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• Agriculture and Conservation Celebration at Prescott Farm on Oct. 5 - The Laconia Daily Sun

  06-09-2023 23:03
  Agriculture and Conservation Celebration at Prescott Farm on Oct. 5  The Laconia Daily Sun
  
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• Agriculture disaster recovery program now taking applications - WWLP.com

  06-09-2023 22:45
  Agriculture disaster recovery program now taking applications  WWLP.com
  
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• Meet 4 Women in Agriculture Who are Crushing Stereotypes - Agweb Powered by Farm Journal

  06-09-2023 22:27
  
  Meet 4 Women in Agriculture Who are Crushing Stereotypes  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
  
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• US Secretary of Agriculture visits Cornell University, discusses helping farmers - WBNG

  06-09-2023 22:19
  US Secretary of Agriculture visits Cornell University, discusses helping farmers  WBNG
  
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• Learn about spotted lanternflies to help preserve Delaware agriculture - CapeGazette.com

  06-09-2023 22:00
  
  Learn about spotted lanternflies to help preserve Delaware agriculture  CapeGazette.com
  
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• My animal tracker's view on agriculture on Point Reyes - Point Reyes Light

  06-09-2023 21:31
  
  My animal tracker's view on agriculture on Point Reyes  Point Reyes Light
  
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• Most ‘California Forever’ land zoned for agriculture, county says - KRON4

  06-09-2023 21:20
  Most ‘California Forever’ land zoned for agriculture, county says  KRON4
  
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• Animal Agriculture Alliance's 2023 College Aggies Online Program ... - Pork Magazine

  06-09-2023 21:15
  
  Animal Agriculture Alliance's 2023 College Aggies Online Program ...  Pork Magazine
  
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• STATCAN: Face of Canada’s farm population changing

  06-09-2023 21:06 via farms.com
  Results from the “Agriculture–Population Linkage” show that the face of Canada’s farm population is changing.
  
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• Canada, NZ claim win on trade panel ruling over dairy market disput

  06-09-2023 21:04 via farms.com
  New Zealand and Canada have both claimed they had won a trade dispute over complaints Ottawa was unfairly restricting access to its domestic market for dairy products, the governments said in separate statements.
  
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• Brazil cap-and-trade carbon framework in sight, but agriculture gets ... - Mongabay.com

  06-09-2023 21:00
  Brazil cap-and-trade carbon framework in sight, but agriculture gets ...  Mongabay.com
  
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• Agriculture study on cover crops mixtures delivers unexpected results - Phys.org

  06-09-2023 20:38
  Agriculture study on cover crops mixtures delivers unexpected results  Phys.org
  
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• Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Agriculture – Part 1 - Town Line

  06-09-2023 20:03
  
  Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Agriculture – Part 1  Town Line
  
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• Stabenow, Boozman Urge Secretary Vilsack... - Majority News | Newsroom | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

  06-09-2023 19:25
  Stabenow, Boozman Urge Secretary Vilsack...  Majority News | Newsroom | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
  
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• Commissioner Wilton Simpson Requests Flexibility in Federal ... - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

  06-09-2023 18:58
  Commissioner Wilton Simpson Requests Flexibility in Federal ...  Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  
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• Reduce synthetic fertilizers and improve yields? The microbiome ... - Potato News Today

  06-09-2023 18:52
  
  Reduce synthetic fertilizers and improve yields? The microbiome ...  Potato News Today
  
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• Second annual CrossRoads Crop Conference moves to Calgary, Alberta, this winter to focus on agriculture innovation

  06-09-2023 18:27 via farms.com
  The FarmTech Foundation of Alberta is proud to bring CrossRoads — Alberta’s new Crop Conference to Calgary, Alberta, on January 29 to 31, 2024 at The Westin Calgary Airport. This year’s theme will take on “new ideas and directions – examining big picture innovation in agriculture.” The second annual CrossRoads Crop Conference will serve as a gathering place for up to 800 farmers and industry members to take in cutting-edge discussions on innovation, agricultur
  
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• Western Canadian agricultural producers can apply now for a fall FarmCash advance of up to $1 million on field crops, honey or livestock to help them grow

  06-09-2023 18:25 via farms.com
  Prior to the long weekend, the FarmCash cash advance program opened fall applications, allowing agricultural producers to take advantage of marketing flexibility or kick-start planning for the next growing season’s commodity inputs. Producers can apply for up to $1 million and receive the first $350,000 interest-free.FarmCash proudly offers producers the remainder of the advance at one of the lowest lending rates available across administrators, TD prime minus 0.75 per cent, to provide pro
  
