for regenerative farming, says Coffey

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Defra remains committed to keeping glyphosate available for farmers and growers to use, environment secretary Therese Coffey has said. Ms Coffey was roundly applauded at the NFU’s Back British Farming Day event at Westminster on Wednesday (13 September) when she signalled her department’s continuing support for glyphosate use in UK agriculture.

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State agriculture officials call for investment in apprenticeship programs and agricultural literacy to ensure a future agricultural workforce

NASDA

Press Release Today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2023 Annual Meeting , NASDA members amended the organization’s policy to support increased investment in apprenticeships and educational programs and directed the organization to support federal funding for agricultural education and workforce development programs. “Across state departments of agriculture and industry-wide, there is a tremendous need for workers with training specializing in agricultural fields,”

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Fruit industry-funded study of the day: I. Strawberries

Food Politics

I am way behind on posting all the industry-funded studies sent to me and collected, so will share a week’s worth of fruit studies. This is to emphasize the obvious point that fruit is good for you, but one is not necessarily better than another–except to its marketers. Enjoy! Here’s the first: strawberries. I heard about this from two news releases, and because it was sent to me by Charles Platkin, Executive Director, Center for Food as Medicine and Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College

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Ashley Honsberger named new executive director of OSCIA

Real Agriculture

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has named Ashley Honsberger as its new executive director, effective October 9, 2023. Andrew Graham, the current ED, will retire after a celebrated career spanning 43 years, 33 of those with OSCIA. He served as executive director at Soil and Crop for more than eight years. Honsberger has.

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Amazon ‘in talks’ for fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Amazon bosses are in “positive talks” with Jeremy Clarkson over running a fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm, according to reports. A number of national media news outlets, including the Independent and Mail Online, are reporting that Amazon Prime Video is in discussions with Mr Clarkson over Clarkson’s Farm 4.

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State agriculture officials advocate for clear labeling instruction for cell-based meat products

NASDA

Press Release CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Today, at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s 2023 Annual Meeting , NASDA members advocated for standards that ensure clear and consistent labeling for cell-based meat products, also referred to as cultured meat. In an action item approved today, NASDA members urged the establishment of regulatory frameworks for distinguished labeling of cell-based meat, poultry and seafood products and encouraged the U.S.

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Corn School: Building a gibberella defence

Real Agriculture

A wet growing season plus high humidity and moisture at tasseling has many Ontario corn producers asking about the potential for ear mould and gibberella when combines start to roll at harvest. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, host Bernard Tobin is joined by PRIDE Seeds product manager Matt Chapple for a look. Read More A wet growing season plus high humidity and moisture at tasseling has many Ontario corn producers asking about the potential for ear mould and gibberella when

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£4m Defra funding package to help small abattoirs survive

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Defra is to create a £4m fund “by the end of 2023” to help the small abattoir sector invest for the future, and will ease the burden of regulation to help businesses stay competitive.

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State agriculture officials adopt policy supporting the right to farm

NASDA

Press Release CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today at the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting, NASDA members adopted policy to protect farmers’ right to farm. NASDA’s new policy supports laws that protect agricultural and forestry operations and facilities from nuisance lawsuits. “The purpose of this new policy is to lessen the loss of farmland caused by nuisance lawsuits which can arise when nonagricultural land uses expand into agricultural and forest areas,” N

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USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Has a Lifetime Impact

USDA Blog

Alcorn State University graduate Christopher Epps learned firsthand how a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investment in a student’s educational career can have a lifetime impact.

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Cattle and meat groups ask MPs to “Say No to a Bad Deal” for allowing UK into the CPTPP

Real Agriculture

National cattle and meat industry organizations find themselves in a strange predicament, calling on the Canadian government to delay its approval for a trade deal. The Canadian Cattle Association, Canadian Meat Council, and National Cattle Feeders’ Association — normally in favour of new trade agreements — launched a campaign called “Say No to A Bad.

