Agwired

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Just about everything is different this year about the American Seed Trade Association’s annual winter conference now called the Field Crop Seed Conference, starting with the new name and the new location in Orlando instead of Chicago. But one constant is the popular and traditional Dan Basse Agricultural Economy Report.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act , aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 12, 2025

The only meat we cook is poultry. For the event, we partnered with Farm Church , whose pastor/master gardener fielded endless gardening questions with grace and patience while giving away seeds, plant starts, and oak saplings donated by a community member. Weve developed a way to cook beets that removes the clean dirt taste.

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ProAg

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As part of these efforts, the USDA finalized the first in a series of new rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, aiming to help contract poultry growers be more competitive. Additionally, USDA shared updates on its efforts to promote competition amidst ongoing seed industry consolidation.

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NASDA

MAY 21, 2024

Dairy Export Council USA Poultry & Egg Export Council USA Rice Wine Institute Wine America Cc: The Honorable Patty Murray, Chair, U.S. Thank you for your consideration of this matter and for supporting the USCO and other critical U.S. government agencies. Apple Association U.S.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Year-end inventories of major grains, oilseeds, poultry and dairy products are projected to increase in 2024. agricultural exports are slowing down, and a record trade deficit is projected for 2023. The financial imbalance is equally impactful for specialty and perishable crops.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

For example, let's say that the seeds that you could find easily before are harder to find and much more expensive now. You might decide to raise the seed yourself the next year and sell locally. Is it beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, etc? That could be good or bad for your business.

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Kavya Organic Farm

MAY 21, 2023

Currently, it is active in sugar, animal feed, ethanol, poultry feed, agri-commodity trading, dairy products, retailing, agro-commodity trading, fruits and vegetables, and QSRs. It has made the following innovations in the field of research: Roasted Soybean seeds are used in poultry feed as well as milch animal feed.

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The Gleaning Project of South Central PA

MARCH 21, 2022

March 19th is National Poultry Day! When people think of Poultry there may be an inclination to think that there is only one type (Chicken comes to mind fairly quickly), but this day is a celebration of all types of poultry including Duck, Pheasant, Turkey, Quail, Goose, Game hens and Chicken among others. It’s ravioli day!

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Smithfield Foods has donated $1 million to launch the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) apprenticeship program in North Carolina. Michael Dykes, D.V.M, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), issued a statement sharing the group’s disappointment.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act. The Senate proposal also offers meaningful steps forward to address the hyper-consolidation of seed systems that has led to a dominant culture of seed commodification.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Current undergraduate students who have experience raising and caring for small or large livestock, equine and/or poultry, are eligible to apply for four $5,000 scholarships. Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds. 23 at Franklin College.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They disperse seeds, pollinate, and transfer nutrients across landscapes, supporting healthy plant populations, and they alter their environments in ways that enhance biodiversity. I did have to put huge aviaries up to protect my poultry from coyotes and sometimes a persistent fox,” she wrote in an email to Civil Eats.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Agriculture, Goes on Trial When Seeds Become Toxic Waste The post Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy? working alongside U.S.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

And there’s mustard: Prices skyrocketed in 2021 due to a severe drought in Canada, the world’s largest producer of brown mustard seeds. Though meat, poultry, and fish have never been high-profit menu items, the margins have grown even slimmer as protein prices have spiked, increasingly due to climate events that can unfold rapidly.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Poultry populations are similarly uniform, with the Food and Agriculture Organization warning that up to 50 percent of poultry breeds are at risk of extinction. full_link READ MORE Learn about why one seed detective travels the world tracking down endangered seeds. million cattle.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

and will have a number of new species added: Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium), elderberry (Sambucus), switchgrass (Panicum), prairie drop seed (Heterolepis), swamp azalea (Rhododendron), phlox, (Phlox), New England aster (Symphyotrichum), wood aster (Eurybia), and hairy vetch (Vicia).

