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• AgriTalk Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Agriculture - Drovers Magazine

  02-08-2024 23:08
  
  AgriTalk Celebrates 30 Years of Serving Agriculture  Drovers Magazine
  
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• FFA receives Microsoft grant to expand precision agriculture - AGDAILY

  02-08-2024 22:45
  
  FFA receives Microsoft grant to expand precision agriculture  AGDAILY
  
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• Texas A&M Board of Regents approves controlled environment agriculture greenhouse construction project in Dallas - AgriLife Today

  02-08-2024 22:24
  Texas A&M Board of Regents approves controlled environment agriculture greenhouse construction project in Dallas  AgriLife Today
  
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• Webinar on ‘Smart Agriculture’ to be held on August 4 - The Hindu

  02-08-2024 21:28
  Webinar on ‘Smart Agriculture’ to be held on August 4  The Hindu
  
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• Marion County Agriculture Fair Exhibit Building Champions named - WJBD News - Salem, Illinois

  02-08-2024 21:08
  Marion County Agriculture Fair Exhibit Building Champions named  WJBD News - Salem, Illinois
  
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• How K-State’s Precision Agriculture Research put a Clay Center Farm on the Global Stage - KCLY Radio

  02-08-2024 20:44
  How K-State’s Precision Agriculture Research put a Clay Center Farm on the Global Stage  KCLY Radio
  
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• DNA technology helps breed cattle to benefit earth and beef industry

  02-08-2024 20:28 via farms.com
  At Livestock Gentec, researchers begin each project the same way — with a road trip. They head out of the city, gathering at farm gates and kitchen tables to ask Canadian livestock producers one question: “What keeps you up at night?”“Then we look for answers. And if there aren’t answers, we ask, ‘Is there an opportunity to research and develop new solutions?’ ” says Graham Plastow, a Gentec researcher and professor emeritus in the University of Al
  
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• Department of Agriculture giving away Jersey Fresh tomatoes at the shore - NJBIZ

  02-08-2024 20:25
  
  Department of Agriculture giving away Jersey Fresh tomatoes at the shore  NJBIZ
  
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• Further yield decline in continued heat

  02-08-2024 20:24 via farms.com
  The continued heat and lack of moisture has accelerated crop advancement throughout the province. With the current conditions crops throughout many regions are stressed, causing yield potential to further decline this week. Producers are hoping for moisture to help with head and pod filling on later seeded crops but for many advanced crops, any moisture received would have little impact on yield at this stage. Additionally, it is unlikely that a second cut of hay will be possible in most areas o
  
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• TELUS reports operational and financial results for second quarter 2024

  02-08-2024 20:22 via farms.com
  TELUS Corporation today released its unaudited results for the second quarter of 2024. Consolidated operating revenues and other income increased by 0.6 per cent over the same period a year ago to $5.0 billion. This growth was driven by higher service revenue in our TELUS technology solutions (TTech) segment offset by lower service revenue in our TELUS digital experience segment (TELUS Digital), formerly known as Digitally-led customer experiences – TELUS International. Within TTech, highe
  
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• ATU to break ground on agriculture building Aug. 15 - Russellville Courier

  02-08-2024 20:20
  ATU to break ground on agriculture building Aug. 15  Russellville Courier
  
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• UI receives $6M to study extreme weather in agriculture - The Gazette

  02-08-2024 19:25
  UI receives $6M to study extreme weather in agriculture  The Gazette
  
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• NCMC agriculture program highlighted at Trenton Rotary Club - kttn

  02-08-2024 19:10
  
  NCMC agriculture program highlighted at Trenton Rotary Club  kttn
  
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• Marin awards $1.6M for food, garden, agriculture projects - Marin Independent Journal

  02-08-2024 19:08
  Marin awards $1.6M for food, garden, agriculture projects  Marin Independent Journal
  
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• “Adopt A Cow” Program brings agriculture to the classroom (sponsored) - This Is Reno

  02-08-2024 18:00
  
  “Adopt A Cow” Program brings agriculture to the classroom (sponsored)  This Is Reno
  
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• Dominica To Host 2024 OECS Youth In Agriculture Symposium - Black Star News

  02-08-2024 17:28
  
  Dominica To Host 2024 OECS Youth In Agriculture Symposium  Black Star News
  
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• Joint Statement – Additional Detections of MSX in Prince Edward Island

  02-08-2024 16:40 via farms.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of multinucleate sphere X unknown (MSX) caused by Haplosporidium nelsoni in additional locations on Prince Edward Island (PEI), including areas between Lennox Island and Freeland.
  
