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• Synagro Marks 40 Years of Sustainable Innovation

  13-08-2026 12:54 via farms.com
  Synagro's latest sustainability report highlights 40 years of innovation, major emissions reductions, nutrient recycling efforts, and continued investment in circular economy solutions for agriculture and communities.
  
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• Alberta Crops Still Above Average, But Moisture Extremes Mean Farmers Can Expect Two Different Harvest Stories

  13-08-2026 18:51 via farms.com
  Provincial crop ratings remain stronger than the five-year average, but Alberta farmers are dealing with a sharp regional split: declining moisture in the South and Central regions and persistent wet conditions farther north.Alberta’s 2026 crop is still looking comparatively strong heading into August, but the provincial average masks very different conditions from one end of the province to the other.As of Aug. 4, 58.1 per cent of Alberta’s major crops were rated in good-to-excellen
  
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• Survey-Based Yield Estimates Show Mixed Outlook for 2026 U.S. Corn, Soybean Crops

  13-08-2026 18:50 via farms.com
  The USDA’s first survey-based yield estimates of the season point to a lower average U.S. corn yield in 2026 but only a modest decline for soybeans, with wide differences among major producing states. In its August crop production estimates released Wednesday, the USDA pegged the national corn yield at 180.7 bu/acre, down from 186.5 bu in 2025. The U.S. soybean yield was forecast at 52.7 bu/acre, just below last year’s 53 bu. In the biggest Corn Belt states, Iowa’s 2026 corn yi
  
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• USDA Forecasts Smaller U.S. Durum, Spring Wheat Crops

  13-08-2026 18:49 via farms.com
  U.S. wheat production is headed for a steep year-over-year decline in 2026, with the USDA forecasting total output at just 1.53 billion bu, down 23% from 2025 and the lowest since 1970. Most of the decline is in winter wheat – with output now forecast at roughly 990 million bu, down about 29% on the year. However, Wednesday's USDA crop production report pared the 2026 U.S. durum and other spring wheat estimates as well. The drop in the durum estimate was particularly steep. The USDA now fo
  
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• Saskatchewan Harvest Progress Stalls

  13-08-2026 18:48 via farms.com
  Harvest stalled across Saskatchewan this past week as cooler weather slowed field operations, leaving just 2% of the provincial crop in the bin as of Monday, unchanged from the previous week. Progress remains behind both the five-year average of 6% and the 10-year average of 5%, although it is slightly ahead of last year’s 1%. According to Thursday's weekly provincial crop report, harvest activity continues to be concentrated in winter cereals, early seeded pulses and a few spring cereal c
  
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• AGCO & CNH Announce Precision & Technology Leadership Shifts

  13-08-2026 13:17 via farms.com
  In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at the implications Deere's settlement with the FTC has on the broader industry. In the Technology Corner Noah Newman visits the Bayer Crop Science Farm and goes 1-on-1 with farm manager Josh Dukeman, who highlights some of the eye-opening research being conducted at the farm. Also in this episode, we take a look at recent moves both AGCO and CNH have taken in it their technology leadership positi
  
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• A Champion for Farm Safety: Remembering Dale Dobson

  13-08-2026 13:16 via farms.com
  The agricultural community recently lost one of its most passionate advocates for farm safety with the passing of Dale Dobson, longtime director of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Farm Safety Program.
  
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• Deere Settlement with FTC Adds Enforcement Mechanism to Right to Repair MOUs

  13-08-2026 13:14 via farms.com
  Deere Settlement with FTC Adds Enforcement Mechanism to Right to Repair MOUs
  
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• Hundreds Swap Ideas, Strategies & Moneymaking Insights at 2026 National Strip-Tillage Conference

  13-08-2026 13:13 via farms.com
  Over 400 farmers, agronomists, researchers, educators and manufacturers from all over the U.S. and other countries including Canada and France packed the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and BOS Center in downtown Springfield, Ill., Aug. 6-7, for the 13th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference.
  