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• Profits up at agriculture equipment makers

  06-09-2023 18:21 via farms.com
  As the height of the pandemic fades, COVID-induced problems for the big farm equipment brands are starting to ease.Their sales numbers have seen a post-pandemic jump.One small negative for manufacturers is the sales of utility and compact utility tractors. They have declined sharply from an artificial high, which was attributed to acreage owners stuck at home during the pandemic and spending their cash on home improvement projects, including small tractors.“During COVID, a lot of folks bou
  
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• Unprecedented payout in forage rainfall insurance

  06-09-2023 18:19 via farms.com
  Tuesday, the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a record-breaking level of payments under the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) Forage Rainfall Insurance Program. "While producers face ongoing risks related to climate change and extreme weather events, the support of Business Risk Management programs provides some level of stability against income and production loss," said Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay."There is additional support fo
  
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• 40 years of organic agriculture - resilience - Resilience

  06-09-2023 17:54
  
  40 years of organic agriculture - resilience  Resilience
  
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• Mayor Duggan's Plan and Tax Revisions Empowering Detroit's ... - Michigan Chronicle

  06-09-2023 17:50
  Mayor Duggan's Plan and Tax Revisions Empowering Detroit's ...  Michigan Chronicle
  
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• A 'Cruz' through Texas agriculture to hear from farmers - Texas Farm Bureau

  06-09-2023 17:46
  
  A 'Cruz' through Texas agriculture to hear from farmers  Texas Farm Bureau
  
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• Wheat Market Outlook - September 5, 2023

  06-09-2023 17:40 via farms.com
  Contrary to Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric, Russia has never exported more wheat than last crop year. The forecast for Russian exports by USDA is higher yet again for 2023/24. For 2023/24, USDA forecasts Russia to produce 85 million mt of wheat (estimates by several other analysts are even higher) and forecasts Russian exports to reach 48 million mt. (Total global exports went from 195 million mt in 2019/20 to 214 million mt in 2022/23 and a forecast 212 million mt in 2023/24.) If correct, Russ
  
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• Impact Investing for the Missing Middle: Funding Smallholder ... - Stanford Social Innovation Review

  06-09-2023 17:01
  
  Impact Investing for the Missing Middle: Funding Smallholder ...  Stanford Social Innovation Review
  
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• Idalia’s effect on agriculture

  06-09-2023 16:34 via farms.com
  Hurricane Idalia damaged pecan crops, killed chickens and downed corn
  
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• Agriculture's Digital Revolution: Global Agritech Platform Market ... - Business Wire

  06-09-2023 16:34
  Agriculture's Digital Revolution: Global Agritech Platform Market ...  Business Wire
  
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• Sask. Cattlemen’s Association calling for federal support

  06-09-2023 15:50 via farms.com
  It’s time for the federal government to come to the table for ranchers, the Sask. Cattlemen’s Association says
  
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• B.C. farmers concerned with water protection order

  06-09-2023 15:48 via farms.com
  A farmer is hosting a meeting with the ag community about water issues
  
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• CBP Agriculture Specialists in Louisville Stop Shipments with almost ... - Customs and Border Protection

  06-09-2023 15:47
  
  CBP Agriculture Specialists in Louisville Stop Shipments with almost ...  Customs and Border Protection
  
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• 4 Stocks to Watch as the Agriculture Operations Industry Recovers - Yahoo Finance

  06-09-2023 15:35
  4 Stocks to Watch as the Agriculture Operations Industry Recovers  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Caden Noonkester: Agriculture Inside the 20 | Crop and Soil ... - NC State CALS

  06-09-2023 15:28
  
  Caden Noonkester: Agriculture Inside the 20 | Crop and Soil ...  NC State CALS
  
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• New Jersey Department of Agriculture Kicks Off #JerseyFreshApples ... - PerishableNews

  06-09-2023 15:14
  
  New Jersey Department of Agriculture Kicks Off #JerseyFreshApples ...  PerishableNews
  
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• Agriculture On Guard Against Cyber-Attacks - Drgnews

  06-09-2023 14:54
  
  Agriculture On Guard Against Cyber-Attacks  Drgnews
  
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• Klamath Basin agriculture will avoid last minute water cuts from feds - KLCC FM Public Radio

  06-09-2023 14:51
  Klamath Basin agriculture will avoid last minute water cuts from feds  KLCC FM Public Radio
  