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Direct drills revisited: Mzuri Pro-Til 3T out, Avatar in

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly The transition from multi-pass cultivations to a no-till system is all but complete at Gillshaw Farm, the final piece of the puzzle coming last summer with the switch from a 3m Mzuri Pro-Til to a 6m Horsch Avatar.

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NASDA members adopt policy for fixing federal disaster relief programs for farms impacted by catastrophic events

NASDA

Press Release CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today, during the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting , NASDA members adopted two policy items to encourage the development of comprehensive and reliable disaster assistance programs for agriculture by creating individualized program timelines and adequate insurance programs. “Recent natural disasters and catastrophic events have highlighted the challenges farmers face in seeking disaster assistance.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Are Strategic Price Cuts the Solution?

Civil Eats

Picture yourself grocery shopping. In the bread aisle, you see two loaves identically wrapped; both are perfectly edible, but one is a day older and costs half the price. In the produce section, you see two baskets of avocados. The ones in the front are ready to eat today and cost 75 cents less than those in the back, which will be ripe in a week. Which do you choose?

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Canadian Centre for Food Integrity looking for new president and CEO

Real Agriculture

John Jamieson has announced his departure from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI), effective the end of September, after serving as president and CEO since 2019. The organization says that Jamieson’s extensive network and expertise within the industry have been instrumental in driving positive change. In the four years with CCFI, Jamieson helped.

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Farmer Focus: Silage work was fraught, but we got there

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Due to the significant change in weather that happened around the summer solstice, we could refer to this summer, as the “summer of two halves” Considering the drastically dry conditions we experienced towards the end of June, the damp conditions would have been the best thing that could have happened to us.

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USDA Foreign Ag Service and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Celebrate 40-year Partnership

NASDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2023 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) are celebrating 40 years of working together to support small-to-medium sized food and beverage businesses and increasing exports of U.S. agricultural products. The partnership anniversary is being recognized at the 2023 NASDA Annual Meeting this week in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with a newly produced video featuring remarks from NAS

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Op-ed: Big Ag Touts Its Climate Strengths, While Awash in Fossil Fuels

Civil Eats

Most of America’s farms are dependent on prodigious amounts of fossil fuels at every stage of production. Powerful PR firms have worked overtime in recent years to craft a narrative that highlight farms’ potential role in mitigating climate change, but the truth is that agriculture consumes 6 percent of the world’s fossil fuel energy , and the oil and gas industries rely on industrial agriculture for one of its largest and most lucrative markets.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 13: Carbon cycling, cutting heights, P tests, and the Diefenbunker

Real Agriculture

How come the corn plants are so tall this year? It’s all about early season temperatures, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word podcast. Plus, listen on or download for later to learn about maximum nutrient impacts, root issues in disguise, cool weather impacts and more! Have a question you’d like.

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94-year-old farmer competes at Glamorgan ploughing match

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly At 94, Basil George is almost certainly one of the UK’s oldest ploughmen, turning over the soil on Sunday (10 September) at the ploughing match he co-founded in South Wales.

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NASDA Elects Arthur of Oklahoma as President

NASDA

Press Release CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting today, NASDA members elected the next cohort of officers for 2023-2024. Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur will serve as NASDA’s 2023-2024 President and will host the  2024 NASDA Annual Meeting on Sept. 22-25, 2024. “The opportunity to serve NASDA as President is incredibly humbling and certainly an honor, and I appreciate the support of my fellow ag Commissioners in

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Fruit-industry study of the day. II. Figs.

Food Politics

For this one I thank Jerry Hagstrom, who writes The Hagstrom Report (Ag news as it happens) to which I subscribe. This too begins with a press release: “ REDISCOVER FIGS: THE ANCIENT FRUIT WITH MODERN APPEAL: Newly Published Literature Review Suggests the Intake of Figs Regularly in the Diet, Alone or with Other Dried Fruits, Increases Select Micronutrient Intake and is Associated with Higher Diet Quality.

