Real Agriculture
APRIL 12, 2024
It’s been 40 years since Kim McConnell started his first agri-business, Fieldstone Marketing. McConnell built that company into what eventually became AdFarm, one of North America’s largest agricultural marketing companies. McConnell has been a constant presence in moving the Canadian agri-food industry forward even after moving away from his role as CEO as AdFarm, and.
Food Politics
APRIL 12, 2024
Nina Guilbeault. The Good Eater: A Vegan’s Search for the Future of Food. Bloomsbury, 2024. I did a back-cover blurb for this book: The Good Eater is a vegan sociologist’s remarkably open-minded exploration of the historical, ethical, health, environmental, and social justice implications of not eating meat. Guilbeault’s extensive research and interviews get right into the tough questions about this movement, leaving us free to choose for ourselves whether to eat this way.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
APRIL 9, 2024
Jeremy’s latest newsletter is out, with a medium-deep dive on a deep dive on figs. There’s more on FIGGEN here. And FYI, Genesys shows about 1500 fig accessions in genebanks. AramcoWorld is a glossy publication from the Saudi oil giant that covers all sorts of topics generally linked to the Muslim world. In the latest issue a deep dive into fig diversity.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 11, 2024
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack suggests China’s reduced purchases of American agricultural products, particularly corn and soybeans, may be linked to recent actions taken by the U.S.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 8, 2024
Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe. More and more farmers, however, are now willing to take the leap thanks to advances. Read More Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago
Food Politics
APRIL 11, 2024
Fruit juices were not a problem when I was growing up. Ancient history: Juice was so expensive—it was freshly squeezed from several oranges—that we couldn’t afford to drink much of it, Juice glasses were 6 ounces. This was long before cheap concentrated juice appeared in supermarkets, let alone canned and bottled juices and juice drinks. Because juice is squeezed from several fruits, the sugars add up but the fiber disappears.
Agri-tech
APRIL 11, 2024
Curiosity-driven research probing the mysteries of cell-to-cell communication has been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) funding. Professor Christine Faulkner and her group at the John Innes Centre have received the ERC Advanced Grant which supports excellent research scientists who are established in their field. “This funding will take our discovery research into cell-to-cell.
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Real Agriculture
APRIL 9, 2024
Grain Growers of Canada has published a set of policy recommendations for government to support Canada’s grain sector in its “Road to 2050” sustainability inititative. The policy recommendations would see government partner with grain farmers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, by increasing investment in public and private breeding research, expanding eligibility criteria and funding.
Food Politics
APRIL 10, 2024
The headline caught my eye: 5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements The supplement is benikoji. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical had been selling benikoji products for years, with a million packages sold over the past three fiscal years, but a problem crept up with the supplements produced in 2023. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said it produced 18.5 tons of benikoji last year.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 9, 2024
Ep. 11: Make sure your planter is ready to hit the field when you are this spring with tips and advice from John Deere in this Field View episode.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 8, 2024
China has initiated a new round of action to significantly increase its grain output in the coming years via an increase in planted area and yield, in the latest effort to ensure food security.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 10, 2024
Canadian potato growers will have a new weapon in the fight against rhizoctonia and black scurf for 2024. AZteroid FC fungicide uses precision chemistry to deliver systemic, long-lasting control of diseases in a wide range of crops, but is registered for only potatoes in Canada, says Vive Crop Protection marketing and communications manager Emily Roden.
Food Politics
APRIL 9, 2024
I’m trying to make sense of the ongoing spread of bird flu to chickens, dairy cows, and an occasional person. Bird flu, avian influenza , is (obviously) a viral disease in wild birds, but highly pathogenic strains can and do infect chickens, animals, and people. It was considered sporadic and not much of a problem until we started industrial chicken production, crowding tens of thousands of chickens together in on huge barn.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 11, 2024
Ag Marketing IQ: Moments of uncertainty regarding crop production size and weather often spur a rally – a fast, furious short rally, but a nice upside all the same. Pay close attention.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 12, 2024
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it’s canceling the July Cattle Inventory Report. In the announcement, NASS blamed budget cuts from the most recent appropriations bills.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 12, 2024
Grade 10 and 11 students will have a chance to learn more about modern farming thanks to new resources developed by Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) in partnership with CropLife Canada. Educators across Canada will have access to new curriculum-based resources that teach students about what it takes to grow carrots, turnips and potatoes.
