…Sorghum Producers, National Corn Growers, and others, met with counterparts from Canada and Mexico last week. As round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude, the groups…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…next several months. Payments are being made to producers who enrolled base acres of barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, wheat, and canola. In the upcoming…
UC ANR and AgStart Receive Funding to Cultivate the VINE
…over sorghum crops to collect data at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. “The VINE is really exciting because of its potential to unite all the…
Forage Industry Updated at Field Day
…sixth year of evaluating a wide variety of forage sorghums. Using limited amounts of water and fertilizer, their work indicates a potential for sorghum forage crops to still produce high…
South Korea Trade Teams Tour U.S. Agriculture
…duty-free access for U.S. corn, sorghum, DDGS and ethanol exports. The agreement, which went into effect in 2012, also included a 2,500-ton duty-free quota for U.S. barley. From the National…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…September-June. Yet U.S. sorghum exports to Japan more than doubled to 182,000 tons, the highest amount in the last five years, while Mexico increased purchases of U.S. sorghum six percent…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…lower than last month’s trend-based projection. Sorghum production is forecast 13 million bushels higher with the forecast yield 2.6 bushels per acre above last month’s projection. Exports are forecast down…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
The University of California is currently conducting sorghum research that is aimed at finding the most effective methods of growing sorghum as an alternative food source for dairy cows. The…
Growth Energy Calls Court Decision on RVO’s a Win for Consumers
…the American Coalition for Ethanol, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the National Corn Growers Association, National Sorghum Producers and the Renewable Fuels Association filed the petition. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor…
Exports Slip on NAFTA Uncertainty
…Mexico. Those buyers are looking at South America to supply their needs and it shows in America’s export numbers. Corn, sorghum, and barley exports are down seven percent and will…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…the ARC-CO program by 5 percent for corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum and other minor crops. Support a cotton lint program and/or designating cotton seed as an “other oilseed” to make…
U.S. Grains Council Statement On Announcement Of New Sugar Suspension Agreement
…and an important market for U.S. sorghum and U.S. barley. “The agreement announced today is part of a necessary foundation for negotiating with our neighbors and customers in good faith…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
…power. A University of Florida project investigated the use of sorghum for biofuels and chemicals. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…more than 12 million metric tons imported annually. KORUS entered into force in March 2012, providing duty-free access for U.S. corn and sorghum exports immediately. The agreement also includes a…