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• Help for farmers, Georgia agriculture department shares mental health resources - FOX 5 Atlanta

  11-05-2023 23:50
  Help for farmers, Georgia agriculture department shares mental health resources  FOX 5 Atlanta
  
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• Animals abound at Hampton High Agriculture Day - WJHL-TV News Channel 11

  11-05-2023 23:37
  Animals abound at Hampton High Agriculture Day  WJHL-TV News Channel 11
  
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• Welch introduces bill to reduce obstacles to organic agriculture - Vermont Biz

  11-05-2023 23:09
  
  Welch introduces bill to reduce obstacles to organic agriculture  Vermont Biz
  
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• Contest showcases photographers' vision of Illinois agriculture ... - Effingham Daily News

  11-05-2023 23:07
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• State of Success: National Washington Day | National Institute of ... - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  11-05-2023 21:28
  
  State of Success: National Washington Day | National Institute of ...  National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  
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• United States and Philippines Cooperation Highlighted at U.S.-Philippines Food Security Dialogue

  11-05-2023 19:30 via farms.com
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today hosted a high-level Food Security Dialogue with the Philippines Department of Agriculture that showcased critical bilateral efforts to address global food security and climate change.USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor and Philippines Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Regulations Mercedita Sombilla chaired an interagency meeting with representatives from the U.S. State D
  
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• Agriculture and Interior Departments Invest $2.8 Billion to Improve Public Lands Access and Support Conservation Efforts Across the United States

  11-05-2023 19:29 via farms.com
  The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior today announced a proposed $2.8 billion in funding for fiscal year 2024 authorized by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to improve infrastructure, recreation facilities, federal lands access, and land and water conservation.Enacted in August 2020, GAOA established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, authorizing up to $1.9 billion per year, from fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog on
  
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• High prices demand better feed efficiency

  11-05-2023 19:28 via farms.com
  While feed efficiency is always important, it becomes even more so when grain prices are high.Tackling higher feed bills requires a multi-faceted game plan, says Justin Waggoner, Extension beef specialist at Kansas State University.The goal should be finding the least expensive energy source while making sure cattle are getting the nutrients they need, he says.“You always want to be looking for opportunities to lower your costs,” he says. “Don’t get locked in to the conve
  
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• After planting, focus on back up, clean up and follow up

  11-05-2023 19:26 via farms.com
  As the intense hours of planting season start to wind down, farmers look ahead to the next jobs to be done, including spraying. The planter may not be at the top of the to-do list now, but it still needs attention to make life easier next spring.Dave Rylander, a western Illinois farmer, is often the guy who gets calls before, after or during planting season if people have a problem. Not only does he farm in Knox County south of Galesburg, but he also worked for John Deere for almost 40 years. He
  
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• Investment in Agriculture R&D Delivers Results that Matter - Agweb Powered by Farm Journal

  11-05-2023 18:44
  
  Investment in Agriculture R&D Delivers Results that Matter  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
  
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• Agriculture and Interior Departments Invest $2.8 Billion to Improve ... - USDA.gov

  11-05-2023 18:11
  
  Agriculture and Interior Departments Invest $2.8 Billion to Improve ...  USDA.gov
  
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• Agriculture Leading the Way: Updates from the 2023 AIM for Climate ... - RFD-TV

  11-05-2023 18:09
  
  Agriculture Leading the Way: Updates from the 2023 AIM for Climate ...  RFD-TV
  
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• Autonomous Agriculture Equipment Market - North American Market Holds A Significant Revenue Share | Reveals Latest InsightAce Survey - Yahoo Finance

  11-05-2023 18:05
  Autonomous Agriculture Equipment Market - North American Market Holds A Significant Revenue Share | Reveals Latest InsightAce Survey  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture - The Equation

  11-05-2023 17:33
  
  Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture  The Equation
  
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• Rock Hill forms agriculture program - Portsmouth Daily Times

  11-05-2023 17:30
  
  Rock Hill forms agriculture program  Portsmouth Daily Times
  
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• Agriculture project wins $1M NSF development award - University of Georgia

  11-05-2023 17:02
  
  Agriculture project wins $1M NSF development award  University of Georgia
  
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• Proposition 12 stands

  11-05-2023 16:17 via farms.com
  The US Supreme Court ruling affirms the dismissal of the lawsuit over California’s Proposition 12 law.
  
