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• Grapes still rule; pistachios set new record. Where do other Fresno County crops land? - Fresno Bee

  22-08-2024 20:36
  Grapes still rule; pistachios set new record. Where do other Fresno County crops land?  Fresno Bee
  
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• Saskatchewan Harvest Behind Last Year but Ahead of Average

  22-08-2024 19:50 via farms.com
  Saskatchewan harvest progress continued ahead of the five- and 10-year average this past week, even as severe weather struck some parts of the province. Thursday’s weekly crop report showed the provincewide harvest at 15% complete as of Monday, up from 6% a week earlier and compared to the five- and 10-year averages of 13% and 11%, respectively. However, the harvest does trail last year, when 21% of the crop was already in the bin at this time. A few areas received severe storms
  
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• Fall Cover Cropping Ensures Long-Term Nutrient Release into Soil

  22-08-2024 19:47 via farms.com
  One of the cornerstones of regenerative agriculture is to have plants growing in the soil for as many days of the year as possible. While today’s agronomic practices are predominately based on using annual cash crops, it is an opportunity to get cover cropping into the management fold.Doing so will help solve some of the reoccurring problems producers face like compaction, erosion, nutrient availability and weeds.Fall seeding cover crops can be quite challenging. Lack of growing days after
  
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• Canadian Cattle Association calls for swift government action on keeping Class 1 railways open to ensure continued stable trade and supply chains

  22-08-2024 19:46 via farms.com
  The Canadian beef industry depends on open and stable supply chains for both our domestic and international consumers, which includes steady transportation infrastructure such as railways.The looming and unprecedented labour action at both of Canada’s Class 1 railways will impede this flow and has already disrupted the security of Canada’s food supply. It is crucial that agriculture and agri-food be deemed an essential service that is not at risk of disruption by labour disputes.&ldq
  
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• Nominations open for 2025 Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees - Journal Advocate

  22-08-2024 19:08
  Nominations open for 2025 Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees  Journal Advocate
  
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• Maryland’s MacKenzie Gill Named ‘National Teen Miss Agriculture USA’ - Lancaster Farming

  22-08-2024 18:00
  Maryland’s MacKenzie Gill Named ‘National Teen Miss Agriculture USA’  Lancaster Farming
  
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• Livestock pens an uncommon twist at Battle Creek High School’s new agriculture building - Norfolk Daily News

  22-08-2024 16:57
  Livestock pens an uncommon twist at Battle Creek High School’s new agriculture building  Norfolk Daily News
  
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• Titan Machinery Lowers Fiscal Year 2025 Modeling Assumptions

  22-08-2024 16:10 via farms.com
  Case IH dealership group Titan Machinery released preliminary 2Q results for fiscal 2025 on Aug. 14, ahead of the quarter close on Aug. 31. Revenue for the quarter is expected to be about $643 million, flat vs. the same period of fiscal year 2024. 
  
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• Sarah Kliethermes: Connecting with consumers and building trust in agriculture - Boonville Daily News

  22-08-2024 16:09
  Sarah Kliethermes: Connecting with consumers and building trust in agriculture  Boonville Daily News
  
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• Deere Reports 25% Drop in 3Q Production & Precision Ag Net Sales

  22-08-2024 16:09 via farms.com
  Deer & Co. reported its third quarter net income of $1.7 billion on Aug. 15. Worldwide net sales and revenues decreased 17%, to $13.152 billion, for the third quarter of 2024 and decreased 11%, to $40.572 billion, for 9 months
  
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• Ag Track Talk: What to Know About Ag Track Specs

  22-08-2024 16:08 via farms.com
  Ag Tire Talk is a blog where James Tuschner asks tire manufacturers and other industry experts for their opinions and advice on key topics in the world of ag tires. This edition focuses on track specs.
  
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• Alamo Group Announces Sale of Herschel Parts Business

  22-08-2024 16:07 via farms.com
  Alamo Group Inc. announced Aug. 16 the sale of its Herschel Parts business to F.P. Bourgalt Tillage Tools Ltd.
  