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• Precision Technology Showcased at Bayer Crop Science Research Farm

  13-08-2026 13:11 via farms.com
  We're kicking off the program here with Josh Dukeman, farm manager for the Bayer Crop Science Research Farm. And Josh, first of all, thanks for hosting this pre-conference workshop for the National Strip-Tillage Conference. Tell us a little bit about what you guys have going on out here at this farm. 
  
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• Corn Condition Unchanged, Soy Down 1% From Last Week

  13-08-2026 13:10 via farms.com
  Corn condition unchanged, soybeans down 1%. Corn condition G/EX unchanged vs. last week at 61% (as expected), soybeans -1% to 62% (63% forecast). Prices have pulled back in recent weeks with Corn back to $5 Corn, $13 Soybeans) needed for incremental equipment investment. We are closely watching condition reports through August as corn G/EX ending in the low 60s could prove a clearer supply catalyst for prices to move higher post-harvest particularly should a resolution to the Iran conflict prove
  
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• CNH Names New Chief Technology Officer

  13-08-2026 13:09 via farms.com
  According to the company’s Form 8-K filed, Jay Shroeder, Chief Technology Officer, will retire from his position effective Jan 1, 2027.
  
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• DataPoint: Sentiment Stronger Among Livestock Producers, But Challenges are Similar to Crop Producers

  13-08-2026 13:08 via farms.com
  Crop and livestock producers reported different views of the agricultural economy in the July 2026 Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey. 
  
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• On the Road with 4-H Alberta: 2026 Ag Next Gen Tour

  13-08-2026 13:03 via farms.com
  Follow 12 4-H Alberta members as they spend 10 days exploring agriculture across central and southern Alberta during the 2026 4-H Ag Next Gen Tour.Day One | July 13Tour HighlightsBegan the tour at the Alberta 4-H Centre Visited Colin Rice Feedlot and learned about beef production Took part in an interactive producer journey challenge at AFSC’s Lacombe Central Office Explored lending, insurance, claims and financial processing through hands-on activities Visited Pleasant Valley Oil Mills to
  
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• Allan Feurtado, Team Lead, National Research Council of Canada

  13-08-2026 13:00 via farms.com
  Allan Feurtado is the Team Lead of Integrated Omics and Climate Resilience at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). Growing up in Ontario, he developed an interest in plants and crops that led him to study at Queen’s University, the University of Guelph and then Simon Fraser University. His research focused on seed dormancy and germination, which eventually brought him to the Prairies and his current role at the NRC.Where did you work before the NRC?I first came to the NRC in Sask
  
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• The 4th International Wheat Congress: observations and opportunities

  13-08-2026 12:59 via farms.com
  In May, MCA research program manager for cereal crops Lauren Gislason attended the 4th International Wheat Congress (IWC4) in Bologna, Italy, which reinforced the value of international collaboration in advancing wheat research.While the scientific topics were diverse, common themes included climate resilience, disease management, sustainable production and application of new technologies. The conference also highlighted that many countries share Canada’s challenges, including reduced rese
  
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• Taylor Farms outbreaks show limits of US ability to safeguard produce from Mexico

  13-08-2026 12:54 via farms.com
  Two foodborne illness outbreaks linked to Taylor Farms have exposed a weakness at the heart of North America's food system: the United States is increasingly relying on Mexico's produce industry, and ?regulators are straining to oversee it to keep consumers safe.Taylor Farms, the $7 billion company that supplies fast-food chains, major food distributors and grocers, recalled prepared products containing jalapenos ?this week after U.S. authorities linked a salmonella outbreak that has sickened se
  
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• Secretary Rollins Visits Moore Air Base To Announce New Memorandum of Understanding Between USDA and DHS