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• Encouraging all Canadians to "leaf" a mark during Tree Check Month

  02-08-2024 16:36 via farms.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proud to mark Tree Check Month this August. This annual campaign urges Canadians to thoroughly inspect trees and plants in their backyards, gardens, parks, and vehicles for invasive pests.
  
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• New IoT Partnership Addresses Rural Connectivity Gap in Agriculture - Greenhouse Grower

  02-08-2024 16:19
  New IoT Partnership Addresses Rural Connectivity Gap in Agriculture  Greenhouse Grower
  
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• UAF Experiment Farm showcases arctic agriculture at first Research Field Day - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  02-08-2024 16:10
  UAF Experiment Farm showcases arctic agriculture at first Research Field Day  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  
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• Genetic breeding for indoor vertical farming - Nature.com

  02-08-2024 16:01
  
  Genetic breeding for indoor vertical farming  Nature.com
  
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• Government of Canada announces funding to help soybean farmers manage extreme weather

  02-08-2024 15:59 via farms.com
  Soybeans are one of the largest field crops in Canada, generating $14 billion in annual economic output. Research and innovation in the soy industry are helping producers evolve by enhancing crop resilience and yield in response to more frequent extreme weather events and the need to reduce the environmental footprint of farms, while feeding a growing population.
  
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• New program to assist Prince Edward Island farmers in building resiliency

  02-08-2024 15:58 via farms.com
  A new program will help the agriculture industry on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) better prepare and address current and future challenges that face the industry.
  
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• Iowa State Fair a showcase of education and advocation for Iowa Agriculture - Iowa Agribusiness Network

  02-08-2024 15:55
  Iowa State Fair a showcase of education and advocation for Iowa Agriculture  Iowa Agribusiness Network
  
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• Crop Residue Burning Authorization reminder

  02-08-2024 15:55 via farms.com
  From Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Friday, November 15, 2024 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED, except by permit, in the municipalities of Rosser, Headingley, St. François Xavier, Cartier, Macdonald, Ritchot, Taché, Springfield, East St. Paul and West St. Paul.
  
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• Grain elevator becomes art canvas

  02-08-2024 15:39 via farms.com
  Mindy Allen painted the elevator in Inman, Kan.
  
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• Global Agriculture Industry Outlook worth YOY Increase of 15.7% by 2024 - GlobeNewswire

  02-08-2024 15:30
  Global Agriculture Industry Outlook worth YOY Increase of 15.7% by 2024  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Ag notes for Aug. 2 - Norfolk Daily News

  02-08-2024 15:26
  Ag notes for Aug. 2  Norfolk Daily News
  
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• Department Of Agriculture Offers Warm Weather Lawn Care Tips For Homeowners - Bay Net

  02-08-2024 15:16
  Department Of Agriculture Offers Warm Weather Lawn Care Tips For Homeowners  Bay Net
  
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• Canada Boosts Soybean Resilience with Funding

  02-08-2024 14:56 via farms.com
  Canadian government invests in soybean genetic improvements to combat climate effects, enhancing crop resilience and sustainability.
  
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• Photos: Youths connect to agriculture in refugee program at Providence Farm Collective - Buffalo News

  02-08-2024 14:40
  Photos: Youths connect to agriculture in refugee program at Providence Farm Collective  Buffalo News
  
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• Mall-sized tomato greenhouse - The Providence Journal

  02-08-2024 14:40
  Mall-sized tomato greenhouse  The Providence Journal
  
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• How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture - The Jerusalem Post

  02-08-2024 13:54
  
  How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• OSU Extension's Josh Campbell explores local farming practices at A&H Farm - KOKH FOX25

  02-08-2024 13:38
  OSU Extension's Josh Campbell explores local farming practices at A&H Farm  KOKH FOX25
  
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• Kinze announces layoffs

  02-08-2024 13:38 via farms.com
  The layoffs will affect almost 200 employees
  
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• More than $2.3 Million Earmarked for Soybean Research

  02-08-2024 13:16 via farms.com
  The federal government on Wednesday announced more than $2.3 million in funding to help develop more climate change-resistant soybeans. The money – which will be spread over four years – will go to Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) to create soybean varieties that are more heat and drought tolerant, as well as herbicide resistant, use water efficiently, and sequester carbon into the soil, said a federal release. “This funding is vitally important to helping our hardworking farmers
  
