Real Agriculture

JULY 23, 2024

RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson says there’s no better time to talk about soil health than during wheat harvest. Read More RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson says there’s no better time to talk about soil health than during wheat harvest.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor is seasonal, and the labour dispute holding up product movement is putting serious stress on Ontario’s agriculture sector during the harvest period. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Each fall as harvest wraps up and the crop is in the bin, farmers are faced with the decision of what more can be done to get the next growing season off to the best start possible. It’s an excellent window to evaluate what worked and what didn’t in the last season, and many take. Read More

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Food Tank

AUGUST 13, 2024

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is an organization working in Central America to provide technical assistance and training to rural farming families that will help them produce food in a more sustainable way. His farm is also working to reduce tillage—a practice that can lead to soil erosion. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Iowa farmers expect to harvest a good corn crop this fall but spring germination issues will likely keep it from topping 2023 crop yields, says Nutrien Ag Solutions crop consultant Jeff Hink. In this report from the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Hink takes a look at how growers in the state are changing.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows you see in much of rural North America. Photo courtesy of Michael Kotutwa Johnson) His harvest looks unique, too. Kotutwa Johnson with an ear of his Hopi white corn.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Farmers are having to adjust what they grow and how they grow it, and people all along the food chainfrom the workers who harvest the crops to the consumers who eat themfeel the effects. The EPAs annual emissions report points to declines in cattle numbers and fertilizer use, data that could inform major climate events this fall.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 21, 2024

and sovereign Indigenous nations, and grant unlimited harvests, even from private property. People of the First Light For thousands of years, the Wampanoag —the “People of the First Light”—have harvested fish for food, trade, art, and fertilizer. Wampanoag fishers, like Pocknett, are forced to shrug it off. Not just food.”

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This shift to a data-driven approach not only enhances farm operations but can significantly improve harvest outcomes, turning a good year into an exceptional one. They can use climate gauges and weather information for more accurate planting and harvesting insights.

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Western FarmPress

AUGUST 3, 2023

E-Corn-Omics: Fertilizer producers are scrambling to cover shrinking revenues and energy prices are on the rise. What farmers should be watching ahead of harvest.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 31, 2024

Starter fertilizer can boost early corn growth. However, its influence on boosting corn yields at harvest hinges upon several factors.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving , when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. Abundant Harvests Historically, Native people throughout the Americas bred indigenous plant varieties specific to the growing conditions of their homelands.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Jute plants grow quickly, with a harvest period of about 4-6 months, making it an excellent crop for seasonal farming. Jute is a rain-fed crop, requiring minimal pesticides and fertilizers compared to other commercial crops. Jute farming is vital for many rural communities, providing income and employment to millions of farmers.

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Cropaia

JANUARY 13, 2025

AI and predictive amalytics: Artificial intelligence analyzes historical and real-time data to predict crop health issues, pest outbreaks, or optimal harvest times. Resource optimization: Software that monitors input usage, such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides, to reduce waste and improve sustainability.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Grain Scoops: Forward contract prices indicate grain 2025 harvest prices will likely be lower, as will cotton. Fertilizer and fuel prices are predicted to be lower than 2024 prices. The bright side?

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

E-Corn-Omics: Low fertilizer prices, 2024 revenue prospects and weather forecasts will remain top of mind this fall.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Harvest Responsibly : As your plants grow, harvest leaves or fruits selectively, allowing the remaining parts of the plant to continue thriving. Sustainability and Resource Conservation: The Kratky Methods aligns well with sustainable practices by minimizing water consumption and reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 29, 2025

The process begins with selecting fertile land and planting… Read More » Cashew Production and Post-Harvest Techniques To achieve healthy trees and abundant, high-quality yields, farmers must employ precise cultivation techniques tailored to the unique needs of cashew trees.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 20, 2025

Above+Beyond the Harvest: Making hay out of the residual fertilizer deduction

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 27, 2024

The initiative empowers farmers to integrate microbial fertilizers, organic matter, biological pest control, mechanized harvesting, and efficient water use to enhance soil health. The post Biome Makers Partners in Groundbreaking Sugarcane Sustainability Initiative appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

This “leaky system” refers to what is not absorbed by the crops on the field, most dangerously, in this case, fertilizer. “It’s And farmers know they’re going to lose some fertilizer. Fertilizer as Poison The U.S. Fertilizer as Poison The U.S. As a consequence, they apply extra as insurance.”