Global Agtech Initiative
APRIL 12, 2024
This suite of tools provides a simplified method of collecting and analyzing the entirety of farmland portfolio data to make better and faster decisions. The post Ceres Imaging Launches Portfolio Insights for AI-Enabled Ag Asset Management appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2024
Texas strawberry season started early. The first berries to come out of the field were large and sweet and in excellent condition. Learn more, plus the latest crop and weather report.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 9, 2024
What’s the key to growing big yields? According to the reigning national corn yield contest champ, David Hula, you can’t have 300-bushel-per-acre yields if you don’t start with 300-bushel-per-acre stands.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 9, 2024
Soybean cyst nematode is a tiny but very destructive pest of soybean. It’s so damaging, that its presence can cause up to 25 per cent yield loss before symptoms are visible. Once SCN is in a field, it won’t ever go away — for Manitoba and points west, there’s still a chance to keep this. Read More Soybean cyst nematode is a tiny but very destructive pest of soybean.
Ohio State University
APRIL 10, 2024
COLUMBUS OH, A policy brief just released by The C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy attempts to answer the question of why some rural communities thrive and others might lag behind by examining two rural-Ohio success stories: Holmes and Mercer Counties. Both Holmes and Mercer Counties have fared better than the average rural Ohio or rural U.S., even though both counties faced structural disadvantages.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2024
Family Farm Success: Family farms reap the benefit when the next generation builds skills and experience through off-farm work and development programs.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 10, 2024
Steve Troxle, state commissioner of agriculture, said he is waiting for more diagnostic information from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and will work collaboratively with North Carolina dairy farmers.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 12, 2024
Cattle market moves are interesting this week, as prices move opposite directions in Canada and the U.S, demand for hamburger tidies up some supply, and feeder cattle movement remains strong. Every second Friday, the Beef Market Update brings you the latest in cattle movement numbers, beef export stats, value changes and so much more. This. Read More Cattle market moves are interesting this week, as prices move opposite directions in Canada and the U.S, demand for hamburger tidies up some supply
AgriLife Today
APRIL 10, 2024
New study details long-sought mechanisms and structures Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise. In response, scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research are elucidating the ways that bacteria-infecting viruses disarm these pathogens and ushering in the possibility of novel treatment methods.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 12, 2024
The two endangered salamanders live in 11 counties in south-central Georgia. Farmers in those counties couldn’t legally use a certain herbicide for a time.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 12, 2024
Grains sharply higher Friday, livestock and many other commodities melt down It was a money flow or "Get me Out" day. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, provides his insight.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 12, 2024
Sales of new 4-wheel drive tractors in Canada are up 10.8 per cent over last year, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ monthly sales data for January through March. It’s the lone category that has seen year-to-date growth in both the Canadian and American markets, as sales of 2-wheel drive tractors of all sizes.
National Young Farmers Coalition
APRIL 12, 2024
On March 21st, 15 farmers from our network joined Young Farmers staff and partners from the Land Stewardship Project and the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective in Washington, D.C. to advocate for our equitable land access and climate policy priorities in the upcoming farm bill. Together, we led 21 meetings, sharing our stories and farm bill priorities with Congressional offices and House and Senate Agriculture Committee staff.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2024
Bryce Driver, 29, of Americus, Ga., died from a heart attack the day before Easter. The community rallied to support his wife and newborn twins.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 8, 2024
The first look at a new farm bill could happen as early as next week. It’s long overdue after nothing was released out of Committee in 2023. Now, there’s growing doubt a farm bill will even be passed in 2024.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 8, 2024
Nearly 3,500 livestock producers in Saskatchewan who were eligible for drought assistance through the AgriRecovery program launched last October will be receiving a top-up of up to $50 per head from the federal and provincial governments. Provincial agriculture minister David Marit announced the additional payments during a visit to the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association head office.
American Farmland
APRIL 12, 2024
The Lor family was able to buy their farm in Minnesota with help from American Farmland Trust which bought the land from a retired goat farmer and protected it with an agricultural conservation easement.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 9, 2024
In late February, 16 Western Oklahoma wildfires scorched pasture, destroyed homes, and killed animals in three days. Fence replacement is one of the largest expenses producers face.
AgWeb Farm Journal
APRIL 12, 2024
This week's Machinery News covers U.S. and Canadian tractor and combine sales figures for March 2024, Jorge Heraud's new role at Rootwave, and John Deere's upcoming appearance in Washington D.C.
Real Agriculture
APRIL 8, 2024
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners will now refer to highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle as bovine influenza A virus, or BIAV, and is encouraging everyone to do the same. In an open letter dated April 8, 2024, the AABP says that though caused by the same virus, the disease presents very differently in.
Global Agtech Initiative
APRIL 11, 2024
It’s time for the agtech industry to provide agronomists, advisors, and growers with the tests they need to stop fungal infections early. The post The Urgency of Rapid and Accurate In-Field Testing to Tackle Crop Diseases appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
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