AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

million in Water Seed Grant investment funded by state appropriations from the Texas Legislature to Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and administered by. Read More → The post Water Seed Grant awards $2.39 The post Water Seed Grant awards $2.39 million in research funding first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

Whether you're a seasoned farmer or rancher , an aspiring farmer looking to venture intofarming or ranching, or a farm business owner who wants to have a strong plan as they transition into another farm business, its helpful to know how to write and use a business plan. Your Business Plan Can Change The market might change around you.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 5, 2024

Farmers, for example, are experimenting with the wild seed relatives of domestic crops that may be able to withstand extreme weather. Rupert Murdoch’s Montana ranch is at the center of an effort to get grass-fed beef into mainstream grocery stores; others are using investments to build new markets entirely. Will It Scale Up?

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s late October and Jon Griggs, manager of Maggie Creek Ranch in Elko, Nevada, still has more than a thousand Angus-cross calves left to wean. Other pastures on the 200,000-acre ranch—an area larger than New York City’s five boroughs—are traversed by the Susie and Maggie creeks that, thankfully, provide a year-round source of water.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Surveying the aftermath of the Kula Upcountry Fire—one of three devastating wildfires that raged across Maui last month—Brendan Balthazar noticed a striking pattern emerge across his cattle ranch. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned. It’s all grazed pasture,” he says, spared “because the fuel load was low.”

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AgriLife Today

JUNE 14, 2024

Smartphone app for real-time, crop-specific irrigation guidance from seed to harvest The post TexasET app provides tailored irrigation recommendations for crops appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Caff

MAY 16, 2024

With a background steeped in the traditions of a Black Angus cattle ranch and enriched by academic pursuits at Cornell University and The University of Denver, Rizpah has become a formidable force in bridging the gap between society and nature. Rizpah’s upbringing was far from ordinary. Rizpah’s upbringing was far from ordinary.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In addition to an increasing dependence on monocropping in Oaxaca, Martínez cited factors such as the growth of the local ranching industry and the explosion of unsustainable ecotourism practices as additional pressures that endanger agricultural diversity in the region. And that is why we save seeds.”

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Cropland was seeded back to grass in 2014, and cattle were grazed during the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons. Its much more complex than that.

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Civil Eats

JULY 8, 2024

Among the companies that have recently registered the export of plant or seed samples are agrichemical giants like Bayer Crop Science (which bought Monsanto in 2018); the biotech firm Novozyme ; smaller firms like ProFarm , a company that sells biologically based fungicides, insecticides, and seed treatments; and the U.S.

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Trimble Agriculture

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Some of these businesses include automotive and tractor dealers, agricultural retailers, seed growers, restaurants, and manufacturers. Jaxyns dedication to her familys ranch and enthusiasm for agriculture represents the same hope our team at AgAmerica shares for future farmers.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

farms and ranches are the backbone of America’s food and ag sector, the impact of decreased exports and resulting economic fallout reverberates throughout the economy. icit of $17 billion, a stark contrast to the United States’ historical trade surplus in agricultural exports, averaging $12.5 billion over the past ten years.

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RR2CS

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Trina Moyles Glen and Kelly Hall have been managing Timber Ridge Ranch, a 480-acre farmland situated an hour south of Calgary near Stavely, Alberta, for over 40 years. Over the last four decades, they have seeded an impressive 5,000 acres, aiming to enhance biodiversity both above and below the soil. Absolutely.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 22, 2023

These practices may include planting cover crops, seeding perennials in a riparian area, using no-till planting, etc., Too often, we see government agencies, organizations and entities pay farmers for performing a practice on their land. but once the monetary incentives are no longer available, farmers stop using those practices.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 8, 2023

North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) has been growing the perennial grain kernza for several years, reports Farm & Ranch Guide , and researchers recently shared reflections on their experience with farmers and ranchers at a field day.

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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. They’ve been patiently hybridizing varieties [of ají] and finding out which seed varietals grow best in this climate,” Platt says. “To Half the suitable land for coffee will be gone by 2050.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

They are natural phenomena which some have been clever enough to discern and codify so the rest of us can better understand how to work with them as guides in our farming, ranching, and even landscaping ventures. What does a regenerative ornamental planting look like in a residential setting?