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• Map: Prairie Dryness in July Likely to Extend into August

  02-08-2024 13:14 via farms.com
  Dryness and heat featured across much of Western Canada in July, and more of the same could be in store for August. As the map here shows, rainfall was well below normal for most of the Prairies over the past 30 days, with eastern Manitoba being the only real exception. The dryness has been a bitter pill for many farmers, who have watched their crops go backward after much improved moisture in the spring got the 2024 growing season off to a more promising start compared to previous years. Meanwh
  
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• Saskatchewan Yield Potential Still Going Backward

  02-08-2024 13:11 via farms.com
  Saskatchewan yield potential further declined this past week, amid continued hot, dry conditions. In fact, it is probably now already too late for many of the more advanced crops to see any improvement even if it did rain, according to the latest provincial crop report on Thursday. Additionally, it is unlikely that a second cut of hay will be possible in most areas of the province due to the lack of moisture, it added. Many areas received only trace amounts of rainfall or none this pas
  
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• AgSmart Pulls in Nearly 4,000 People as Western Crop Innovations Steps into the Spotlight

  02-08-2024 13:08 via farms.com
  The fifth annual AgSmart, held on July 30 and 31 at Olds College, proved to be a resounding success, drawing over 3,600 attendees eager to explore the latest advancements in agricultural technology.The event featured a dynamic lineup of expert-led educational sessions, live demonstrations, interactive exhibits, and special events, offering participants a comprehensive look at the future of farming and agri-tech innovation. Included among them was a panel discussion hosted by the Alberta Seed Gui
  
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• Innovation at Hazera: Pioneering a New Era in Global Agriculture - Seed World

  02-08-2024 13:07
  Innovation at Hazera: Pioneering a New Era in Global Agriculture  Seed World
  
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• Programs to get our Youth involved in Agriculture - WNAX

  02-08-2024 13:01
  
  Programs to get our Youth involved in Agriculture  WNAX
  
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• Pea harvest starting to get underway in Saskatchewan

  02-08-2024 13:01 via farms.com
  Despite a late start to seeding, harvest operations are starting to get underway in the Prairies.Precipitation which delayed seeding activity this spring was welcome in some of the drier areas, while some areas of Manitoba were impacted by too much rain.The extreme heat with highs into the 30s is now impacting crop potential in some areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan reducing yield and quality expectations.Mike Brown, the agronomy manager with the Saskatchwan Pulse Growers says heat over the last
  
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• Labour Issues Continue With Cargill

  02-08-2024 12:59 via farms.com
  One Cargill strike might be over but another might be waiting in the wings.Workers at the ready made plant in Calgary, that processes beef from the plant in nearby High River, voted yesterday on a tentative contract offer. The results should be known sometime tomorrow.Last month, 100 percent of those workers said they would back strike action if the company didn't provide an acceptable deal. The Calgary plant packages meat that is then sent to stores that don't have their own meat cutters like F
  
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• Roundtable question: Exploring the benefits of regenerative agriculture - FoodBev.com

  02-08-2024 12:04
  
  Roundtable question: Exploring the benefits of regenerative agriculture  FoodBev.com
  
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• Solar and wind production can coexist with agriculture -- Nathan Dombeck - Madison.com

  02-08-2024 12:00
  Solar and wind production can coexist with agriculture -- Nathan Dombeck  Madison.com
  
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• Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Sees Significant Growth in First Half-Year - Astana Times

  02-08-2024 11:56
  Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Sees Significant Growth in First Half-Year  Astana Times
  
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• Cattle market trends - peak prices in question

  02-08-2024 11:46 via farms.com
  Declining consumer interest in beef and increased global competition might be signaling a downturn in U.S. cattle prices.
  
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• U.S. wheat rebounds with strong 2024 harvest

  02-08-2024 11:42 via farms.com
  The 2024 U.S. wheat harvest reflects a robust recovery with significant yield improvements and enhanced export figures after recent drought challenges.
  
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• Historic USDA aid to address past wrongs

  02-08-2024 11:39 via farms.com
  Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Administration provides crucial financial support to farmers affected by past USDA discrimination.
  
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• Clearview Farm's sunflowers return - The News-Gazette

  02-08-2024 11:30
  Clearview Farm's sunflowers return  The News-Gazette
  
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