Real Agriculture
MARCH 25, 2024
Canadian farmers have been making plans for the 2024 season assuming that the interest-free portion of the Advanced Payments Program would revert back to the pre-2022 level of $100,000. As of today, however, farmers will have access to the first $250,000 interest-free, following an announcement by Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Food Politics
MARCH 27, 2024
At the insistence of Jerry Mande , I watched the meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to learn about the Federal Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States. This Vision derives from last year’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and its pillar on enhancing nutrition research.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 26, 2024
More on the US push for opportunity crops. Oh look there’s a whole compendium on African opportunity crops from FAO. Many of them are roots and tubers. For the Hopi, maize is an opportunity crop. For the Adivasis, it’s rice. And more along the same lines from Odisha. Llamas were an opportunity for lots of people down the ages. …and still are , for some.
USDA Blog
MARCH 28, 2024
With the end of Women’s History Month coinciding with César Chávez Day, I’ve been reflecting on my personal and professional experience and the journey that has taken me to my current role as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the Equity Commission. It is also extremely fitting that this year’s Women’s History Month theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 26, 2024
What’s a planter supposed to do when it rolls into fields and tucks into a fit seedbeed? On this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School, Kearney Planters operations manager Cullen Tinline shares a corn planter furrow management wish list and what growers should expect if their planter is fine-tuned, properly prepped, and rolling in good soil. Read More What’s a planter supposed to do when it rolls into fields and tucks into a fit seedbeed?
Food Politics
MARCH 28, 2024
I am deluged with emails urging me to say something about the trade dispute between Mexico and the United States over genetically modified (GMO) corn. Let me confess immediately to a particular difficulty understanding international food trade. I find the abbreviations ( NAFTA, USMCA ) and odd terminology ( Sanitary, Phytosanitary ) off-putting and confusing.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 25, 2024
Frugivory by carnivores: Black-backed jackals are key dispersers of seeds of the scented !nara melon in the Namib Desert. Jackals pee on wild melon relatives and disperse their seeds, not necessarily in that order. Out of the Shadows: Reestablishing the Eastern Fertile Crescent as a Center of Agricultural Origins: Part 1. Go East, young archaeobotanists!
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Real Agriculture
MARCH 28, 2024
Soil tests are one tool for determining fertilizer needs of a particular field, but several other factors impact the overall productivity of any soil zone, regardless of nutrient level. Factors, such as physical make up of the soil, salinity, internal drainage, field position, and organic matter levels, all play a role in determining the high-yield.
Food Politics
MARCH 25, 2024
I’ve posted several studies sponsored by the blueberry industry , most recently on their effects on menopausal symptoms. Blueberry trade associations, as I discuss in my book Unsavory Truth: How the Food Industry Skews the Science of What We Eat, led the way in promoting research suggesting this fruit is a “superfood.” If only. They are still at it, apparently, but sponsorship does not always guarantee the desired outcome.
Agricultural Biodiversity
MARCH 25, 2024
Well, it all started with a paper with more or less that title from Maarten van Ginkel & Jeremy Cherfas last year. Their answer was that biofortification doesn’t work, costs yield and risks genetic uniformity. Ouch. So what to do? Diversify diets, of course. That was followed by a rebuttal from Prasanna Boddupalli, Jill Cairns and Natalia Palacios-Rojas of CIMMYT.
USDA Blog
MARCH 28, 2024
Farmworkers make up less than one percent of all U.S. wage and salary workers, but they are vital to the country’s agriculture. They labor every day in fruit orchards and dairy farms, in blazing heat and freezing cold, to ensure that families have food on their tables.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 26, 2024
Southern Alberta has been in a multi-year drought, so when the most substantial snowfall in, well, years, fell last week, there’s been plenty of talk of how to keep the snow where it is in hopes it percolates in to the soil. There’s also been action, and one farmer’s innovative approach to water conservation has.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 28, 2024
Farmer and philanthropist Howard Buffett held a fireside chat during the 2024 Top Producer Summit to share his experiences visiting the front line of Ukraine over the past two years.
Sustainable Food Trust
MARCH 27, 2024
Patrick Holden discusses how the centralisation of the food system has given rise to an atmosphere of paranoia about bacteria, which, in turn, is placing a disproportionate regulatory burden upon small producers and processors. More and more of us are now recognising that the ultra-processed products of the industrialised food system, which most of us eat to some degree, are making people sick.
USDA Blog
MARCH 26, 2024
Kaitlyn Hampton is ambitious and goal oriented. As she embarked on her journey as a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1890 National Scholar , she simultaneously assumed other responsibilities, such as pursuing her master’s degree. The 1890 Scholars Program complemented her goals, allowing her to pursue her passions through internships and job placements that provided experience.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 25, 2024
There’s no timetable for its arrival, but when it does hit farm fields Steyr expects its hybrid CVT to pack a powerful punch. In this report from Agritechnica, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin and CNH Industrial business manager Marco Otten discuss how Steyr plans to place significant power, speed and manoeuvrability at the tractor operator’s command.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 27, 2024
Fire fighters from across the U.S. participated in a fire demonstration at the Dalton, Georgia fire department looking at the effectiveness of Soyfoam, the first soy based fire suppressant.