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Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

This year’s DIY award went to McGruder Ranch for their “No-dig Removable End Post”, a handheld mechanical post-driver making the always arduous task of fence-building easier.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Over six weeks, the curriculum covers the full seed-to-market process including access to financing, food safety and building a business plan around a farming operation. Along with teaching agronomics, soil health and sustainable farming practices, AiSA places a big emphasis on developing an agriculture-related enterprise.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Visitors to the rural area will notice that cattle ranches dominate the landscape, once covered by Amazonian forests. My idea of a successful rancher was that of traditional ranching — whoever had the most land. Many people ran out of water, including cattle ranches in the region. Image by Antonio Paz.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Through the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, USDA also partners with several organizations to offer mental health resources. SAH), a major subsidiary of Sakata Seed Corporation , announced the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Sakata Woodland Innovation Center. Kenneth Hartman Jr., a corn farmer from Waterloo, Ill.,

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is providing a $998,784 Seeding Solutions grant to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) to quantify how adopting soil health practices can reduce the need for nitrogen inputs without sacrificing yield.

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RR2CS

AUGUST 28, 2023

For Rebeka to make hot sauces from her vegetables or for the Axten’s to build a seed-cleaning plant and flour mill for their crops is something I haven’t come across too often over the last six years of doing the podcast. I am not talking about the opportunity to purchase and consume foods that have been produced regeneratively here.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Here, in the small community of El Pedregal de San Juan, in the state of Hidalgo, Guzman says she was amazed by the rain-fed milpa system of growing corn, wheat, and squash that her uncles still maintained, using seeds that have been in her family for generations. “I I was just so enamored,” she says.

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Agwired

JUNE 12, 2024

This will improve farm and ranch profitability by reducing labor costs, minimizing farm inputs and protecting against overuse of precious natural resources. In a new strategic partnership with Cal.net , headquartered in Shingle Springs, Calif.,

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Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. Operating loans are used for operating expenses such as labor costs, seed, fertilizer and other supplies needed for crop production. They can also be used for livestock purchases such as cows or pigs. Tips for renting or buying farmland for new farmers 1.

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Caff

MARCH 17, 2023

This bill will help unlock the potential for small and mid-scale growers to access much-needed equipment to implement healthy soils practices such as no-till seed drills, wood chippers, and compost spreaders.” ” “CAFF is thrilled to be co-sponsoring AB 552 by Assemblymember Bennett.

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Agwired

MARCH 29, 2024

billion compared to last year and the seeds business grew 2 percent to $4.8 Lee Thornton grew up in Winnie, Texas on a calf-cattle ranch where he first became invested in the agricultural industry. Syngenta Crop Protection sales in FY 2023 experienced a modest 5 percent decrease in comparison to the previous year, totaling $15.5

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

NEW FARMER Verónica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou & Cristóbal Cruz Hernández, Brisa de Año Ranch If the resilience that these three farmers demonstrated during 2020 is any indication of their future, you can bet Brisa de Año is here to stay.

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Farmbrite

MAY 2, 2023

Agricultural technology is a major new trend in farming, ranching and farm management. In this post, we'll explain what these terms mean and how they can help your farm become more efficient and profitable. What is agricultural technology (AgTech)?

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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UnderstandingAg

AUGUST 16, 2024

Mentored by regenerative farming and ranching pioneer Alejando Carrillo, Mestas hopes he, too, can positively influence his farming colleagues by offering learning and training opportunities. Why buy something nature gives you for free?” Plus, the plant species that emerge are adapted to this climate.”

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UnderstandingAg

AUGUST 16, 2024

Mentored by regenerative farming and ranching pioneer Alejando Carrillo, Mestas hopes he, too, can positively influence his farming colleagues by offering learning and training opportunities. Why buy something nature gives you for free?” Plus, the plant species that emerge are adapted to this climate.”

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

If successful, the experiment could provide a roadmap for hundreds of farming and ranching communities nationwide whose groundwater stores are dwindling at unprecedented rates. He is also implementing an innovative project designed to add water back into the aquifer. An ‘All Hands’ Crisis The Arid West Illustration by Nhatt Nichols.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

By the early 20 th century, decades of timber-cutting and overgrazing had left the ranching region in southern states barren, its nutrient-rich native grasses replaced by a motley assortment of plants that made poor forage. Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed, Inc. Poore counts over 100 such remedies.

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