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Corn Source: Following harvest is a great time to test soil and to begin forming your 2025 soil fertility plan.

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NASDA

MARCH 4, 2025

How does NASS data on chemical and fertilizer use help NASDA shape policies on pesticide regulations? NASS Agricultural Chemical Use surveys are a crucial pillar of support in NASDAs commitment to science-based, accurate data to inform regulatory frameworks.

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The Equation

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

They also provide habitats for roughly half of endangered species, from cranes to crocodiles, and 75% of harvested fish and shellfish. Today, large corporate agribusinesses drain wetlands to expand their vast cropland and damage remaining wetlands with fertilizers, pesticides, and other pollutants running off of nearby agricultural fields.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In November, her farm in Alexandria achieved a milestone by harvesting its first full acre of rice after three years of smaller trials, marking their best harvest yet. Isaacs face lit up as she reminisced about their amazing first harvest of four varieties. Half their livestock died, too.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Two Hearts, One Harvest: In a time of inflation and mediocre prices on the farm, Mike Reskovac is applying his own fertilizer, along with other changes.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A community harvest, weather impact, fencing laws, family legacies and fertilizer recommendations were highlights this year.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 7, 2025

When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows of corn you see in much of rural North America. Kotutwa Johnson with a harvested ear of Hopi white corn. His harvest looks unique, too.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 6, 2025

Here, growers are making fresh kokoleka, or chocolate in lelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language), through mindful agricultural practices: creating their own soil and compost, contracting with locals, and using organic fertilizer. Once the pods turn vibrant colors orange, red, maroon and yellow theyre ready to be harvested with clippers and sickles.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. When he was nine, he started trucking the tobacco, or driving the loaded tractor from the fields where the hands were harvesting the leaves up to the barns where they were flue cured. Across the road, peacocks shriek. They must be pets?

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Sampling Kava Safely The Hawaii Department of Health recommends these guidelines when trying kava: Choose Noble Strains: Always look for kava harvested from noble cultivarsHawaiian kava is inherently nobleas these are the only strains designated as GRAS. Harvesting awa requires leaving the corm and lateral roots intact.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

CHLORMEQUAT What this is: a plant growth regulator used on wheat, oats, and barley to decrease stem height, making the plants easier to harvest. Why it’s a worry: Chlormequat has been linked to reduced fertility, altered fetal growth, and delayed puberty in animals.

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ProAg

OCTOBER 26, 2023

All eight major fertilizer prices have increased again in the third week of October. Anhydrous has increased the most while harvest moves past the halfway point. All fertilizers prices are lower by double digits compared to this time last year, led once again by anhydrous at 43% less expensive.

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Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. Maine is the heart of America’s farmed seaweed industry, supplying half its harvest— well over a million pounds —last season. Then they sell the harvest to ASF, which picks up the kelp on the dock.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Theyre as fertile as can be. The history of how this happenedhow one of the countrys most fertile farming regions became a knot of poverty, hunger, and racial injusticeis complicated and painful. In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From planting to harvest, farm machinery such as tractors and combines burn diesel fuel to churn out the raw materials for our food system. The freight trucks, locomotives, and inland barges that transport bulk harvested commodity crops and livestock significantly add to agriculture’s CO2 emissions.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the United States, the practice was relatively common from the 1860s through the 1950s before it was replaced by synthetic fertilizers and different crop management techniques. Cover cropping is a means of increasing soil fertility without chemicals. How do cover crops work? What plants make good cover crops?

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