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• Alabama Department of Agriculture confirms two cases of potentially deadly horse virus - Alabama's News Leader

  25-07-2024 23:17
  Alabama Department of Agriculture confirms two cases of potentially deadly horse virus  Alabama's News Leader
  
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• Bitterroot teens digging into futures in agriculture through internships - KPAX News

  25-07-2024 22:56
  
  Bitterroot teens digging into futures in agriculture through internships  KPAX News
  
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• Planting A Flag: AGCO All-In On Mixed-Fleet Aftermarket Ag Tech

  25-07-2024 22:18 via farms.com
  Farmers have long self-segmented solely on the paint color of their favorite brands of farming equipment.Oh, you’re a green guy? You prefer John Deere tractors, combines and sprayers.Or maybe you overheard someone make an offhand remark that your farm is “all red.” That’s not a shot at your political party affiliation. It means Case IH is your preferred brand of equipment.No matter how you slice it, if you spend any time hanging around farmers it’s clear: they value
  
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• Ag in Motion farm show combines business and fun

  25-07-2024 22:08 via farms.com
  A small city sprouts up alongside the canola every year near Langham, Sask.That's where Ag in Motion holds its three-day outdoor farm show. The event attracts about 10,000 daily visitors to its 40-hectare site northwest of Saskatoon."It's like they got one of everything out here," said Trevor Kwiatkowski. He farms grain and oil seed crops near Prince Albert, so he's always looking for the newest seeding and tilling technology.Live demonstrations of machinery in the field and opportunities to tes
  
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• Machinery News: AGCO Reorganizes Ohio Dealer Network, John Deere Launches New Gator UTVs

  25-07-2024 22:03 via farms.com
  AGCO Details Ohio Dealer Reshuffle, AgRevolution Expanding NorthWhen word leaked online that AGCO was pulling its brands out of a long-standing dealer, Ohio Ag Equipment, at the end of 2024, many were left wondering what would become of AGCO's presence in Ohio?The Duluth, Georgia-based manufacturer says it will lean on what it is calling several “well-established” local dealers to provide expanded service within the state. The company will also begin expanding its AgRevolution hub-an
  
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• Machinery And Tech News: More John Deere Layoffs, DJI Details Global Ag Drone Usage

  25-07-2024 22:01 via farms.com
  WQAD-8 ABC in Moline, Ill., is reporting that 345 more layoffs have hit John Deere's manufacturing operation in Waterloo, Iowa.The equipment company has now dismissed over a thousand workers from its plants and offices around the Midwest.Over 500 employees in total at the Waterloo plant, which normally employs north of 3,000 production workers, have been given walking papers. An additional seven employees in a Coffeyville, Kan., facility will also be dismissed as of August 9, according to WQAD.D
  
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• York State Fair: Agriculture with Cargill - ABC27

  25-07-2024 21:45
  
  York State Fair: Agriculture with Cargill  ABC27
  
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• Humphries, Receives 2024 Partnership in Agriculture Literacy Award - Morning Ag Clips -

  25-07-2024 20:45
  
  Humphries, Receives 2024 Partnership in Agriculture Literacy Award  Morning Ag Clips -
  
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• Teacher awarded at the National Agriculture in the classroom conference - The Wahkiakum County Eagle

  25-07-2024 20:23
  
  Teacher awarded at the National Agriculture in the classroom conference  The Wahkiakum County Eagle
  
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• Q&A: The Department of Agriculture Has Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence - FedTech Magazine

  25-07-2024 20:19
  
  Q&A: The Department of Agriculture Has Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence  FedTech Magazine
  
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• Market Movers to Watch for the Week of July 29

  25-07-2024 20:14 via farms.com
  Key reports that farmers should watch which could have significant impacts on commodity markets the week of July 29, 2024.
  
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• Agriculture recovery center, aimed at helping flood recovery, will be in Sioux Center - Sioux City Journal

  25-07-2024 19:30
  Agriculture recovery center, aimed at helping flood recovery, will be in Sioux Center  Sioux City Journal
  
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• Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country - Reuters.com

  25-07-2024 19:27
  
  Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country  Reuters.com
  
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• Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country - Reuters

  25-07-2024 19:27
  
  Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country  Reuters
  
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• Agriculture Recovery Center opens in Cedar County Thursday - KWQC

  25-07-2024 19:22
  Agriculture Recovery Center opens in Cedar County Thursday  KWQC
  
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• John Deere Rolls Out Proven E-Drive Production Class Loader Offerings with the 744 and 824 X-Tier Models

  25-07-2024 19:08 via farms.com
  John Deere announced the launch of its latest production class loader offerings with the introduction of the 744 X-Tier and 824 X-Tier Wheel Loaders.
  
