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The September 1, 2024, Grain Stocks report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service revealed substantial year-over-year increases in old crop grain stocks across the board. Corn stocks reached 1.76 billion bushels, a 29 percent rise from September 2023, reflecting significant on-farm and off-farm storage increases. Of the total corn stocks, 780 million bushels were stored on farms, up 29 percent from last year, while off-farm stocks grew by 30 percent to 980 million bushels. In August 2024, corn disappearance was 3.24 billion bushels, compared to 2.74 billion bushels during the same period last year. Similarly, old-crop…

Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their audio commentary. Listen here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Top-Third-agdaily-2024-09-30_.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third looks ahead for week of Sept. 30, 2024 appeared first on AGDAILY.

Syngenta announced today the inclusion of a cutting-edge Generative AI system to Cropwise, its premium integrated digital services and solutions platform for crop management. Leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms and data analytics, Cropwise AI is intended to empower growers with deep insights and enhanced decision-making capabilities to optimize crop yields, improve sustainability, and drive profitability. The announcement took place at the World AgriTech Innovation Summit in London. Syngenta said that Cropwise AI taps into the deep library of agronomic models housed within Cropwise Insight Engine, including over 20 years of weather history, soil conditions, more than 80,000 observations on crop growth…

It’s funny to see how we’re so capable, but we have to go the extra mile and prove ourselves to whomever. And I think it’s admirable, what everyone is doing, and I think it’s really amazing. And it speaks out to the resiliency of women, because it’d be much easier to quit. But what’s the fun in that?” – Susannea VT aAll the quotes in this document are presented using pseudonyms. Women have always been vital contributors to the success of family farms, but their work has often gone unnoticed.1 Since the U.S. Department of Agriculture started tracking data on…

John Deere has recalled approximately 164,700 compact utility tractors across the U.S. and Canada due to a potential safety issue. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the recall involves the front bell crank in the brake linkage, which could fail and cause a crash hazard. So far, there have been three reported incidents linked to this defect, including two injuries and minor property damage. The recall covers John Deere’s 1023E, 1025R, and 2025R compact utility tractors sold between November 2017 and July 2024 for prices ranging from $12,700 to $21,000. Image by CPSC In the midst of this…

California has become an emerging front for the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle, with 41 herds infected in the past month and new cases appearing regularly. While the H5N1 virus has heavily impacted poultry since 2022, California’s Central Valley saw its first dairy infections in late August. Since then, the disease has spread quickly, with seven cases confirmed between September 23 and 26, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. According to the CDFA, farmers are employing stringent biosecurity measures, including restricting visitors, enforcing off-site barriers, and using personal protective equipment. Dairies under quarantine…

The state’s aggressive approach includes declaring an animal health emergency and paying farmers who help researchers. In June, the Detroit Free Press described Michigan as ground zero for the spread of avian influenza among dairy cattle. At the time, the state had tallied more outbreaks than any other, but this wasn’t entirely bad news. Experts suggested that the high infection rate likely stemmed from an early and aggressive approach to testing. That approach grew out of the state’s history of dealing with chemical contamination and infectious disease outbreaks, such as bovine tuberculosis, that threaten both animal and public health, said…

Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste. Published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology, the team’s research demonstrated a continuous process that directly converts lignin polymers, one of the chief components of plant cells, into a form of jet fuel that could help improve the performance of sustainably produced aviation fuels. “Our achievement takes this technology one step closer to real-world use by providing data that lets us better gauge its feasibility for commercial aviation,” said lead scientist Bin Yang, professor in WSU’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering. A…

The global 2024 Farmer Voice survey has discovered that 75 percent of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts, and 71 percent of them report reduced yields as a major concern. Climate change can impact yield in a variety of extreme ways, from precipitation scarcity that hinders snowpack and depletes aquafers to sparking aggressive storms that cause flooding and lead to erosion and chemical runoff.  “The Farmer Voice study underlines that farmers continue to face accelerating economic and environmental challenges in their important work — providing food to the world. They want innovation to help…

Lots of manufacturers make pickup trucks that are intended to be workhorses, but how about a truck that is upgraded and tailored specifically to the demands of American farms and ranches? That’s what The Certified Agriculture Group is hoping to accomplish with the newly launched AGwagon. Designed by more than a dozen farmers and ranchers — for their fellow farmers and ranchers — this truck is purpose-built to exceed the expectations today’s agriculture puts on its equipment. Spawned from a partnership between The Certified Agriculture Group and Fox Factory Performance Vehicle Development, the makers say that AGwagon combines rugged durability…