Sat.Jun 21, 2025

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From dairy farm to John Deere: A journey in ag tech leadership

Western FarmPress

Deanna Kovar, raised on a dairy farm, now leads John Deere's agriculture division. She aims to bring more women into ag tech to solve industry challenges.

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City-Owned Grocery Stores: A Bold Fix for Food Insecurity

Food Tank

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to see his city embrace government-owned grocery stores. If elected, Mamdani will join a growing list of city leaders pushing for this model of grocery retail to help eaters manage rising food prices. Mamdani proposes a network of city-owned grocery stores that do not pay rent or property taxes, which will allow them to keep food prices low.

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Top 5 Precision Farming Tools Every Farmer Needs

Agric4profits

Discover the future of farming with our latest video, “Top 5 Precision Farming Tools Every Farmer Needs!” 🌾✨ These 5 smart tools will revolutionize your agricultural practices forever!

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FFA TRIBUTE: Lauren Stoel, Minnesota FFA Past President 2024-2025

Western FarmPress

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Formula for a Self-mix Snail Feed

Agric4profits

When it comes to snail feeds and feeding, it has been discovered that one of the mistakes that have cost many snail farmers their businesses is believing that snails can eat anything.

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Very hot and mostly dry conditions expected in most of the region this week

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

We have been in a fairly wet pattern for the last few weeks, although with hit or miss convective rain a few spots always get hit hard while others get missed.

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How to Use Drones for Field Mapping and Pest Control

Agric4profits

Discover how drones are helping farmers reduce losses and boost yields! How drones are used in agriculture for mapping, pest detection, and crop health. Include drone footage and animation to explain precision spraying and NDVI. Learn more tips on www.Agric4Profits.com. Subscribe to stay updated.

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Materials needed for Snail Food (Snail Feed) Formulation

Agric4profits

Before you can start formulating feed for your snails (snail food) or start asking questions like ”what do snails eat?

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Extreme drought now gone from Florida

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows small increases in dry conditions in several states as recent rains have continued to fall. The extreme drought is now gone from Florida and other areas have been reduced. A couple of small areas on the eastern coast of Florida did see slight expansions of drought.

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Definition, Classification and Characteristics of Weeds

Agric4profits

Crop yield losses ranging from 37 to 93 per cent have been recorded due to weed infestation in unweeded dry land crops in some part of the world.

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Summer solstice and Share Your Stripes today

Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Today is the start of astronomical summer, when the sun is highest in the sky. You can read more about the solstice at [link] Today is also Share Your Stripe Day, when people across the world share their stripes that depict the earth’s warming climate.

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Recommended Broiler Vaccination Schedule

Agric4profits

For broilers, below is the broiler vaccination schedule. When you want to do vaccination on the broiler chickens, you administer it with 1/4 of the total volume of drinking water of the birds per day. For example, if the birds drink 40 liters per day, use 10 liters for vaccination.

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This Week in Agribusiness, June 21, 2025

Western FarmPress

On This Week in Agribusiness, Mike Pearson takes a look at field conditions in Illinois, cattle marketing and how Trump's helping farmers with the newest EPA proposal.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Inheritance in Animal Breeding

Agric4profits

In animal breeding, understanding the nature of inherited traits is critical for making informed decisions. Traits are broadly classified into quantitative and qualitative based on how they are inherited and expressed.

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Health Benefits and Uses of Dried Prawn

Agric4profits

Dried prawns, also known as dried shrimp, are small shellfish that have been dried in the sun or with the use of a dehydrator. They are commonly used in Asian cuisine and are often added to soups, stews, stir-fries, and salads for their unique flavor and texture.

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Causes of Regular Abortion on Pregnant Goats and Control Measures

Agric4profits

When you are faced with a challenge like this one or you come across someone who faces this type of challenge then you will understand that it is not an experience any farmer will ever pray to have.

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