Western FarmPress
JANUARY 21, 2025
From tariffs and immigration crackdowns to national energy policies and E15 waivers, heres what agriculture stakeholders need to know about the presidents first actions.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 21, 2025
Three national organizations representing Canadian farmers and ranchers are calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to administer changes to the capital gains tax that were announced in the federal budget last year. The Canadian Canola Growers Association, Canadian Cattle Association, and Grain Growers of Canada say the increase to the capital gains Read More Three national organizations representing Canadian farmers and ranchers are calling on the federal government to reverse
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Food Politics
JANUARY 23, 2025
With much fanfare, the FDA released its proposed rule for a new front-of-package summary of the Nutrition Facts panel. Ive written about the history of this previously. Of all the options tested ( Food Fix had the best summary ), the FDA picked this onenot my first choice. Why not? I dont think its much of an improvement over this one, produced by industry to head off something that might be more useful.
NASDA
JANUARY 21, 2025
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is seeking applicants for its Agriculture Director of Marketing. The Agriculture Director of Marketing is responsible for the agency’s overall marketing and strategic planning programs, corporate communication and facilitating client development through marketing and client service programs. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 22, 2025
In Los Angeles, the Palisades and Eaton fires that have burned for the past two weeks are among the deadliest and most destructive in California history, exacerbated by climate change. As of publication, the Palisades Fire is 63 percent contained while Eaton, in the suburb of Altadena, is 89 percent contained. Together theyve burned nearly 40,000 acres of urban Los Angeles.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 21, 2025
Harvesting pulse crops that are low to the ground, whether through lodging or because of a dry season, can lead to shatter losses, reducing yield, grain quality and complicating harvest. The concept behind the S3 AWS Airbar is to have an air assist system attached to the combine header that directs what would otherwise be Read More Harvesting pulse crops that are low to the ground, whether through lodging or because of a dry season, can lead to shatter losses, reducing yield, grain quality and c
Food Politics
JANUARY 22, 2025
So much is happening on the alcohol frontier these days that it is getting hard to keep up. Lets start with the multiplicity of reports on alcohol and health arriving one after another. Ive written about the NASEM and Surgeon Generals reports recently. Ive also written recently about their implications for the forthcoming Dietary Guidelines. I. The ICCPUD report.
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Civil Eats
JANUARY 24, 2025
This committees number one priority for this Congress will be the passage of a bipartisan, five-year Farm Bill, said G.T. Thompson (R-Pennsylvania), the chair of the House Agriculture Committee, at an organizing meeting held yesterday to kick off the committees work in the 119th Congress. In her opening remarks, top Democrat Angie Craig (D-Minnesota), echoed the sentiment but pointed to roadblocks ahead.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 24, 2025
If Denvers National Western Stock Show is the Super Bowl of cattle shows, then Harvie Ranching at Olds, Alta is coming home with a Super Bowl ring. As Jill Harvie discusses in the interview below, the ranchs Hereford bulls took the National Champion Carload honours at the show held this week, after coming in as Read More If Denvers National Western Stock Show is the Super Bowl of cattle shows, then Harvie Ranching at Olds, Alta is coming home with a Super Bowl ring.
Food Politics
JANUARY 21, 2025
A reader, Maria Birman, alerted me to this new report in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology from the 56-member Commission on the Definition and Diagnosis of Clinical Obesity. The commission recommended shifting the definition and diagnostic criteria for obesity away from the BMI and instead defining obesity in two categories based on health status.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 24, 2025
Its time to look beyond the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill, passed once every five years, is the most important piece of federal legislation affecting American agriculture and food access. Originally designed to keep food prices fair for both supply and demand sides, ensure an adequate supply of food, and protect and sustain natural resources, this bill now plays a wildly outsized role in shaping our food system.