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• Opportunities In Agriculture Highlighted At The Great New York State Fair’s Agriculture Career Day - New York State Fair

  22-08-2024 15:50
  Opportunities In Agriculture Highlighted At The Great New York State Fair’s Agriculture Career Day  New York State Fair
  
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• Novel enzyme fumonisin esterase receives CFIA approval

  22-08-2024 15:38 via farms.com
  A new product to support Canadian hog and poultry producers could be coming soon
  
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• Report challenges Harris’ assertion higher food prices equal corporate greed - Blackchronicle

  22-08-2024 15:25
  Report challenges Harris’ assertion higher food prices equal corporate greed  Blackchronicle
  
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• Louis Dreyfus leads regenerative agriculture programme in Argentina - Oils & Fats International

  22-08-2024 15:04
  Louis Dreyfus leads regenerative agriculture programme in Argentina  Oils & Fats International
  
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• Agriculture Rollers Market to Reach USD 353.37 Million by 2031, - openPR

  22-08-2024 14:59
  Agriculture Rollers Market to Reach USD 353.37 Million by 2031,  openPR
  
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• Bioma Colombia: innovation in regenerative agriculture with organic lulo - FreshPlaza.com

  22-08-2024 14:52
  Bioma Colombia: innovation in regenerative agriculture with organic lulo  FreshPlaza.com
  
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• Robots on the Farm - NC State CALS

  22-08-2024 14:51
  Robots on the Farm  NC State CALS
  
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• FBI Agriculture Threats Symposium held in Nebraska - 1340 KGFW

  22-08-2024 14:47
  FBI Agriculture Threats Symposium held in Nebraska  1340 KGFW
  
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• New Discounts for Farmers and Ranchers Buying Trucks from a Certified Agriculture Dealer™ - Morning Ag Clips -

  22-08-2024 14:34
  New Discounts for Farmers and Ranchers Buying Trucks from a Certified Agriculture Dealer™  Morning Ag Clips -
  
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• Utilizing Precision Agriculture, Stacking Technology Pays Off - No-Till Farmer

  22-08-2024 14:00
  Utilizing Precision Agriculture, Stacking Technology Pays Off  No-Till Farmer
  
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• Possible rail shutdown in Canada threatens agriculture supply chain - Fresh Fruit Portal

  22-08-2024 14:00
  Possible rail shutdown in Canada threatens agriculture supply chain  Fresh Fruit Portal
  
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• Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Names 2024-2025 Educator Ambassador Team - Morning Ag Clips -

  22-08-2024 13:58
  Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Names 2024-2025 Educator Ambassador Team  Morning Ag Clips -
  
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• Rail work stoppage impacting millions in farmer revenue

  22-08-2024 13:50 via farms.com
  The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is calling on the Government of Canada to immediately enact binding arbitration to end the dual work stoppage at CN and CPKC.Sask Wheat represents the wheat and winter cereals producers of Saskatchewan for whom timely, responsive and efficient rail service is fundamental to crop marketing and profitability. In 2023, Saskatchewan produced over 40 percent of the spring wheat and 80 percent of the durum grown in Canada, the majority of whic
  
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• New Holland Announces New Precision Technology Offerings

  22-08-2024 13:46 via farms.com
  New Holland is introducing new advancements in its precision technology stack to make farming easier, more sustainable and more efficient for its customers.
  
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• Class I railway stoppage begins across Canada

  22-08-2024 13:38 via farms.com
  Millions of dollars are at stake each day during the labour situation, ag groups say
  
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• CEDA Votes to Merge with AED

  22-08-2024 13:31 via farms.com
  The Canadian Equipment Dealers Assn. (CEDA) Board of Directors ratified a membership vote to merge with Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). The merger is expected to be a seamless transition for CEDA and is scheduled to be finalized by Nov. 1. 
  
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• Why Iowa's agriculture equipment companies are doing mass layoffs - Axios

  22-08-2024 13:26
  Why Iowa's agriculture equipment companies are doing mass layoffs  Axios
  
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• Case IH Introduces New Precision Technology Tools

  22-08-2024 13:24 via farms.com
  Today’s farmers are challenged not only with rising production demands, increased costs, and skilled labor shortages, but also increasingly complex operations to manage
  
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• USDA introduces Metro ATL students to agriculture importance - ValdostaToday.com

  22-08-2024 13:22
  USDA introduces Metro ATL students to agriculture importance  ValdostaToday.com
  
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• Alamo Group to Close RhinoAg Facility in Gibson City, Ill., Next Year

  22-08-2024 12:46 via farms.com
  Alamo Group alerted employees at its RhinoAg facility in Gibson City, Ill., on Aug. 20, that it will consolidate operations with the Bush Hog facility in Selma, Ala., by the end of March 2025, reports WCIA 3 News. 
  
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• Georgia: Eco-friendly farms are being established in Racha - JAMnews

  22-08-2024 12:42
  Georgia: Eco-friendly farms are being established in Racha  JAMnews
  
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• Buhler Reports 16% Increase in 2Q Revenue

  22-08-2024 12:42 via farms.com
  Buhler Industries, manufacturer of the Versatile and Farm King brands of ag equipment, reported revenue for the 2nd quarter ended June 30,2024, was up 15.9% coming in at 78.3 million compared to $67.6 million in the prior year's second quarter.
  
