Atticus Graven
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An increase in soy-based biofuels pushes up retail food prices for salad and cooking oil but pushes down retail prices of meat and dairy items because meal (a major animal feed) is a byproduct of oil production. @UnitedSoy jaysonlusk.com/blog/2022/12/1…
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Signal boost! Any farmers or other ag professionals have ideas, feedback, or questions about how they have experienced software working (or not working. . .) for ag?
Jeff Anders@jeffand_
Writing a blog post about the unique, gnarly, and exciting UX challenges facing farmers of all ages, all locales, all types. What do you want to learn about agtech design accessibility?
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If you wish you knew more about the food you eat you should go sign up for the @AmbrookResearch Newsletter. The stories are deep and balanced, the cover art is unbeatable.
Ｊｅｓｓｅ Ｈｉｒｓｃｈ@Jesse_Hirsch
ANNOUNCEMENT (sorry to yell): Ambrook Research is launching a stylish and engaging newsletter on Monday and I'd love every single person on Twitter to sign up! ambrook.com/research/newsl…
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ERS has put this visualization out before, but I love it every time.
Sarah Lloyd@lloyd4wi
Farmer share of the food dollar reaches record low in 2021. For every $1 consumers spend - farmers get an average of $0.145.
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Common agricultural practices have demonstrated soil carbon sequestration and GHG mitigation benefits. #ClimateChange #COP27 #TogetherforImplementation #FarmersinAction #FarmersatCOP #soil
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"Climate pay," where workers are given special PTO in the face of climate-related emergencies, has been a voluntary perk offered by a handful of white-collar employers. But what if it this offering was mandatory, and farmworkers could reap the benefits?
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If you raise rangeland livestock in the West, TAKE THIS SURVEY!
Julie K. Young, Ph.D.@DrJulieKYoung
Do you use "any type of linear barrier or deterrent that's used to keep livestock in & keep predators out?" Want the future Farm Bill to support fencing practices? Please TAKE OUR very short SURVEY & pass it on: colostate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3I… #Livestock #HumanWildlifeConflict #Fence
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Double cropping — raising two crops on one field in one year — is often promoted as a way to increase yields and profits. But done right, it could also have great impacts on sustainability and soil health.
New from @LelaNargi: ambrook.com/research/usda-…
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The freedom afforded by remote work has allowed WFHers to congregate in such scenic and low-cost locations as ... central DC and the Inner Mission in San Francisco (column and 🧵) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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This is a service I wish I knew existed when I was in grad school, or even just in early career.
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Really cool public data project.
Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa
There's never been a database of who owns every property in the Bay Area, making it difficult to understand the powerful forces shaping the housing market. So we built one. Just enter an address. Amazing work by @emma_stiefel @susieneilson & many others sfchronicle.com/projects/2022/…
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Great work from @FarmPolicy as usual. Read the whole piece, but this statistic stuck out to me as something that everyone in ag should think about.
farmdoc daily@farmdocDaily
According to @USDA statistics, 82% of #farm income comes from off-farm sources:
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