American Farmland
JANUARY 23, 2025
American Farmland Trusts Farmland Information Center has released findings from surveys of both state and local purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs. These surveys tracked the status of farmland and ranchland protection nationwide through 2023. PACE programs have collectively invested nearly $7.9 billion to acquire over 25,000 easements and permanently protect about 4.2 million acres across 33 states.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 21, 2025
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) is getting ready to update its soil management recommendations for farmers in the province. That job will be in the hands of the Ontario Soil Management Committee (OSMC), a group thats been around since the late 1980s, and has acted as a gatekeeper of guidelines published Read More The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) is getting ready to update its soil management recommendations for farmers in the p
The Lunatic Farmer
JANUARY 24, 2025
Regular readers of my blog know I seldom use this to publicize something personal, but a new documentary about my life is going to be released today by Angel Studios, famous for the series The Chosen and the recent movie Sound of Freedom. You can see it at angel.com/lunatic. It was made during the summer and is the most thematically accurate capture of my life and work here at Polyface Farm.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 23, 2025
An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. Bacteria have multiple defence mechanisms they can use to build resistance to antibiotics, one of the major problems facing public health globally. One of these mechanisms involves plasmids, small DNA molecules in bacterial cells.
West Texas Livestock
JANUARY 21, 2025
Knowing when to step in and help during calving can feel like walking a tightropeit’s all about timing. Act too soon, and you might be stepping in when nature could have handled things on its own. But wait too long, and you risk running into serious problems that could cost both the calf and the […] The post How to avoid calving disasters with these fantastic tips appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2025
Molecules in the air consist of 78 per cent nitrogen. During a lightning storm, the energy of a lightning bolt breaks apart nitrogen molecules, allowing them to form nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rainwater as nitrates, which fall to the ground with the rain and add nitrogen to soil. Over a decade ago, Joe Lewis, Read More Molecules in the air consist of 78 per cent nitrogen.
Agwired
JANUARY 21, 2025
What would a world without cows be like? It would certainly be a different world for the people who raise cattle, so Alltech is offering an exclusive screening of the World Without Cows documentary at the National Cattlemens Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show, CattleCon. The screening will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Agri-tech
JANUARY 22, 2025
In recent years, the concept of Neurodiversity has gained much-needed attention in academic and research circles. Variations in the human brain, such as those associated with Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurominorities, are natural and valuable aspects of human diversity. However, to truly understand and embrace Neurodiversity, we must examine how it intersects with other identities.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 21, 2025
The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet. That trail of tiny footprints, indiscernible to the naked eye, is remarkably effective at protecting the tree from pathogens and pests.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 22, 2025
This week is all about bone-chilling cold in Ontario and many parts of Western Canada, but does that mean fall seeded crops are in trouble? It depends. On this weeks episode of Wheat Petes Word host Peter Johnson explains why growing point location, air temp, and snow cover all matter when expecting survival of winter Read More This week is all about bone-chilling cold in Ontario and many parts of Western Canada, but does that mean fall seeded crops are in trouble?
Berkeley Blog
JANUARY 24, 2025
UC Berkeley Professor Stephanie Canizales discusses her 2024 book, "Sin Padres, Ni Papeles," in which she chronicles the first-hand experiences of children who navigated a new country on their own. The post Berkeley Talks: Coming of age as an unaccompanied migrant youth in the U.S. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Food Tank
JANUARY 23, 2025
Through Nespresso’s AAA Program, agronomists are working with producers to build a coffee industry that builds healthy soils while supporting farming communities. Launched more than a decade ago with the help of the Rainforest Alliance, the AAA Program engages agronomists who work hand in hand with farmers in coffee producing regions around the world, Jessica Padula, Vice President of Marketing and Head of Sustainability for Nespresso, tells Food Tank.
Agric4profits
JANUARY 18, 2025
How to hatch quail eggs starts with selecting the right breed. Some quail species are more suitable for farming, making breed selection crucial for success. Proper preparation is also needed, ensuring the environment is ideal for hatching. How to hatch quail eggs includes maintaining the right conditions.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 22, 2025
What goals should be set for canola yield targets? How have yields been trending? Why is this information important? Achieving a final goal yield at the end of the season is an important component in the profitability of a cropping operation, and setting realistic targets can give producers a reference point from which they can Read More What goals should be set for canola yield targets?