  13-08-2026 12:53 via farms.com
  Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins hosted an event at Moore Air Base in Texas to announce new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reinforcing a whole-of-government commitment to protect the nation’s food, agriculture, and veterinary systems from emerging threats like New World screwworm (NWS). U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott represented U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mulli
  
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• USDA Applauds Confirmation of Glen Smith

  13-08-2026 12:52 via farms.com
  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins applauds the Senate confirmation of Glen R. Smith of Atlantic, Iowa, as U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development. This reaffirms the Trump Administration’s commitment to rural America and the farmers, small towns, and rural communities.“Rural America is the backbone of this nation, and under President Trump, USDA is committed to ensuring our rural communities have the infrastructure, resources, and opportunity t
  
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• USDA Unlocks New Crop Production Insights

  13-08-2026 12:51 via farms.com
  USDA has completed its Agricultural Yield Survey and is using farmer insights and acreage data to improve crop forecasts and support informed decisions across agriculture.
  
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• MASC Pilots New Satellite-Based Forage Insurance Project For 2026 Crop Year

  12-08-2026 19:33 via farms.com
  Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is piloting a new approach to offering forage insurance for the 2026 crop year, aimed at reducing reporting requirements and improving production estimates for Manitoba forage producers through satellite-based technology, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.“This pilot project explores how modern technology can reduce reporting requirements while keeping
  
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• Funding to Help Farmers Recycle Plastic Waste – featured in Nova Scotia News, Environment and Climate Change

  12-08-2026 15:44 via farms.com
  Nova Scotia farmers will be able to spend more time producing food and less time managing their plastic waste, with support from the Province.
  
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• The CFFO is eager to collaborate with various sectors of the agri-food industry to ensure this strategy serves the best interests of Canadians, particularly our farmer members.

  12-08-2026 15:20 via farms.com
  The CFFO is eager to collaborate with various sectors of the agri-food industry to ensure this strategy serves the best interests of Canadians, particularly our farmer members.
  
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• A Message from OFT’s 2026-2027 Board Chair

  12-08-2026 15:05 via farms.com
  Growing food is in my DNA – my earliest memories include time spent on my family’s farms, going to pick-your-own properties, and being in our own gardens planting seeds, gathering fruits/vegetables/flowers and making strawberry jam or apple sauce/butter
  
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• AGCO Honors Kyle Hildebrand as 2025 North American Technician of the Year

  12-08-2026 15:00 via farms.com
  AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) named Kyle Hildebrand its 2025 Technician of the Year on July 30 in Jackson, Minnesota, at the Fendt Lodge™. This annual award recognizes an outstanding service technician who demonstrates exceptional technical expertise, a relentless commitment to customer uptime and exemplary leadership within the agricultural machinery industry.
  
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• 2026 AALP Dream Gala Raises Over $110,000 for Ontario’s Agriculture Leaders

  12-08-2026 14:59 via farms.com
  The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is pleased to report that the 2026 Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) Dream Gala generated more than $110,000 in fundraising support for Ontario’s agri-food leaders.
  
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• Gay Lea Foods invests more than $200 million to help shape the future of Canadian dairy

  12-08-2026 14:56 via farms.com
  Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited ("Gay Lea Foods") today announced an investment of more than $200 million to significantly expand its Clayson Road dairy manufacturing facility in Toronto.
  
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• BASF Agricultural Solutions invests in new Climate Center at its headquarters to strengthen research capabilities

  12-08-2026 14:53 via farms.com
  BASF Agricultural Solutions invests in new Climate Center at its headquarters to strengthen research capabilities
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

  12-08-2026 14:51 via farms.com
  Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or "the Company") (TSX: MFI) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
  
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• Niagara Region - Flowers Canada, Grape Growers of Ontario, Ontario Tender Fruit Growers unite during recent flood events

  12-08-2026 14:37 via farms.com
  Over the past few weeks, the Niagara Region has experienced numerous unprecedented rainfall events. The severity of these storms has affected many growers, residents, and businesses across our communities.
  
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