The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-29
NC state fair celebrates agricultural leaders
New inductions into the NC State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame spotlight the enduring impact of leaders in the agricultural sector. Read more
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2024-10-29
Ontario Pork Congress Annual Meeting report
2025 Ontario Pork Congress Read more
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2024-10-29
Canada on track to be world’s third-largest wheat exporter in ’24-25 crop year
Canada is on track to be the world’s third-largest wheat exporter for the second year in a row as crop production in the prairie provinces continues to increase. Read more
2024-10-29
IAFP 2025 Call for Abstracts
The International Association for Food Protection is now accepting abstracts for IAFP 2025 to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, July 27–30, 2025. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, January 14, 2025.... Read more
2024-10-29
Mesophyll Conductance Doubles in Soybean Domestication, Providing Opportunity to Be Enhanced Through Selective Breeding
In a new study conducted by the
Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project, researchers at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looked back in time at soybean growth and... Read more
2024-10-29
Alberta Grains regional meetings underway
Alberta Grains regional meetings are scheduled across six regions within Alberta from October 28 to November 15. Read more
2024-10-29
Prevent Combine Fires During Sunflower Harvest
Farmers should take steps to minimize the risk of combine fires, especially when harvesting sunflowers. Read more
2024-10-29
Winter Wheat Condition Rating Down from a Year Ago, Below Expectations
The US winter wheat crop is off to a poorer start than a year ago, mainly due to overly dry conditions across the southern Plains – particularly Oklahoma. Read more
2024-10-29
Survey Assesses Mexican Consumers’ Opinions on GMO Corn Import Ban
A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation’s lower-income consumers, according to a recently published study by agricultural economists... Read more
2024-10-29
Alberta barley and wheat farmers gather for regional meetings
Alberta Grains, which represents 18,000 barley and wheat farmers, will be travelling the province to discuss research and advocacy efforts. Read more
2024-10-29
Biofuel Producers Shutting Down Without 45Z Guidance
Brad Wilson said if the U.S. Department of the Treasury doesn’t issue regulations on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit soon, the 45-billion-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant he manages in northwest... Read more
2024-10-29
What Will Autonomous Farming Tech Mean for Crops and Workers Who Harvest Them?
As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his five-acre farm. Read more