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• Monarch Tractor Announces $133M Series C Funding

  25-07-2024 18:58 via farms.com
  Monarch Tractor, creator of the MK-V, the world's first fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor and Wingspan Ag Intelligence (WingspanAI) farm management platform, has announced a history-making $133 million Series C, making it the largest funding raising round in agricultural robotics history.
  
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• Machinery and Tech News: Class-10+ Combine Hits North America, Taranis Launches GenAI Assistant

  25-07-2024 18:52 via farms.com
  Claas unveiled its new Lexion 8900 Terra Trac combine this week at the Ag in Motion farm show in Saskatchewan, Canada.The newest entry to the Lexion lineup delivers 779 max horsepower from an efficient 16.2L MAN engine – an increase of 89 hp over the Lexion 8800 model, according to the company.Claas says the class-10+ combine is well suited for large-scale small grain operations. While the machine is new to North America, it’s been offered in select regions around the world since 201
  
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• Quebec company wants federal permits to export armoured trucks to Qatar

  25-07-2024 18:49 via farms.com
  An armoured vehicle manufacturer in Quebec wants to discuss export permits so it can send its vehicles to Qatar. After flash floods left parts of Canada’s biggest city underwater, an association of Canada’s insurance providers wants Ontario to do more to conserve areas that prevent flooding. And Shoppers Drug Mart wants British Columbia to use its technology platform to expand “mental health and addiction assistance.” Those are just some of the insights from the IJF&
  
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• Eastern Canada wildfire forces more hydro plant workers to evacuate

  25-07-2024 18:46 via farms.com
  A wildfire in an eastern Canadian province moved closer to a huge power plant on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of workers from a nearby town, officials said."So (this is) very concerning," Newfoundland and Labrador premier Andrew Furey told reporters, citing "an incredible amount of fuel" in front of the fire that could spread rapidly.Operations at the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant, the second largest underground facility in North America, can still continue thanks to precautionary plann
  
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• Napanee Area Cattle Trucker Fined $800 for Obstructing an OMAFA Inspector

  25-07-2024 18:42 via farms.com
  Ontario Livestock Exchange, 856 Weber Street North, Waterloo RegionDescription of Offence: Obstructing an Inspector under the Livestock Community Sales ActDate of Offence: December 7, 2023Date of Conviction: April 17, 2024Penalty Imposed: $800Background: On December 7, 2023, an auction took place at the Ontario Livestock Exchange, in Waterloo Region. Ryan Leduc, a cattle trucker, unloaded cattle for sale at the auction when an inspector with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness obs
  
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• AGCO Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell its Grain & Protein Business

  25-07-2024 18:42 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its Grain & Protein business to American Industrial Partners ("AIP") in an all-cash transaction valued at $700 million, subject to working capital and other customary closing adjustments.
  
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• Belgrave Farmer Convicted of Operating Unlicensed Milk Plant

  25-07-2024 18:41 via farms.com
  Description of Offences: Between June 3, 2023 and August 17, 2023, Abraham Miller operated a milk plant without a licence contrary to the provisions of the Milk Act.Date of Offences: Between June 3, 2023 and June 29, 2023 and on August 17, 2023Date of Conviction: April 29, 2024Penalty Imposed: Three counts of operating a milk plant without a licence, for a total of $4,500, plus a victim fine surcharge.Background: In spring 2023, ministry staff received information that a farm in Belgrave, Ontari
  
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• Colorado still testing 150 for bird flu

  25-07-2024 18:39 via farms.com
  Colorado state authorities are still awaiting results from many of at least 68 workers who have shown symptoms of infection by highly pathogenic avian influenza.There are more than 150 workers at the layer chicken operation.Officials said workers may have shucked their protective masks as the temperature in the area topped 37.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has distributed post-exposure antiviral medicine as a precaution to more than 150 workers at a poultry farm hit by
  
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• An In-Depth Look at John Deere 2D Slope Control

  25-07-2024 18:39 via farms.com
  John Deere 2D Slope Control is an advanced grading technology designed to enhance the precision and efficiency of slope creation, adjustment, and maintenance.
  
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• Survey finds farmers doubt governments can help

  25-07-2024 18:37 via farms.com
  A survey of 500 farmers and agriculture businesses and professionals has found that farmers have little confidence that governments can solve some of their greatest concerns such as policy, extreme weather and trade.Less than 15 per cent, “have confidence in government to solve any of the three, while fewer than 22 per cent say they have confidence in private sector solutions. Thus, the uphill battle will evidently persist for years to come.”The survey and report were done by the Can
  
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• Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issues biosecurity measures for livestock shows - Gulf Coast Media

  25-07-2024 18:30
  
  Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issues biosecurity measures for livestock shows  Gulf Coast Media
  
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• FPT Ag Ministers’ Meeting recap: British Columbia

  25-07-2024 17:12 via farms.com
  Ministers were united in the need to improve BRM programs
  
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• Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, July 23, 2024