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No, WD-40 won’t be banned in Canada

Real Agriculture

New regulations aimed at reducing gases known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in household and commercial products have resulted in some confusion about the future availability of WD-40 in Canada. The company that makes the popular penetrating oil spray issued a statement late last week clarifying that WD-40 will still be available in Canadian stores.

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How did harvest go for our Arable Insights farmers?

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly It’s been a difficult stop-start harvest across the country, but how have our regular featured Arable Insights farmer panel fared? See also: Harvest 2023: The 5 top-yielding spring barley varieties map Scotland: Amy Geddes For the first time, the team at Wester Braikie Farms in Angus have cut all their wheat before starting on any […] The post How did harvest go for our Arable Insights farmers?

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2023 NASDA Honor Award Recipients Announced

NASDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2023 CHEYENNE, Wyo. — At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2023 Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming, exemplary employees of state departments of agriculture will be honored for their service, communication and administration on behalf of their state. “We are proud to recognize public servants in our state agriculture departments each year through the NASDA Honor Awards,” NASDA President Doug Miyamoto said.

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Pennsylvania producers concerned over EATS Act

Western FarmPress

Animal ag leaders fear EATS Act would undermine progress on animal welfare issues.

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RealAg Radio: Clubroot, seeding rates and moisture, and night time temperatures, Sept 11, 2023

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter Johnson to discuss a number of agronomic topics, including: Bent wheat in Alberta; Ontario harvest yields; and, Night time temperatures and development. We will also hear a spotlight interview with Tom Ernst, with Corteva, about clubroot. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio!

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‘Progress’ on India trade deal threatens high UK food standards

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly A free-trade deal with India threatens to undermine the high food and farming standards of UK agriculture and expose British farmers and consumers to cheap food imports, warn farm leaders.

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Coalition Letter Regarding Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act

NASDA

Letter Dear Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell: The undersigned trade associations, which collectively represent millions of hardworking American farmers, ranchers, and foresters; commodity producers, processors, users, and consumers; and state agencies, write today regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Rural Development appropriations bill.

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Corn and Soybeans End Lower After Disappointing WASDE but Wheat Bounces: Cattle Fade After Hitting Contract Highs

AgWeb Farm Journal

Corn and soybeans ended lower after the WASDE disappointed the bulls. Wheat ended higher with lower global stocks. Cattle hit new highs and then faded. Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net has details.

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USDA boosts corn acres, cuts world wheat ending stock estimate in September WASDE

Real Agriculture

Markets came under pressure following the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s September supply/demand report on Tuesday. The USDA boosted its harvested area for corn by 774 thousand acres to 87.1 million acres, resulting in a U.S. corn production estimate of 15.1 billion bushels — slightly above trade expectations. The average corn yield for.

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How cow minerals unlocked calf health for Somerset farm

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly The Creeds are meticulous when it comes to calf rearing, so when animals suddenly started to get sick, it was a mystery as to why – until they discovered their dry cow minerals were out of date.

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Letter Supporting Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

NASDA

Letter Rural Veterinary Workforce Act Statement of Support (118 th Congress) Congress is urged to pass the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, formerly known as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Enhancement Act , to bolster access to veterinary care for livestock and poultry (beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, meat goats, dairy goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas, aquaculture, farmed deer and elk, etc.).

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Mississippi River Water Levels Lower Than Last Year Moving into the 2023 Harvest Season

AgWeb Farm Journal

Water levels on the Mississippi River haven’t hit the historic lows of October 2022 yet, but readings in some areas are already lower than at the same time last year. This is a real concern heading into harvest.

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Poll: Weather superstitions — fun or fact?

Real Agriculture

Do you mark weather events such as fog or hoar frost on the calendar as predictors of what’s to come? Do you track down caterpillars to measure their stripes as an indication of the winter ahead? Does a fall full moon bring frost? Unlike most people, the weather has a profound impact on the livelihoods.

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Direct drills revisited: New 6m Amazone Cayena replaces old

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly One Yorkshire business has been so content with the performance of its 2013 Amazone Cayena that it plumped for a like-for-like replacement when trading it in three seasons ago.