…needs to address the “longstanding trade barriers,” including those on U.S. meat and other agriculture exports, according to Politico. Total exports of U.S. agricultural products to Thailand totaled $1.6 billion…
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…Spray technology in cotton, which reduces herbicide use by only spraying where weeds are visual. Blue River is also known for LettuceBot, a machine with up to 20 onboard processors…
Cotton and Orange Juice Futures See Bounce Amidst Hurricanes
…Meanwhile, as Gulf Coast cotton growers are assessing damage, cotton futures surged 5.5 percent last week, following Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in parts of Texas and around the Mississippi Delta. From…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…expected to be substantial. High-speed winds tore apart cotton modules leaving them scattered throughout fields and gin yards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates approximately $150 million worth of cotton…
The Western View: Chile Festival
…lettuce, cotton and a variety of truck crops. The world’s largest pecan orchard is down near the town of Mesilla. And Las Cruces is the original home of Cowboy poet…
Senator Chuck Grassley Pessimistic About Farm Bill This Year
…budget pressures and threats to crop insurance and food stamps, while fixes will be needed to the dairy and cotton programs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Most U.S. Farmers Will Feel Impact from Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey stands to harm virtually all of U.S. agriculture, in some way. Many ports that ship agricultural commodities are in the path of the storm, from Texas to Louisiana,…
Harvey Impact on Texas Agriculture
Hurricane Harvey arrived on the Texas coast as the state’s cotton harvest of an expected bumper crop was getting underway. The Texas cotton harvest is around 10 percent complete, with…
Farm Trade Expert Says Trump “Playing With Fire” on NAFTA Comments
…trust in the U.S. as a future negotiating partner. Trust Drazek says the “fear” of a U.S. pullout from NAFTA has “galvanized” U.S. agriculture in the past and will do…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2018 budget of $74 million to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The Cotton Board also elected Louisiana cotton producer George LaCour, Jr. as Chairman…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…own 25 million acres of U.S. land — roughly the size of Virginia. One Chinese corporation took control of over 100,000 acres of U.S. farmland through the Smithfield acquisition and…
Agri View: Pollination Problems for Citrus
…either enterprise. But, there is always hope. And, time will bring a solution. Look at how long cotton farmers fought the boll weevil. But, persistence finally paid off. The destructive…
Farm Machinery Stocks Drop After USDA Reports
…All crop yields except corn have collectively increased since 2016, according to the USDA report Thursday. While corn production dropped seven percent from 2016, soybean production rose two percent, cotton…
SNAP Battle Top Obstacle for Farm Bill
…get rid of the Farm Bill.” Peterson adds that farm bill negotiators are going to have to work out new ways to support both the dairy and cotton industries. Peterson…