Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The Senate’s agriculture and forestry committee has approved a significant amendment to the legislation that was supposed to remove the federal carbon tax from propane and natural gas used on farms for at least eight years. The change to Bill C-234, introduced by Senator Pierre Dalphond on Thursday, would remove the proposed carbon tax exemption.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Farmers Weekly Breed records were reset at Kirkby Stephen market today (19 October) when a Ghyll House Swaledale ram sold for a chart-topping £105,000. The 21-year record was broken by Ghyll House Notorious from W Richardson and Son, Dufton, Penrith.
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Food Politics
OCTOBER 19, 2023
I ran across a notice about this video: The USDA’s wondrous fruit watercolors. It’s only 5 minutes and a revelation. It’s just what we need this week—something lovely at a dark time. I had never heard of the USDA’s collection of 7500 hand -illustrated fruits and vegetables, most of them contributed by women. I’m happy to know about them. The illustrations are available online at the National Agricultural Library.
Agricultural Biodiversity
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Good question. The answer? It’s all part of a very nice exhibit at the Museum Koenig in Bonn on biodiversity research. Great to see agricultural research get a look-in. But pity there was nothing on genebanks , and indeed no call to action. There’s a whole website in Germany about “ edible landscapes ” that offers ideas about what to do to help preserve fruit diversity.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 17, 2023
With food costs having risen rapidly over the last two years, Canada’s national dairy farmer organization is recommending the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) hold off on increasing the farmgate price of milk in 2024. The CDC reviews dairy farms’ cost-of-production data annually to calculate the price to be paid to dairy producers the following year.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Farmers Weekly A record-equalling £105,000 bid for a Swaledale shearling ram has been reported at Kirkby Stephen for a Gillside sire, one day after the previous 21-year-old record was broken. The new joint record ram is Gillside Keeper from Messrs Lightfoot, Gillside Farm, Glenridding, Ulswater.
Food Tank
OCTOBER 16, 2023
When I arrived in Mexico City nine years ago to research the effort by citizen groups to stop multinational seed companies from planting genetically modified corn in Mexico, the groups had just won an injunction to suspend planting permits. Monsanto and the other companies, supported by the Mexican government at the time, appealed and the farmer, consumer and environmental groups were awaiting a judicial ruling.
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Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 17, 2023
When it comes to growing a high yielding crop, nitrogen can be one of most prominent nutrients for crop growth and yield potential. However, like most things in the world — there simply can be too much of a good thing, and focusing solely on nitrogen is no different. As Wes Anderson, vice president of. Read More When it comes to growing a high yielding crop, nitrogen can be one of most prominent nutrients for crop growth and yield potential.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Farmers Weekly Milk production on farms is showing signs of a significant slowdown at a time of year when it should be increasing, as low farmgate prices continue to squeeze margins. Dairy producers have been limiting output, with daily milk deliveries falling below last year’s levels during September and October. GB daily milk deliveries were down 2.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As grain markets create the perfect storm for volatility, Prairie Farmer asked farmers and industry professionals to weigh in on capturing basis variability.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Aaron LaPointe sits behind a desk in the Little Priest Tribal College’s library basement in Winnebago, Nebraska, ready to speak to a class in a new program he helped develop: diversified agriculture. He’s here, on this 100-degree August day, to show high school and college students—the future of the Winnebago Tribe—how Ho-Chunk Farms, the tribe’s farming company, is changing the face of agriculture on their reservation.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers (CCWG or Wool Growers) held its 105th annual general meeting October 14, 2023 near Carleton Place, Ont. The meeting was tense, given the months-long uncertainty after long-time general manager Eric Bjergso was placed on paid leave in March 2023, following what the Wool Growers’ board calls “undisclosed liabilities” and “corporate.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Farmers Weekly Our latest ferret around the nation’s machinery sheds features Herefordshire farmers, contractors and hay/straw dealers James, Phil and Sarah Wildig. See also: What’s in Your Shed? visits Oxon farmer Harry Metcalfe Farm facts: N Wildig and Sons 117ha of grass, arable, stubble turnips and some let ground for potatoes 200 Suffolk and Texel ewes and 30 […] The post What’s in Your Shed?
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“The public doesn’t realize what these animals are capable of,” says wildlife trapper James Dean. “Unfortunately, you’re going to see more and more reports of people getting hurt in wild pig encounters.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Dr. Engil Pereira, Associate Professor of the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), was selected as a fellow in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2022 E. Kika de la Garza fellowship program. Dr. Pereira initially learned about the fellowship through her subscription to USDA mailing lists.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The federal government, along with the provincial governments of Alberta, B.C., and Saskatchewan, have announced a total commitment of $365 million for AgriRecovery programs to help livestock producers affected by drought and wildfires this past summer. The awaited AgriRecovery funding, application details and timelines were announced on Friday, Oct 20.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Farmers Weekly Suffolk County Council has become the latest local authority to agree that all its future catering should be sourced from local farmers, also committing to always include meat and dairy options alongside plant-based produce.