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• Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters - Modern Farmer

  06-09-2023 14:00
  
  Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters  Modern Farmer
  
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• Solar power and agriculture going hand in hand - RWE

  06-09-2023 13:48
  
  Solar power and agriculture going hand in hand  RWE
  
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• DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA’S PRESIDENT OFFERED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON THE CPTPP PANEL DECISION

  06-09-2023 13:25 via farms.com
  David Wiens, President of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), today offered the following statement regarding the report of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Dispute Settlement Panel:
  
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• Model-based principal field crop estimates, July 2023

  06-09-2023 13:03 via farms.com
  In 2023, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more corn for grain and soybeans, but less wheat, canola, barley and oats, compared with 2022, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data. Decreased production for most crops was driven by lower yields because of dry conditions in Western Canada.Across much of the Prairies, lower-than-average precipitation and high temperatures have resulted in poorer crop conditions than in 2022. In Alberta, provinci
  
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• 2023 Harvest Sample Program

  06-09-2023 13:01 via farms.com
  “Producers should be taking samples of each load as the crop is placed into storage to create a representative sample for each bin,” explains Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “The goal is to have a sample that has the same characteristics as the large volume of product that it represents. Producers will then have a sample that can be used to shop around with various potential buyers.”One of the services of the Canadian Grain Commissi
  
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• MU agriculture student Fengkai Tian looks at an informational ... - Columbia Missourian

  06-09-2023 13:00
  MU agriculture student Fengkai Tian looks at an informational ...  Columbia Missourian
  
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• TIPS FOR STARTING LIGHTWEIGHT CALVES ON FEED

  06-09-2023 12:58 via farms.com
  Many cow-calf producers from B.C. through Ontario are planning to wean and sell their calves earlier this year. Others are reluctant to sell lightweight calves into a flooded market so are thinking about retaining ownership, putting extra pounds onto lightweight calves, and selling into a more promising feeder market in early 2022. Many factors need to be considered when preparing to feed lightweight calves. Calves face health and nutritional hurdles as they are weaned and transitioned to a back
  
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• 2023 proved to be a record-breaking year for payouts under Saskatchewan's Forage Rainfall Insurance program

  06-09-2023 12:55 via farms.com
  The Federal-Provincial program paid out over $60.4 million for this year with the majority of those payments going to producers in the southwest and west central regions.The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay says this record high level of payments to producers is a testament to the need for, and value of, the AgriInsurance Program."While producers face ongoing risks related to climate change and extreme weather events, the support of Business Risk Management progra
  
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• The latest edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac is out

  06-09-2023 12:53 via farms.com
  For many generations, the Almanac has been found in many homes as a general guide to what we can expect to see with its long-term forecast.The Old Farmer's Almanac with its yellow cover has been published continuously every September since 1792.Taking a look at the Canadian edition it is predicting some moisture for what has been some of the drier areas in the Prairies this fall.Managing Editor Jack Burnett says they're predicting average temperatures for September with temperatures a little bit
  
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• Over 90% of insured Forage Rainfall Insurance Program acres in Saskatchewan receive payout for 2023

  06-09-2023 12:49 via farms.com
  Today, the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a record-breaking level of payments under the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) Forage Rainfall Insurance Program. Total 2023 Program indemnities paid are $60.4 million, across SCIC’s 17 forage risk zones. While conditions vary across the province with scattered distribution of moisture, the 2023 growing season realized generally drier than average conditions in several areas of the province. Payments are most heavily
  
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• Finalists announced in the 2023 CYL program

  06-09-2023 12:47 via farms.com
  The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program has announced its 16 finalists for the 2023-2024 program year.
  
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• CPKC is preparing for the harvest

  06-09-2023 12:45 via farms.com
  With the harvest rolling along it won't be long before farmers will be looking at shipping that grain to market.
  
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• Prairie road trip proved beneficial for Canadian Senators

  06-09-2023 12:44 via farms.com
  The Senate Ag Committee is back in Ottawa after a road trip to the Canadian prairies last week.
  
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• Sustainable agriculture, climate change and nutrition: a complex challenge - Observer Research Foundation

  06-09-2023 11:12
  Sustainable agriculture, climate change and nutrition: a complex challenge  Observer Research Foundation
  
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• Agriculture Reinsurance Market - Managed Crop Hail Insurance ... - GlobeNewswire

  06-09-2023 11:09
  Agriculture Reinsurance Market - Managed Crop Hail Insurance ...  GlobeNewswire
  
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