Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 21, 2024

The community seed banks of Nepal have a new website. A new project is testing RNA integrity number (RIN) as a metric of seed aging for a bunch of rare wild plants. One day maybe community seed banks will be using it. What if you can’t work out what the crops are, though? As in Mesopotamian recipe books , for example.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 3, 2024

How to collect forestry seeds. Probably a good idea to collect seeds is what I’m saying. Whole bunch of new maize races collected in Colombia. The Türkiye national genebank in the news. Lots of collecting there. Though maybe not as much as in this genebank in China. But small communities need genebanks too. Kinda citizen science.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 4, 2023

Shout out for the Access Agriculture farmer-to-farmer educational video platform from the Seed System Newsletter. Livestock also getting the genebank treatment in the US. Really no end to them. Want some c**k beer with your Lincolnshire beans? I bet you do. Nothing on walnuts, alas. Or c**k beer. Nut genebank gets an upgrade in Oregon.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A self-described seed mixologist calls for a science fiction, rather than historical, approach to growing heirloom varieties. Excellent reading. The Renaissance approach to genetic mixology explained in a new book The Perfection of Nature. Sometimes, though, you just want a good old watermelon. Or a good old apple.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

China announces a slew of seed -related measures. A slew of seeds kept apples diverse in the US South, but not so much any more. A slew of intellectual protections has been good for seed companies. A slew of intellectual protections has been good for seed companies. collection at Arizona State University. But consumers?

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan. Quite the tour de force. Now to get it funded.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Instead of importing data, you are simply copying and pasting within the original document, using the material that has already been written.” In this metaphor, the seed, or document, had no bugs or glitches before moving things around internally, so, it shouldn’t have any after the treatment, as nothing new has been added.

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NASDA

MARCH 25, 2025

Sincerely, African American Farmers of California Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Association of Kentucky Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association Alabama Soybean and Corn Growers Association Alaska Farm Bureau Almond Alliance American Agri-Women American Cotton Producers American (..)

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The 2022 Student Organic Seed Symposium and the 2021 Northeast Organic Seed Conference built robust and lasting collaborations. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants. Climate resilience strategies for organic systems.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The chair of the House of Commons’ agriculture committee has introduced a private member’s bill aimed at speeding up regulatory approvals of new seed genetics, feed products, and crop protection products for Canadian farmers. Kody Blois, Liberal MP from Nova Scotia, tabled Bill C-359 — An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Seeds Act.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 17, 2025

Old shipwrecked rye seeds may end up in whiskey. Beautifully written piece on the use of heritage varieties — and much else besides — in breeding hazelnuts in the US. If you only read one of these Nibbles, read this one. Best place for them. Old Serbian grapevine herbarium samples should stay right where they are.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly British maize growers can breathe a sigh of relief that three European seed treatments have been given the green light for UK use next year. This ends 11 months of frantic lobbying and negotiation by […] The post Maize grower relief at emergency seed treatment ruling appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Securing seeds and equipment and building climate-smart infrastructure like greenhouses, requires funding. As mentioned earlier, a diversified farm isn’t reliant on the success of a single crop or livestock type. The shift toward farm diversification has its share of challenges, of course.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JANUARY 24, 2024

Wendy Mosher, CEO at New West Genetics and vice president of Hemp Feed Coalition, says this is something that has been in the works for at least four years

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And livestock get conserved in genebanks too, though not as much as crops. Farmers conserve crop (and livestock) diversity too, of course. To finish off, a reminder that we need conserved seed for more than just breeding: restoration too. I should probably look but I don’t have time for this rabbit hole today.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 15, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Read More Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney chats with: John Wiebe Dykstra of Salisbury, N.B.; Jay Lewis of Holstein, Ont.; Robert Brunel of Ste.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 11, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.; Plus, we will.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Why heirloom seeds matter. Why genebanks full of heirloom seeds matter. Why community seedbanks full of heirloom seeds matter. Why heirloom seeds of neglected crops matter. Why heirloom seeds of sorghum matter in Kenya. Why seeds of wild tomatoes matter. Even to kids. No, really.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Over-winter feed costs are often the largest expense for livestock owners, and in many parts of the country where hay is more expensive, it can rob the profit out of cow/calf pair production. What class of livestock are they? Is there enough nutrition in the grass to support the livestock or does it need to be supplemented?