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• U.S. SALES OF SELF-PROPELLED COMBINES AND 4WD FARM TRACTORS CONTINUE TO GROW

  11-05-2023 16:12 via farms.com
  Combine harvesters in the U.S. and Canada continue to grow while total tractor unit sales declined below the 5-year average, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
  
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• AGCO Announces Capital Investment Project at Beloit & Cawker City Facilities in Kansas

  11-05-2023 16:03 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation announced today a capital improvement project that will increase production capacities for Massey Ferguson and Fendt Momentum planters at its Kansas facilities in Beloit and Cawker City.
  
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• Côte d’Ivoire: Gninlnagnon Koné dreams of supplanting the leading players in food supplements in Côte d’Ivoire with his Chérubins baby formula

  11-05-2023 16:01 via farms.com
  Even as a child, Gninlnagnon Koné , a young man from Katiola in north central Côte d’Ivoire, liked to follow his parents, who grew tubers and maize, to their farm.Today, an engineer in agricultural business management, he says, “When I became an engineer, I realised that our agricultural producers still face the same difficulties with processing their products. People work hard but ultimately their products are undervalued and sell poorly. It made me want to change thing
  
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• Atlantic & Southern Equipment Acquires C&R Implement Co. in North Carolina.

  11-05-2023 16:01 via farms.com
  Atlantic & Southern Equipment, LLC. has acquired the operating assets of C&R Implement Co. in Williamston, N.C.
  
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• Cash advances see boost to interest-free limit for 2023

  11-05-2023 15:55 via farms.com
  Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) will soon be issuing Advance Payments Program (APP) cash advances under an increased interest-free limit of $350,000 for the 2023 program year. The enhancement, announced earlier today by Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, will see the maximum interest-free portion of a cash advance increase from $250,000 to $350,000 for the 2023 program, effective May 8, 2023.“We’re working diligently to get the updates needed in place
  
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• Interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program increased

  11-05-2023 15:53 via farms.com
  The federal government is making a change to the Advance Payments Program (APP) that will save farmers money.Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the interest-free limit has been increased from $250,000 to $350,000 for the 2023 program year, effective May 8.This is the portion of advances that the federal government pays the interest on behalf of producers.Bibeau said agricultural producers continue to face significant financial challenges including high input costs and ri
  
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• Agri-Food Pilot program extended to help meet labour issues

  11-05-2023 15:41 via farms.com
  The Federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship has announced the extension of the Agri-Food Pilot.Sean Fraser says the pilot program is being extended to May 14, 2025 to help meet the longstanding labour needs in the ag sector."Our farmers and food processors depend on the steady arrival of foreign workers so that planting, harvesting, and food processing activities can take place throughout the year, and they need our continued support to attract and retain these talented worker
  
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• PIC opens next phase of Technology Leadership Program

  11-05-2023 15:39 via farms.com
  Protein Industries Canada is now accepting new Expressions of Interest  (EOI) for their Technology Leadership Program.CEO Bill Greuel says they had 36 EOIs in the first call, noting it's evident that the sector is positive about the long-term growth opportunities for plant-based food, feed and ingredients, and that the cluster model has been embraced by the industry.EOIs under the second round will be accepted until June 26th.Projects must include the use of a high-protein dryland crop such
  
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• The Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC)'S ... - Vertical Farm Daily

  11-05-2023 15:28
  
  The Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC)'S ...  Vertical Farm Daily
  
