Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Any farmer can tell you that farming has some very real challenges. The many hours spent alone in a tractor, the sudden disappointment of pests and disease, and being subject to changing environmental conditions can lead to a level of stress that most people outside of agriculture will never fully be able to fathom. So. Read More Any farmer can tell you that farming has some very real challenges.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The World Health Organization has issued guidelines for taxing unhealthy foods: Fiscal Policies to Promote Healthy Diets. On the basis of current evidence, the WHO recommends: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) Consideration of policies to tax unhealthy foods Consideration of policies to subsidize healthy foods A recent article explains why the recommendation for SSB taxes is so strong: Sweetened Beverage Tax Implementation and Change in Body Mass Index Among Children in Seattle.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Chinese government shared more details as it formally started its anti-dumping investigation into canola from Canada on Monday. China’s Ministry of Commerce says the investigation, which was announced days after the Trudeau government unveiled steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum, is expected to take up to one year, with a September.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Letter Dear Chairwoman Murray, Chairman Cole, Vice-Chairwoman Collins, Ranking Member DeLauro; Subcommittee Chairwoman Baldwin, Subcommittee Chairman Aderholt, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Moore Capito: We write to call your attention to the recent outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease. Currently, mosquito control agencies are battling Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in New England.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The endowed program, led by Ussama Makdisi, a history professor, will fund research and cultural activities, representing a major step forward in expanding Middle Eastern scholarship at UC Berkeley. The post New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Uncertainty looms as producers await a new farm bill and commodities, such as cotton, struggle with demand, exports and competition. Economist Darren Hudson addresses long-term concerns.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Soybean growers in Ontario are now seeing the impact of difficult spring planting conditions and a roller coaster growing season as they survey variability in crop maturity that’s visible across farms and fields. On this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF Canada agronomist Rob Miller offers tips on how to time harvest aid herbicide treatments.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Letter Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, and Minority Leader McConnell: As representatives of farmers, livestock and specialty crop producers, lenders, and other essential stakeholders in agricultural communities across the United States, we write to express our strong support for advancing a meaningful farm bill in 2024 that addresses worsening conditions in farm country.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Snails are largest Mollusk subgroup containing 10,000 species and 400 living families. Globally they are distributed in every habitat, under water and on land. Most aquatic and marine animals are benthic in which few are swimmers.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Commodity and industry leaders participated in a panel at a recent Farm Bill Summit. PCG CEO Kody Bessent assured attendees that once the bill is passed, they'll be proud of its contents.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sixteen finalists for the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program have been announced for the 2024-2025 program year. The CYL Program is a mentorship program established by the CCA in 2010. The program aims to equip future leaders within all aspects of the beef supply chain with the skills and tools.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A reader, Katya Bloomberg, suggested I take a look at Bored Cow, “animal-free dairy milk” pumpkin spice flavored , no less. Animal-free dairy milk sounds like an oxymoron. What could this be? Mostly, the website says what it does not contain. So what’s in this? The website doesn’t say, but Target’s does. Ingredients: water, cane sugar, whey protein (from fermentation), sunflower oil, less than 1% of: cinnamon, vitamin a, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin d2, citr

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Global Agtech Initiative

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With the advent of AI, IoT, robotics, and data analytics, there is a conducive environment for agritech startups to thrive. The post Smart Farming: 6 Emerging Trends for Agritech Startups to Watch appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Sugar cane plant or Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) belongs to the family of Poaceae the same family as grass, a flowering plant family that includes maize, w

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service provides funding to help farmers install pollinator habitats on working farms.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

DLG — the German agricultural society that organizes more than 30 agricultural trade shows around the world, including Agritechnica and EuroTier — has announced the acquisition of Ontario-based Underhill Enterprise Inc., the organizer of the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX.) The arrangement will see the Underhill management team, including founder Jordon Underhill, integrated into DLG North.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The state’s aggressive emissions policies have reduced exposure to PM2.5 air pollution by 65% since 2000, but low-income communities of color still breathe the dirtiest air. The post California has dramatically improved its air quality, but racial disparities persist appeared first on Berkeley News.