Philabundance
JANUARY 24, 2025
Good afternoon, distinguished graduates , esteemed faculty , family , friends , and supporters of Philabundance Community Kitchen. It is both an honor and a privilege to stand before you today to celebrate this incredible milestone in my hometown: the 100th culinary graduation. This is a moment of triumph, reflection, and a bold step into the future for each of you.
ATTRA
JANUARY 19, 2025
A 20-year study on diversified cropping systems fertilized with livestock manure, led by Iowa State University researchers, showed environmental benefits but not the expected carbon sequestration. The study results were published in Nature Sustainability. The long-term field study at Iowa State’s Marsden Farm contrasts a traditional two-year corn-soybean rotation with three- and four-year systems that include alfalfa, clover, or oats and replace most of the synthetic nitrogen fertilizer fo
Food Tank
JANUARY 21, 2025
In a recent comment for Nature Food , Agnes Kalibata and David Nabarro highlight the transformative potential of structured dialogues for advancing sustainable food systems. The comment, Food systems transformation through dialogues , discusses the outcome of over 1,600 dialogues leading up to the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). These dialogues brought together government leaders, community representatives, and stakeholders including producers, youth, women, and indigenous group
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 23, 2025
Growers can throw the kitchen sink at corn to increase yield but theres no guarantee that the extra inputs will improve the bottom line when the crop goes to market. That was certainly the story Purdue University associate professor and extension corn specialist Dr. Dan Quinn observed in his trials across Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky Read More Growers can throw the kitchen sink at corn to increase yield but theres no guarantee that the extra inputs will improve the bottom line when the crop go
Berkeley Blog
JANUARY 24, 2025
We interviewed Stefano M. Bertozzi, former dean and current professor at UC Berkeley, about what risks withdrawing from WHO may pose.
Agric4profits
JANUARY 24, 2025
Farm bookkeeping is the systematic recording and organizing of financial transactions specific to agricultural operations. It involves maintaining accurate records of all financial dealings on the farm, including sales of produce or livestock, purchases of farming equipment, payments to suppliers or workers, and receipts from sales or grants.
ATTRA
JANUARY 19, 2025
Western University professor Joshua M. Pearce wrote on The Conversation about a Canadian study that found “solar shepherds” grazing sheep under solar panels can earn incomes equivalent to doctors, senior engineers, or lawyers. The study evaluated grazing sheep on small solar projects (200 kilowatts) and large solar projects (465 megawatts).
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 21, 2025
Phosphorus plays a critical role in early seedling development and is needed throughout the growing season to achieve top yields. Phosphorus is also not mobile in the soil, as it gets held tightly to soil particles. Roots do their best to seek out and mineralize phosphorus, but managing P requires long-term planning. To dive in Read More Phosphorus plays a critical role in early seedling development and is needed throughout the growing season to achieve top yields.
DTN
JANUARY 23, 2025
Maximizing Profitability in Volatile Markets: A Strategic Approach with DTN In today’s ever-changing energy landscape, refined fuels suppliers face unprecedented challenges. Market volatility, shifting demand patterns, and intense competition make maintaining profitability a constant struggle. However, with the right tools and strategies, suppliers can not only weather these storms but thrive amidst the turbulence.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
JANUARY 21, 2025
How will climate change impact your farm? Join Wisconsin Farmers Union and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub for an informational presentation and interactive discussion on agricultural climate impacts, specifically for specialty crop producers and graziers in Northeast Wisconsin. Find all the details below: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 11am - 12:30pm Online, register to receive link Wisconsins climate has been changing.
Berkeley Blog
JANUARY 21, 2025
The new ability to pinpoint sources of fast radio bursts places one recent burst in a surprising location. The post Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Real Agriculture
JANUARY 22, 2025
DeLaval has launched a new series of milking automation control systems designed to meet the evolving needs of dairy farmers milking in parlour systems. The Sweden-based milking equipment maker says the new control systems will deliver higher levels of connectivity, flexibility and performance, helping producers optimize their operations with features such as real-time data insights, Read More DeLaval has launched a new series of milking automation control systems designed to meet the evolving n
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