California’s robust specialty crop industry can cast a sizable shadow that can cause the forage industry to often be overlooked. Alfalfa and forage production is not generally recognized for the …
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), called on leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to put partisan differences aside and find common ground on a farm bill that …
Florence Washing Away Cotton and Tobacco Crops
The record-setting and still-rising floodwaters of Hurricane Florence are wreaking havoc on cotton and tobacco crops in the Carolinas. North Carolina Farm Bureau spokesperson Lynda Loveland says it’s going to …
NCGA Names Doggett as CEO
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced Jon Doggett as the organization next CEO, taking the place of Chris Novak. Doggett is the fifth CEO in the organization’s 61-year history. …
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82 …
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
Towards the end of 2017, there was an expectation that California cotton acreage would be experiencing noticeable growth in 2018. Water supplies were in a much better position than they …
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a trade hearing next week, titled “Perspectives on U.S. Agricultural Trade.” Among those attending the hearing is Dr. Robert Johansson, the Chief Economist at …
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic …
How, and When, to Harvest the “Three Sisters”
Cathy Isom has taken you through when to consider gardening, as well as planting, the “Three Sisters”. Now, Cathy walks you through how, and when, to harvest the “Three Sisters” …
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
In response to the Department of Agriculture’s tariff mitigation package, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says the plan “won’t make up for lost markets.” The organization reiterated its call …
USDA Payments Expected After Labor Day
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects to send payments to farmers after the Labor Day holiday as part of a trade relief package. The $12 billion package is intended for …
The Western View: World’s Only Corn Palace
If you’re traveling in the midwest this summer, there’s a building in Mitchell, South Dakota, that you might want to stop and see. The folks in Mitchell say it’s the …
Reasons to Plant Mache in Your Wintertime Garden
For your upcoming garden, Cathy Isom tells us about one of the sturdiest greens to grow in the wintertime. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Reasons to Plant Mache …
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
Sunflowers are pretty, and a mysterious crop. Everett Griner talks about what type of market is available for the sunflower in today’s Agri View. Sunflowers – a Different Crop I …