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 27, 2025

Chromosome-scale reference genome of an ancient landrace: unveiling the genetic basis of seed weight in the food legume crop pigeonpea ( Cajanus cajan ). Stable AND high-yielding? Sounds like the hard work has been done. Now for the hard work … A chromosome-scale reference genome of grasspea ( Lathyrus sativus ).

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

El Colombiano visits Future Seeds , evokes The Walking Dead. Seed saving resources from the California Seed Bank and the herbarium at the University of California, Berkeley. The Tunisian farmer goes back to wheat landraces (I think). The Kenyan farmers who want to exchange landraces.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 10, 2023

As producers speed down the runway toward silage harvest takeoff, Pioneer Seeds Canada nutritionist Ashley Knapton says now’s the time to look at key factors that will influence silage quality and how a well-managed silage crop can contribute to farm. A newly-tasselled corn field indicates that silage harvest is only 45 to 50 days away.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Selecting the right type of hay for your livestock is a critical decision that can significantly impact their health, growth, and productivity. We've added information about different types of hay, the nutrients in hay, and the needs of different types of livestock. Without this livestock cannot function.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MAY 14, 2024

The genebank of the International Livestock Research Institute in Addis Ababa is 40 years old. Photo credit: Shawn Landersz , Consultant at The Global Crop Diversity Trust Oh, and probably coincidentally, you can read about ILRI’s forage work in Somalia in the latest newsletter from the Seed Systems Group. See you there.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties. On farms focused on agroforestry and silvopasture—the integration of livestock and trees—it’s a welcome neighbor, including at Integration Acres , where goats graze among the pawpaws but leave their fruit for humans to eat. A pawpaw tree in winter.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 7, 2024

The rain clouds can’t seem to find the fields that would welcome the rain, and that’s just as true in Ontario as it is in large parts of Saskatchewan. The corn crop in Ontario is on-trend for an average finishing date, as are the soybeans, as both crops ran into poor planting conditions, says Peter.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Spanish chickpea gene-bank seeds ( Cicer arietinum L.) A multicriteria analysis of meat and milk alternatives from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives. Pulses would seem to be a good bet as healthy foods. offer an enhanced nutritional quality and polyphenol profile compared with commercial cultivars.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. Some of the key lessons we learned include: Local consumers want local, healthy produce. These markets are large and important to local producers.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 23, 2024

For many, this program has provided the invaluable experience of being seen, valued, and appreciated for the first time in a long timea seed planted at the start of their journey back to community and purpose through agriculture.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The earliest European mega-settlements, in Ukraine and Moldova, from around 4000 BCE, integrated greedy crops and generous domesticated livestock. Flax for seed or fibre use? Inference of Admixture Origins in Indigenous African Cattle.

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Cropaia

JANUARY 13, 2025

Start by analyzing the specific requirements of your operation: Operational focus: Are you primarily managing crops, livestock, or a combination of both? Crop-oriented tools often focus on field mapping and pest management, while livestock-focused platforms emphasize herd health and breeding schedules.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

With that seed of interest planted, she took agriculture classes throughout high school, grew and maintained her garden, showed livestock, and cross-bred tomatoes. She first learned about the industry from her uncle, who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series explores the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Conservation livestock breeds, anyone? Can Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation Save Native Goat Breeds? The Situation in Campania Region (Southern Italy) between History and Regional Policy Interventions.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MAY 25, 2023

Make Me Care About… rare livestock breeds. Make Me Care About… ancient grains. Not enough? Here’s more. Wait, does wheat count? Make Me Care About… kelp. In Mongolia. Jeremy unavailable for comment. Make Me Care About… pumpkins. Make Me Care About… Bioversity International …and its Alliance with CIAT.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Knowing the weight and nutritional content of a hay bale not only helps to ensure that you have enough livestock fodder on hand for winter, it also helps to make sure that you provide ample nutrients and protein to your animals. Hay is also used when a pasture is too lush or nutrient-rich for the well-being of livestock. What is Hay?

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Planting the Seeds of Justice This article is part of our ongoing series, Planting the Seeds of Justice , in which we focus on the connections between climate, health, soil health, and equity for farmers of color. Most of Camptis land is dedicated to livestock, including sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens, while 2.5

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