…million in losses of other grains including crops such as grain and silage sorghum. Soybeans valued at nearly $700 million also succumbed to drought conditions in Kansas. Nebraska’s losses mirrored…
NASS 2021 Organic Survey Results
…Crops: $1.50 billion, up 27% Corn for grain: $424 million, up 53% Other top organic commodities with the greatest gains in value of sales from 2019 were soybeans (122%),…
Genetically Engineered Crop Acreage Grows
…acres with GE seeds has grown even further, with now more than 90 percent of U.S. corn, upland cotton, and soybeans produced using GE varieties. Genetically engineered crops are broadly…
Report on Specialty Crops in USDA Programs
…crop growers had fewer tools for managing risk than growers of major field crops like corn and soybeans. However, since 1994, several provisions in successive Farm Bills expanded U.S. Department…
USDA Says Farm Profits to Reach Near-Record High in 2022
…levels to $274.2 billion. Receipts for soybeans are forecast to increase by $14.9 billion (30.6 percent), corn by $11.9 billion (16.7 percent), and wheat by $4.0 billion (33.7 percent) in…
USDA Releases Updated Trade Projections for 2022-23
…below the revised 2022 forecast. The decrease is primarily driven by lower exports of cotton, beef, and sorghum that are partially offset by higher exports of soybeans and horticultural products….
High Oleic Soy Oil for Cooking
…in everything they did. It was a very fun event. It was very informative learning how the chefs work, and they learned how we farmed and made the soybeans sustainable.”…
USDA to Resurvey Some Planted Acreage
…if all of acres indeed got planted to soybeans, that will mean that farmers planted more than 104 million acres of soybeans, which would be an incredible 19 percent increase…
Tea Tree Oil Applications in Agriculture
…components. Because the active ingredients have multiple components to impart several different mechanisms of activity against fungal and bacterial plant pathogens.” That company’s product is for rice, pecans, and soybeans,…
Soy Products are Plentiful
Soybeans are used for much more than just food and fuel. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Bioplastics — include a soy oil based plastic now being used…
American Agriculture Exports to Mexico in 2021 Help Narrow Trade Gap
…corn, soybeans, and wheat. American exports of fresh fruit reached $748 million, while fresh vegetable exports to Mexico reached $234 million. The report also points out record growth in the…
Factors Impacting Fertilizer Prices Moving Forward
Fertilizer prices have been on an upward trend over the past year. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has further complicated the global market. A major commodity rally in corn and soybeans, sanctions…
House Ag Hearing to Review Farm Bill
…crops, including wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, rice, dairy, and sugar. It also provides disaster assistance. Nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutrition programs…
Record Setting Ag Exports Surpass 2021 Expectations
…a new record, increasing 25 percent over 2020 to a total of $33 billion, making it the most valuable export market. Individual U.S. commodities such as dairy, beef, and soybeans…