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Crop production records are a double-edged sword as they will lead to larger, price-flattening carryovers.
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Comment: Colossal crops, measly prices and little backslapping

The latest WASDE report has some good news that isn’t that good

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report confirmed that a freight train of grain is barreling toward 2023-24 markets, and farmers everywhere need to prepare for the rockier prices sure to follow. The report was succinctly summarized by DTN market analysts shortly after its release May 12: “USDA
I expect this will result in a patchwork of laws that are likely to make U.S. meat producers very uncomfortable. Ultimately, it could push Congress to set federal standards.
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Comment: Court ruling could catalyze new wave of U.S. animal welfare laws

The precedent could leave pork trade to navigate an eventual legislative patchwork

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Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised outside its borders if products from those animals are to be sold in California? On May 11, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the answer is yes. The result was determined by a 5-4 vote in the court case, National Pork Producers Council
Comment: GMO and GE could be powerful solutions, if we let them be
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Comment: GMO and GE could be powerful solutions, if we let them be

Breaking down the details on gene editing and GMOs and the issues surrounding them

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Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods that promise to revolutionize how we eat. Critics argue these foods could pose risks to human health and the environment. Proponents point to their potential for enhancing yields, reducing food waste and even combating climate change. Although GMOs and gene-edited foods have been
John Heard leads a discussion at a past Crop Diagnostic School event in Carman, Man.
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Comment: Provincial soil specialist left lasting mark

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A few weeks ago, award-winning soil fertility extension specialist John Heard said his goodbyes to colleagues as he moved into retirement. His stalwart presence on the agriculture scene had a huge impact as I began my career with the Co-operator and entered the fray of agriculture writing. When I started the job in May 2022,
Many crops grown here, including corn, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat and pasture grass, have already been proven to increase with agrivoltaics.
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Comment: Solar panel shade an untapped productivity booster

Shading crops with solar panels can be a win-win for both energy production and yields

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If you’ve ever had a trampoline in your backyard, you may have seen the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from the sun, to an extent. Researchers in the field of solar photovoltaic technology—a fancy way of saying ‘how to use solar
Comment: Beware of flash instead of substance
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Comment: Beware of flash instead of substance

Self-drilling e-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions

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A drone drops a small projectile with three wooden tails, tightly twisted into a spiral, and a seed mounted on the tip. It lands on the bare ground and sits there, exposed to the elements, until it rains. Then, the moisture penetrates the wood fibres and the tails start twisting, slowly pushing the seed into
Farmers compete with the European Union and the United States, both of which do not have tariffs on their crop fertilizers.
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Comment: The fertilizer import tariff has to go, Minister Freeland

Tariffs add to the cost of doing business in farming and contribute to food price increases

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The following is an open letter from the Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, requesting the removal of the fertilizer tariff that has been in place for more than a year. The letter was also copied to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Dear Minister Freeland, On behalf of the Ontario
The latest avian flu outbreak has unquestionably been deadly. Across 37 affected countries, more than 50 million birds have been culled.
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Comment: Gauging the real bird flu risk

U.K. poultry can roam free outside again, but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away

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As of April 18, poultry and captive birds in the U.K. were allowed to return outside, due to what regulators say is a waning risk of bird flu. Mandatory housing measures that kept birds indoors were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the
There’s nothing neutral about carbon neutrality and wishful thinking won’t make it so.
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Comment: The short, unhappy history of carbon sequestration

The carbon credit market is far from the golden solution often portrayed

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Facts are a key element of informed decision making, and not just any facts; the best, most tied-to-reality facts are needed to make the best decision. “Alternative” facts, meanwhile, only exist in alternative universes, and people use them at their own intergalactic peril. But that is what Verra, “the world’s leading carbon standard for the

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