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• USDA Appoints New Members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

  22-08-2024 12:29 via farms.com
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 20 new members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. This committee is part of USDA’s support for equitable access to USDA’s services and programs and creating more market opportunities for local and regional production.“The next generation of farmers, whether continuing a multi-generational operation or starting anew, deserve the very best opportunities,” said Agriculture
  
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• Farm Progress Show offers equipment, crop talk

  22-08-2024 12:25 via farms.com
  The Central Iowa Expo site soon will be filled with agricultural items from as small as a rain gauge to trailers and combines bigger than some dump trucks.An estimated 150,000 to 200,000 visitors also will be excited to check out the debut of Air Tractor’s AT-802A as an exhibitor at the 71st Farm Progress Show Aug. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa.Air Tractor said the AT-802A is the biggest single-engine agricultural aircraft, with a payload capacity of more than 9,000 pounds and an 800-gallon hopper.
  
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• Farm's future secured by sons

  22-08-2024 12:23 via farms.com
  Brothers Mike and Tom Gerrits were worried that Country Aire Farms, their family’s 101-year-old dairy farm near Greenleaf, wouldn’t be passed down to a fourth generation. Their two eldest sons had walked away from the farm to enroll in college. Matt Gerrits pursued a career as a pharmacist; Nick Gerrits pursued a career as a certified public accountant. But that changed for each of them after they experienced life outside the dairy.“They asked us if we had a spot for them on th
  
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• From the Fields: LeeAnne Bulman with Kaleb Ellis

  22-08-2024 12:21 via farms.com
  We’re just kind of waiting around,” is how Jimmy Ellis describes field conditions this week in western Wisconsin.With small grains harvested, spraying finished for the year and a break for most farms between hay crops, it’s time to complete other delayed summer projects.Tar spot was found in our area. Fortunately it’s near the end of the cycle for affecting yields. The corn is too tall for sprayers to drive through so that part of the summer circuit has ended.The beans ar
  
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• Canola industry calls for action on rail work stoppage

  22-08-2024 12:13 via farms.com
  As of 00:01 ET on August 22, 2024, a disruption in rail service is in effect between Canada’s Class I railways (CN & CPKC) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union.As a result of this unprecedented work stoppage, service has ground to a halt, impacting all segments of the canola value chain. With farmers already harvesting crops in parts of the Prairies, this work stoppage could not come at a worse time for the grains sector. Grain elevators and oilseed processors are reducing ca
  
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• Rhinebeck Chamber talks agriculture at Dutchess County Fair - Mid Hudson News Website

  22-08-2024 11:34
  Rhinebeck Chamber talks agriculture at Dutchess County Fair  Mid Hudson News Website
  
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• Legislature refuses to include parcels in Putnam Agriculture District - Mid Hudson News Website

  22-08-2024 11:29
  Legislature refuses to include parcels in Putnam Agriculture District  Mid Hudson News Website
  
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• Discussions on potato exports to China have been ongoing since 2017 - Agriculture Ministry - AKIpress

  22-08-2024 11:24
  Discussions on potato exports to China have been ongoing since 2017 - Agriculture Ministry  AKIpress
  
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• China and Africa cooperate to modernize agriculture - CGTN

  22-08-2024 11:01
  China and Africa cooperate to modernize agriculture  CGTN
  
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• Agriculture: check your facts with our new tool - European Commission

  22-08-2024 11:01
  Agriculture: check your facts with our new tool  European Commission
  
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• The global power of Big Agriculture’s lobbying - Moneycontrol

  22-08-2024 09:38
  The global power of Big Agriculture’s lobbying  Moneycontrol
  
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• Potential strikes threaten fall for agriculture - Pine Bluff Commercial

  22-08-2024 09:30
  Potential strikes threaten fall for agriculture  Pine Bluff Commercial
  
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• 20 Years of Georgia Agriculture Trends - AGInfo Ag Information Network

  22-08-2024 09:01
  20 Years of Georgia Agriculture Trends  AGInfo Ag Information Network
  
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• The Power of Trade in Advancing U.S. Agriculture - redlakenationnews.com

  22-08-2024 08:59
  The Power of Trade in Advancing U.S. Agriculture  redlakenationnews.com
  
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• Rep. Tenney Releases Broadband Access and Agriculture Plans - Finger Lakes Daily News

  22-08-2024 07:54
  Rep. Tenney Releases Broadband Access and Agriculture Plans  Finger Lakes Daily News
  
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• 28 arrested for string of agriculture related thefts in Ventura County - kclu.org

  22-08-2024 06:31
  28 arrested for string of agriculture related thefts in Ventura County  kclu.org
  
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