Civil Eats
MARCH 25, 2024
A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. At Spirit of the Sun , Native American youth are not only learning about traditional ecological knowledge , they’re also empowered to do the teaching. The opportunity to absorb Indigenous wisdom and share that knowledge with the community is what attracted 20-year-old Nyomi Oliver (Navajo/Chicana) to the Denver nonprofit, which offers
Caff
MARCH 27, 2024
By signing on to this letter, you’ll be urging state leaders to address land equity and improve access to local markets for small-family farmers. The realities of the climate crisis, divestment in local food supply chains, and inequalities in the economy disproportionately affect California’s smaller-scale food producers, which includes the 1 in 5 California farmers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
Real Agriculture
MARCH 26, 2024
A mysterious illness affecting older dairy cows in the southern U.S. appears to be caused by the same virus that has infected millions of domestic and wild birds over the past few years. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said milk samples from sick animals on two dairy farms in Kansas and one in.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 27, 2024
Since the 1950s, fire departments across the country have used products containing dangerous PFAS to put out fires. But the United Soybean Board has announced a greener alternative made from soybean meal.
AgriLife Today
MARCH 25, 2024
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences former student Rep. Greg Bonnen ’88, M.D., awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award When State Rep. James “Greg” Bonnen ’88, M.D., arrived to deliver a guest lecture at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics on Feb. 22, it was a customary occasion. Read More → The post Impacting Texans’ lives as a neurosurgeon, legislator and medical volunteer appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 27, 2024
Forever Green Initiative emphasizes varieties of continuous living cover crops that thrive in harsh winter conditions and provide a harvestable yield while contributing to soil and water conservation.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 26, 2024
In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26th, the cargo vessel Dali collided with a support post of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. Reports are that the Singapore-owned ship reported a power loss and inability to steer the ship before the collision. While the rescue and recovery. Read More In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26th, the cargo vessel Dali collided with a support post of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore, Maryland, causing t
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 26, 2024
As farmers embrace Smart Farming and digital agriculture solutions in greater numbers, machine connectivity is the uniting force that enables all of the potential to pay off in the end.
Food Tank
MARCH 25, 2024
The National STEM Challenge , presented by EXPLR , is featuring students for their innovative projects focused on bolstering food security, advocating for sustainable agriculture, and advancing agricultural technology. In April, 2024 students recognized through the Challenge will travel to Washington, D.C. to present their work at the National STEM Festival.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 29, 2024
The tractor test laboratory on East Campus at UNL was the first of its kind and is still considered the gold standard testing facility for the world.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 25, 2024
A frigid fundraiser hosted by a seed business at Domain, Manitoba has raised more than $70 thousand for STARS air ambulance. 19 people from the seed industry and broader agriculture community, including RealAg’s Kelvin Heppner, plunged into a hole cut in the thick ice on the Pitura Seeds farm pond on Friday afternoon. All the. Read More A frigid fundraiser hosted by a seed business at Domain, Manitoba has raised more than $70 thousand for STARS air ambulance. 19 people from the seed indust
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 27, 2024
Based on fieldwork he's done so far, the farmer asks, “Am I drying out the soil early in what looks to be a dry year? Or, am I making the soil more fit so roots can go down as they should?
Modern Farmer
MARCH 27, 2024
Today, more than 620,000 miles of fence branch across the western United States. That’s equal to a trip to the moon and back—and halfway there again. Maintaining and building fences is a yearly job on every ranch, costing at least $20,000 per mile. Once these fence posts are hammered into the ground, ranchers battle trees, wind and damage from livestock knocking them over.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 26, 2024
HPAI infected cattle, currently in Texas and Kansas, exhibit a sharp decline in milk production, but USDA states there are no safety concerns with the commercial milk supply.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 28, 2024
Farmers looking for high-speed, aggressive tillage may want to take a look at the Vaderstad Carrier XL disc harrow. In this report from Agritechnica, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin and Vaderstad’s Bernt Martensson check out the Carrier XL 725 on the trade show floor at the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany. “We would normally go.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 28, 2024
Grains end mixed with strong gains in corn in reaction to USDA's 90 million acre estimate and lower than expected stocks. But how much higher can corn go? Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, shares his thoughts.
USDA Blog
MARCH 27, 2024
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist Sheri Spiegal received an exciting award recognizing her pioneering work integrating social science and biophysical science with stakeholder engagement to help animal producers and crop farmers improve the redistribution of manure nutrients from farms with an excess to fields and pastures that can use it sustainably.
Western FarmPress
MARCH 29, 2024
New approaches that emphasize more efficient water use, including cover crops, summer fallow, and wider row spacings, could improve the odds for Texas High Plains producers.
Real Agriculture
MARCH 27, 2024
As Canadian Agricultural Safety Week concludes, the conversation around farm safety continues to be paramount. In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, hosted by Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture, Ryan Dick of Workplace Safety and Prevention Services sheds light on the crucial role of safety in agriculture. With a dual perspective as both a Health. Read More As Canadian Agricultural Safety Week concludes, the conversation around farm safety continues to be paramount.
AgWeb Farm Journal
MARCH 27, 2024
A 95,000 gross ton container ship crashed into a pylon supporting the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore early Tuesday morning. The port is a main access point for automobile and farm equipment imports.
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