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• MANITOBA PROVINCIAL PARKS KICK OFF CAMPING SEASON

  11-05-2023 15:28 via farms.com
  A number of provincial parks in southern Manitoba will welcome campers this weekend, officially kicking off the 2023 season, Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt announced today.“With the slow start to spring this year, many Manitobans might be more eager than usual to get outside and enjoy our beautiful provincial parks,” said Nesbitt. “Manitoba Parks staff can’t wait to welcome everyone for the 2023 season and the Manitoba government hopes ev
  
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• Carbon tax exemption bill in front of the senate

  11-05-2023 14:56 via farms.com
  Canadian senators are debating a carbon tax relief bill for farmers
  
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• CNH Industrial Reports Record Results from 2023 Q1

  11-05-2023 13:53 via farms.com
  On May 5, 2023, CNH Industrial reported first quarter consolidated revenues of $5,342 million (up 15% compared to Q1 2022) Net income of $486 million and Adjusted Net Income of $475 million
  
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• Strip-Grazing Milo: A Cost-Effective Winter Feed Solution for Cattle

  11-05-2023 13:52 via farms.com
  Winter feed expenses have a significant impact on the profitability of cattle producers, according to Rusty Lee, an agronomy specialist at the University of Missouri Extension
  
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• AGCO Gives Update on Sales, Support Services in Indiana via Key Dealerships

  11-05-2023 13:51 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) announced progress to fulfill its North American distribution strategy in Indiana with full-line sales and service for its Fendt and Massey Ferguson brands from three key dealerships:
  
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• Tellus Equipment Solutions Announces Completion of $115 Million Credit Facility

  11-05-2023 13:49 via farms.com
  Tellus Equipment Solutions, a leading John Deere Agricultural and Turf dealer with 24 locations across South and Central Texas, announced that it has closed a new $115 million credit facility (the "Credit Facility").
  
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• Agriculture student strives to be a role model to other young women - IndyStar

  11-05-2023 11:29
  
  Agriculture student strives to be a role model to other young women  IndyStar
  
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• The Biodiesel Profitability Squeeze

  11-05-2023 11:28 via farms.com
  We begin by briefly reviewing data on renewable diesel and FAME biodiesel production trends in recent years.Figure 1 shows monthly U.S. renewable diesel and FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) biodiesel production from January 2011 through January 2023.FAME biodiesel production reached a monthly peak of 172 million gallons in August 2018, but it has drifted lower ever since.Driven by the opening of a number of new plants (farmdoc daily, March 8, 2023), renewable diesel production took off starting 20
  
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• Understanding the barriers to regenerative agriculture on Native land - GreenBiz

  11-05-2023 10:38
  
  Understanding the barriers to regenerative agriculture on Native land  GreenBiz
  
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• Leadership Clinton County learns about agriculture and environment - Lock Haven Express

  11-05-2023 07:24
  
  Leadership Clinton County learns about agriculture and environment  Lock Haven Express
  
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• Unlearning, relearning agriculture production – AgriNews - Agri-News

  11-05-2023 01:50
  
  Unlearning, relearning agriculture production – AgriNews  Agri-News
  
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• Biden, Agriculture committee leaders to discuss farm bill goals - Roll Call

  11-05-2023 01:17
  
  Biden, Agriculture committee leaders to discuss farm bill goals  Roll Call
  
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• SFA advances Forestry and Agriculture department upgrades - KTRE

  11-05-2023 01:16
  SFA advances Forestry and Agriculture department upgrades  KTRE
  
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• Argentina's agriculture to recover slowly despite El Niño -grains ... - Reuters.com

  11-05-2023 00:51
  
  Argentina's agriculture to recover slowly despite El Niño -grains ...  Reuters.com
  
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• Argentina's agriculture to recover slowly despite El Niño -grains ... - Reuters Canada

  11-05-2023 00:51
  
  Argentina's agriculture to recover slowly despite El Niño -grains ...  Reuters Canada
  
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