  25-07-2024 17:12 via farms.com
  Alberta Grains is providing funding financial support to the Western Crop Innovations (WCI) to advance agricultural research tailored for the Western Prairies.WCI was established earlier this year, as a not-for-profit organization. Formerly known as the Field Crop Development Centre under Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, WCI has evolved into an entity dedicated to developing feed and forage barley, malting barley and triticale varieties optimized for Alberta’s agricultural condi
  
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• Grain commission takes away the license of a Saskatchewan company

  25-07-2024 17:11 via farms.com
  The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has voided the grain dealer license of a Saskatoon, Sask. company effective today.Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta who delivered grain to LSM Grain Ltd. may be owed money by this company.When a licensed grain company fails to pay grain farmers, the CGC Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program uses the company’s security to pay them if their claim is eligible.Any Canadian grain farmers who are owed money by LSM Grain should contact the comm
  
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• Farmers with unpaid deliveries to LSM Grain Ltd should contact the CGC immediately

  25-07-2024 17:10 via farms.com
  On Tuesday, the Canadian Grain Commission revoked the grain dealer licence of LSM Grain Ltd. in Saskatoon.Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries.According to the company's website they handle Organic and Conventional cereals, pulses and oilseeds.Grain farmers who may be affected could be eligible for compensation through the CGC's Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. Under the program when a licensed grain company fails to pay
  
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• Hyde-Smith for Secretary of Agriculture? - Magnolia Tribune

  25-07-2024 17:09
  
  Hyde-Smith for Secretary of Agriculture?  Magnolia Tribune
  
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• Agriculture Robots Market to Be Worth $28.2 Billion and 30,41,634 Thousand Units by 2031 - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research® - PR Newswire UK

  25-07-2024 16:01
  Agriculture Robots Market to Be Worth $28.2 Billion and 30,41,634 Thousand Units by 2031 - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®  PR Newswire UK
  
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• Learning about agriculture at the Montour-Delong Community Fair - fox56.com

  25-07-2024 15:46
  Learning about agriculture at the Montour-Delong Community Fair  fox56.com
  
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• PepsiCo Foods Launches Agriculture Initiative - Powder Bulk Solids

  25-07-2024 15:19
  PepsiCo Foods Launches Agriculture Initiative  Powder Bulk Solids
  
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• Summer Ag Institute brings West Texas agriculture to educators - Texas Farm Bureau

  25-07-2024 15:18
  Summer Ag Institute brings West Texas agriculture to educators  Texas Farm Bureau
  
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• Department of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture summit addresses veteran food security - Connecting Vets

  25-07-2024 14:32
  Department of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture summit addresses veteran food security  Connecting Vets
  
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• Caspian Debt Launches Loan Product For Climate-Resilient Agriculture - Outlook Planet

  25-07-2024 13:40
  Caspian Debt Launches Loan Product For Climate-Resilient Agriculture  Outlook Planet
  
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• Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut - The Anniston Star

  25-07-2024 13:37
  Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut  The Anniston Star
  
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• Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut - KHQ Right Now

  25-07-2024 13:37
  Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut  KHQ Right Now
  
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• Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut - News 12 Connecticut

  25-07-2024 13:18
  Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries introduces you to agriculture in Connecticut  News 12 Connecticut
  
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• Mario Ferruzzi named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech

  25-07-2024 12:59
  Mario Ferruzzi named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech  Virginia Tech
  
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• Food security in war: Gov't increases egg import quotas, food waste exacerbated - The Jerusalem Post

  25-07-2024 12:44
  Food security in war: Gov't increases egg import quotas, food waste exacerbated  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• 2024 weather issues create difficult crop decisions - Agweek

  25-07-2024 12:31
  2024 weather issues create difficult crop decisions  Agweek
  
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• Open Farm Day celebrates local agriculture - Daily Bulldog

  25-07-2024 12:00
  Open Farm Day celebrates local agriculture  Daily Bulldog
  
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• Hayes: Retrofitting Brakes on Agriculture Equipment - The BRAKE Report

  25-07-2024 12:00
  Hayes: Retrofitting Brakes on Agriculture Equipment  The BRAKE Report
  
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• Agriculture celebrated at 112th Annual Burt County Fair - Blair Enterprise Publishing

  25-07-2024 12:00
  Agriculture celebrated at 112th Annual Burt County Fair  Blair Enterprise Publishing
  
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• EU agriculture chief slams the idea of reform-linked funds for farmers - EURACTIV

  25-07-2024 11:48
  EU agriculture chief slams the idea of reform-linked funds for farmers  EURACTIV
  
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• KRG launches dairy production courses to empower women, boost local agriculture - Kurdistan24

  25-07-2024 10:49
  KRG launches dairy production courses to empower women, boost local agriculture  Kurdistan24
  
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• Taking the chance out of agriculture in Cabo Verde - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  25-07-2024 09:58
  Taking the chance out of agriculture in Cabo Verde  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  
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