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American Farmland

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A few weeks ago, we held the inaugural Technical Assistance Program for Agrivoltaics (TAPAS) farmer training at Rutgers’ Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Am very sure a lot of us may want to know and analyze how profitable snail farming business is before wanting to venture into the business.Therefore, let us analyze below how profitable snail farming business can be in your various countries. If you start a snail farm with 1,000 matured snails and they lay lets say 100 eggs each in a year. Remember that snails can go 3 clusters in a year.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Corn Commentary: Late-season damage from high-clearance spray rigs may be minimal overall, but it is still real. How much influence does it have on yield?

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Sarah Strautman didn’t just have to navigate learning to parent, her motherhood journey included having to figure out how to nourish her kids who had food sensitivities. What started as finding safe foods for her kids to eat, ended up leading her on a whole-food journey, from field to plate and features some neat products, Read More Sarah Strautman didn’t just have to navigate learning to parent, her motherhood journey included having to figure out how to nourish her kids who had foo

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The post $23 million gift for Cal Golf marks largest endowment in Athletics history appeared first on Berkeley News.

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CABI

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In Chitwan, Nepal, mobile plant clinics are helping smallholders by providing plant health advisory services to local farmers seeking help with crop pests and diseases. IPM Farmers Association (JYSBKS) started the mobile plant clinic operation in collaboration with CABI. The inaugural session occurred in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, where plant doctors diagnosed plant health problems and… The post Mobile plant clinics in Nepal: delivering vital crop health advice to rural farmers appeared

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Snail farming which is also known as snail rearing or snail production (Heliculture) is the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumpti

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Fresno's Melissa Cregan emphasizes the vital yet underappreciated role of weights and measures sealers, ensuring fairness in gas, groceries, and other purchases.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Fall time is the right time to kill weeds, say two out of two agronomists in this fast-paced episode of The Agronomists. Listen/watch as Rob Miller, BASF, and Tammy Jones, Corteva, go tete-a-tete over the how, when, and why of fall weed control, including what to do when there’s a frost, why too much in. Read More Fall time is the right time to kill weeds, say two out of two agronomists in this fast-paced episode of The Agronomists.

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Grow Link

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Cultivating cannabis isn’t just about following a formula; it’s about staying connected to the ever-changing dynamics of the industry. But let’s be real, the cannabis industry is moving faster than your plants under a double-ended HPS. To keep up, you need to be plugged into the right sources of information. Here are five podcasts that every cannabis cultivator should have on their playlist.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

AgriLife Extension September Gardening Guide. The post Time to transition your garden for fall and start cool-season vegetables appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“I think students finally understand why the country lost its mind after this disaster,” said Professor Michael Mark Cohen. The post 9/11 shaped the U.S. in unimaginable ways. This class helps Gen Z students grasp how appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Before the Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year is selected, judges visit and tour each state farmer of the year finalist, and all of the finalist farmers demonstrate strength, character and skills in the field.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Soil test results from across North America show levels of several key crop nutrients are generally trending lower — a sign that nutrient removal rates are exceeding the replacement of those macronutrients, potentially limiting crop yields. For example, 46 per cent of soil samples from across North America tested below the critical level of phosphorus.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

“I have to take full responsibility for that,” Julie Case says of the fact that in 2015, their family had 15 ewes, and now they have a flock of 175 sheep. You see, becoming a full-time sheep farmer was never the plan, but farming runs in the family, and it has become a way of life. As the President of the Iowa-Grant WFU Chapter, Julie is now sharing this passion with others in the area, and advocating for needed change.

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Snail farming (Heliculture) otherwise known as snail rearing can be defined as the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumption or cos

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Global Agtech Initiative

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Learn how Barbados is pioneering the use of AI Agronomic Advisor to enhance sustainability and preservation efforts at a national level. The post Barbados Sets Global Example with AI Advisor for Agriculture appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While the main goals of major property tax relief continue to be elusive, the special session passed legislation that is a move in the right direction, Nebraska governor says.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Alberta producers have another chance to access a piece of $1.4 million in funding through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), beginning Sept. 6, 2024. Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), one of the Alberta administrators for OFCAF funding, will accept up to 150 additional funding applications for the 2024 year in order to fulfill their.

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Agri-tech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On Monday 29th July, the JIC/TSL Annual Student Science Meeting (ASM) unfolded with a fresh energy, designed by students, for students. Hosted by the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) student voices, this event was a unique opportunity for students to display their innovative research in a relaxed and supportive environment.

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