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 18, 2023
“I'm announcing that Syngenta, a Chinese state-owned agrichemical company, must give up its land holdings in Arkansas,” emphasized Gov. Huckabee.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Bart Fischer counters two key aspects stated in a recent article in regard to reference prices and reinforces the point that the substance of the farm bill is far more important than the timeline.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Tar spot leaf disease has been a little tardy in 2023, but the later-arriving yield robber is still having an impact on the Ontario corn crop. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says a dry start to the growing year meant tar spot arrived a little late in 2023. Read More Tar spot leaf disease has been a little tardy in 2023, but the later-arriving yield robber is still having an impact on the Ontario corn crop.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Farmers Weekly At Paddock Farm in Warwickshire, 300 Hy-line and Dekalb hens follow beef cattle around the grazing rotation, producing an average of 240 eggs a day. They apply their manure directly on the land while rooting around in the cowpats for parasitic worm and fly eggs and larvae, roosting in a mesh-floored mobile shed at night.
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 16, 2023
There are efforts underway to mitigate the concern about losing farmland to solar panels. One of these is agrivoltaics, which is combining agriculture with solar installations, and it's already turning heads in Canada.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Attorney General Tim Griffin's decision was the first enforcement action taken under legislation banning prohibited foreign entities from owning Arkansas agricultural lands.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Weeds can cause up to 58 per cent yield loss in edible beans compared to 50 per cent in corn and 35 in soybeans. That’s just one brick in a wall of weed control insights University of Guelph weed science researcher Dr. Peter Sikkema has accumulated over a 30-year career that includes induction into the. Read More Weeds can cause up to 58 per cent yield loss in edible beans compared to 50 per cent in corn and 35 in soybeans.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Farmers Weekly Scottish farmers and crofters affected by the recent heavy rainfall and flooding can now apply for support from the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rsabi), as the rural charity announces a new £100,000 fund.
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Ken Ferrie offers five practical agronomic tips you can use during harvest this fall. These practices can help you improve corn performance and yield outcomes across your farm.
USDA Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Happy Compromise Farm + Sanctuary grows nutritious food for their local community distributed through a “free farm stand.” Though surrounded by farms in the rural Southern Tier of New York, the area is a food desert with a 16% poverty rate, a condition that often leads to higher risk for chronic health conditions and limited healthcare.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The sun might come out tomorrow, or the next day, or another day, we hope, as Ontario farmers are hoping to wrap up bean harvest and get at corn in earnest. Not being in the field means Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete’s Word, has plenty of questions to tackle from the audience, including compaction. Read More The sun might come out tomorrow, or the next day, or another day, we hope, as Ontario farmers are hoping to wrap up bean harvest and get at corn in earnest.
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Farmers Weekly Mastitis was and still is one of the most significant diseases of dairy cows. Mastitis – in plain words, the inflammation of the udder – is a painful and potentially fatal condition for the cow itself.
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 16, 2023
If your combine monitor is showing a wide range of yields in the field, Ken Ferrie says to investigate. Evaluate soybean stand, pod set and bean size while there’s agronomic evidence.
AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Digital agriculture, forage systems, beef cattle genetics featured topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Beeville will host a field day Nov. 2 featuring a broad overview of new technology used in beef cattle production systems. The research station is located at 3507 Highway 59 E, Beeville. Attendees will learn about grazing systems establishment; Read More → The post AgriLife Research field day to cover new tech in cattle systems Nov. 2 in Beeville first appeared on AgriLi
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 17, 2023
On this episode of The Agronomists, two entomologists and a real-live insect join voice-less host Lyndsey Smith to cover so many of the pest problems that popped up on the Prairies this growing season. James Tansey, of Saskatchewan Agriculture, and Tyler Wist, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, cover the grasshopper lifecycle and threats for ’24, Read More On this episode of The Agronomists, two entomologists and a real-live insect join voice-less host Lyndsey Smith to cover so many of t
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Farmers Weekly For the past eight years a direct drill was the only piece of equipment Wiltshire mixed arable and beef farmer George Hosier has used to establish his arable crops.
AgWeb Farm Journal
OCTOBER 17, 2023
USDA announced awards totaling $52.6 million under the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP), aimed at boosting domestic fertilizer manufacturing and reducing costs for farmers.
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Slideshow: This virtual tour through Bayer’s Farm Progress Show display reveals key technologies in corn and soybeans for now and the future.
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 18, 2023
A new sprayer retrofit system from Precision Planting will allow growers to upgrade technology without switching sprayers. Since entering the sprayer market in 2022, Precision Planting has launched its ReClaim boom priming and recirculation technology, and this fall, it will offer its new Symphony nozzle control system. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., Read More A new sprayer retrofit system from Precision Planting will allow growers to upgrade technology without switching
Farmers Weekly
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Farmers Weekly Work on Red Tractor’s planned Greener Farm Commitment is going full steam ahead, despite an urgent call from the NFU to pause implementation of the new bolt-on to its existing standards.
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