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Over the years, the construction industry has used salt hay for insulation, livestock farmers use it for animal bedding, and berry growers mulch with it, since it is naturally free of weed seeds. But working in a marsh is difficult, and farmers often had to wait for the water to freeze before bringing tractors out onto the ice to harvest.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

For New Lawns, around 25 pounds per 1000 square feet should be given, before the seeding process Espoma , which is a popular brand of biotone fertiliser, has a very useful website which explains exactly how it should be used. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

For New Lawns, around 25 pounds per 1000 square feet should be given, before the seeding process Espoma , which is a popular brand of biotone fertiliser, has a very useful website which explains exactly how it should be used. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Farm Journal Foundation is launching a new effort to help states develop infrastructure to recruit and support veterinarians working in rural areas, with the aim of addressing the national shortage of veterinarians who specialize in treating poultry and livestock. It is currently underway in three states: Oklahoma, Kansas, and Indiana.

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Civil Eats

JULY 24, 2023

Eagles also help deter smaller species that sometimes act as pests, like starlings, which can arrive in massive flocks, roost in barns, and gobble up corn and other grains and seeds during the chilly months. If you’re in a different agricultural setting with a mix of dairy farms and poultry farms, that adds complexity. Steensma said.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Unlike wildlife scat , which spreads seeds and returns nature’s nutrients in a balanced way, most conventional pet diets yield large amounts of waste. Farmers and gardeners often use livestock manure from poultry, cattle or horses. tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year.

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Kavya Organic Farm

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They have a bright orange skin that is easy to peel and their flesh is juicy, sweet, and usually free of seeds. They can be added to salads, used as a topping for yogurt or desserts, or incorporated into marinades, sauces, and glazes for meat and poultry dishes. Q: Where do Clementine oranges come from?

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Statewide, the FOE report found that beef, cheese, and poultry together accounted for more than two-thirds of school purchases through the USDA program. The USDA is currently considering a proposal for expanding credit options to include whole nuts, seeds, and legumes, according to an agency spokesperson contacted by Civil Eats.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nayak is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. American Seed Trade Association is excited to welcome Martha Malapi as Director, Seed Health & Trade. million to $370.9

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Invests in public cultivar development and seed competition, including: The addition of regionally adapted cultivar and breed development for priority areas in the Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (Sec. 12103, 7124). This includes short-term staff training and workforce development grants directed towards community colleges.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Credit: Meat + Poultry. The drones have numerous other applications in ag, such as pesticide application, seeding fields, surveying plant health, and taking a tree census of the local area. With seven farms already operating across the United States and more in the works, Soli has a bright future in the sector.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

Furthermore, it supports, and is even essential to, the germination of the hard-shelled seeds. The world does not need industrial camel production, in fact we must strive to prevent camels following in the tracks of pigs, cattle and poultry.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Industrial meat, seed, and pesticide companies, policymakers, and other retailers have all participated in transforming the food system into the radically efficient, low-cost, high-external-cost behemoth it is today. Walmart was far from alone in initiating these shifts. Such large suppliers have a history of environmental pollution.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, losing entire crops due to erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA) fails to meet the moment for farmers across the country who are on the front lines of a changing climate.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

This bill defines precision agriculture as: “managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.” 12113).

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, to losing entire crops as a result of erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. CalCAN is a member of NSAC and played a part in developing the original version of the Agriculture Resilience Act.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Seeds planted over the past two years with the Biden Administration’s billion-dollar commitment to foster a more resilient, diverse, and equitable meat and poultry processing system are now beginning to sprout across the country and U.S. The seeds of the Administration’s commitment are indeed sprouting.

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NASDA

MAY 21, 2024

Dairy Export Council USA Poultry & Egg Export Council USA Rice Wine Institute Wine America Cc: The Honorable Kay Granger, Chair, U.S. Thank you for your consideration of this matter and for supporting the USCO and other critical U.S. government agencies. Apple Association U.S.

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