Real Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

What do you do if you’re a woman working in agriculture and you can’t find comfortable work clothes? How about starting your own clothing line? That’s what independent agronomist Michelle Durnin did in 2021 when she launched Durnin Farm & Ranch Wear to design and sell women’s workwear. At the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Read More What do you do if you’re a woman working in agriculture and you can’t find comfortable work clothes?

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Food Politics

APRIL 23, 2024

I received an e-mailed press release from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): NEWS: Sanders and Booker Take on Food and Beverage Industry with New Legislation to Address Childhood Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics. Sen. Sanders, along with Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Peter Welch (D-VT), have introduced legislation to Take on the greed of the food and beverage industry and address the growing diabetes and obesity epidemics n

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops seeded at the same time (in one pass or two) that are then also harvested at the same time. The seeds are separated post-harvest, and the yield can, at times, out yield what each crop would have yielded on its own. But not all crops. Read More Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops seeded at the same time (in one pass or two) that are then also harvested at the same time.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Federal officials say a dry depression on Dan Ward’s Iowa land, 100 miles from a navigable river, is “waters of the United States.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

Canada’s Competition Bureau is raising “substantial competition concerns” with Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra. The US$8.1 billion deal announced in June 2023 would likely harm competition for canola grown near Bunge’s crush plants in Western Canada, and the supply of refined canola oil in Eastern Canada, according to a report published by the Bureau on April.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Rural community resistance to solar development is expressed at the focal point of county zoning approval, with citizen testimony raising concerns over negative environmental and property value impacts on the surrounding community.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

Clubroot has expanded its reach across the Prairies each year since it was first confirmed in a canola field in Alberta in 2003. Since then, the soil-borne disease has spread across the province and positive cases have popped up across parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. For Manitoba, what could have been a disaster of epic. Read More Clubroot has expanded its reach across the Prairies each year since it was first confirmed in a canola field in Alberta in 2003.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jon Driedger, LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the markets; Ken Forth with FARMS on the Temporary Foreign Worker changes; Listener feedback; and, Don’t miss the top ag news stories Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

As the U.S. escalates economic sanctions against China, Beijing is preparing its retaliatory measures while cautiously considering the potential economic repercussions, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Trimble Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

Agriculture is a low margin, high operating leverage business, where being just a little bit more efficient in all areas can have an outsized effect on profits. Farmers are in the business to make food not waste, but even so, an inevitable 88.7 million tons of food went unsold or uneaten in the United States in 2022 , roughly 38 percent of our nation’s total food supply.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 23, 2024

David Reed, Ph.D., finishes his final semester teaching Horticultural Science and Practices The post 46 years of HORT 201 appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners how drivers will save money this summer after the EPA made a decision to grant a waiver so that E-15 can be sold across the nation this summer.

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Global Agtech Initiative

APRIL 23, 2024

Integration of Greenfield Technologies (Spain) and SpaceSense (France) will establish xFarm as a European agtech leader. The post xFarm Technologies Forms Partnership With Greenfield Technologies and SpaceSense appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Over an eight-year period, 18,599 miles of tree windbreaks were planted across six Great Plains states in an effort to fight wind and soil erosion.

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Global Agtech Initiative

APRIL 23, 2024

This is the first highly selective nanosensor for salicylic acid – a plant hormone key in mediating plant stress response and adaptation. The post SMART Researchers Pioneer Sensor Multiplexing for Real-Time Decoding of Different Plant Stresses appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Rodale Institute

APRIL 23, 2024

Warehime Enterprise is boldly committed to the health of the community in South Central Pennsylvania through the preservation of local farmland, improvement of soil health, and active community engagement around […] The post Renown Organic Transition Expert Joins Rodale Institute to Lead Warehime Enterprise Project Revitalizing Agricultural Land in South Central Pennsylvania appeared first on Rodale Institute.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

APRIL 23, 2024

WWF in partnership with the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), has launched the new Global Farm Loss tool, enabling growers of all sizes to measure and report on-farm food loss with ease and accuracy By providing actionable insights, the tool enables growers and buyers to map their current loss levels and develop new channels to utilise more of what is grown.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters. But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island ten miles from the mainland. The multi-generational residents depend on the surrounding Chesapeake Bay for their livelihoods. For many, crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism are what puts dollars in their bank accounts, and food on their tables.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?

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USDA Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Kristina Edwards learned about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1890 National Scholars Program her senior year in high school. One year later, she was named an 1890 Scholar and remained one for the entirety of her time at Prairie View A&M in Texas. “Receiving this honor made me proud of my accomplishments,” she said. “I was excited and relieved.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

More than Dirt: Greed and entitlement are factors which must be considered before passing down a family farm legacy.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

The pork community is in the crosshairs right now for the animal rights extremist community. Here's what you need to know.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

WHEAT SCOOPS: A look back over historical Oklahoma and Texas wheat prices reveals the obvious time to sell wheat.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

The Imperial Strathcona Refinery in Alberta is receiving a 12% tax credit for its $720 million under-construction canola-based renewable diesel facility.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Pests are tougher than people think, according to Nick Bateman, a fellow extension entomologist.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Grain and livestock futures try to extend gains for a third day. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says there are several fundamentals driving it but technically markets have also seen strong action.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

A Maryland farm eagerly awaits shipping channels reopening and soybeans exports resuming.

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Farming Farming 122

Agric4profits

APRIL 23, 2024

Coconut fibers, also known as coir fibers, are natural fibers extracted from the husk of coconuts.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Commodity giant revised years of internal unit sales after the Securities and Exchange Commission initiated an investigation.

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ATTRA

APRIL 23, 2024

USDA is offering a free, five-part webinar series from April 23 through May 21, 2024, providing resources to veterans considering a transition to agriculture. Each weekly episode covers a different topic designed to provide information about USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher programs and resources for the military community. Topics include different types of loans, NRCS programs, and more.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Students, faculty and colleagues are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 23, 2024 Corn prices are down, and acres in Texas and across the U.S. are expected to follow as improved overall growing conditions could deliver above average yields, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension grain marketing economist in the Texas. Read More → The post Corn crop conditions improve as acres and prices decline appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Agri-Ready Profile: Emma Harvey raises awareness around mental health support for the nation’s farmers and ranchers.

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Agric4profits

APRIL 23, 2024

Coconut husk, also known as coir, is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Ag Marketing IQ: Uncertainty looms over Argentina's corn crop amidst disease outbreak.

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Agric4profits

APRIL 23, 2024

Coconut water is the clear liquid that can be found inside young green coconuts. It is a popular thirst-quencher and is known for its refreshing taste.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 23, 2024

Steve and Cindi Ohlde of Ohlde Family Farms named the 2024 Kansas Distinguished Dairy Family.

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