Rain and cool temperatures have resulted in the delay in corn plantings, and that has reduced the corn yield prospects. Susan Carter reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Rain Slows Some Corn Planting
Last year it was not enough rain and this year it’s too much rain is causing problems for corn farmers in the Western Corn Belt. Susan Carter reports. Click to…
USDA May Price Report
The new price report shows more losses for wheat and corn, but stronger livestock prices during this past month. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report….
CA Crops Different from Others
…of corn this year. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Ronnie Leimgruber grows hay and feed corn near El Centro, in Imperial County. In mid-May, his feed corn crop…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…inhalation and other effects like eye and skin irritation. Vulcan received registration approval from the EPA in February 2012. It is currently labeled for use on corn, soybeans, wheat, pome…
Fewer Field Crops for California
…Department of agriculture says California growers are planting less field crops, like hay, corn and cotton. This could have an effect on cattle ranchers down the road, as there will…
Plans May Change for Hog Producers
Hog producers several weeks ago indicated they were going to have fewer sows farrow over the next six months, but the new USDA corn stocks and plantings reports may change…
Protect Silage from Spider Mites
Spider mites can take a big bite out of corn silage yields especially during the hot and dry summer months. But as farmers learned at the World Ag Expo in…
CA Dairyman Honored With Award
…care for the land they farm. You won’t hear the sound of tilling corn fields very often on Dino Giacomazzi’s farm in King’s County. You see he’s is committed to…
Letter Demands Vote on Farm Bill
…aspects of agriculture and included the National Farmers Union, Associated Milk Producers, National Corn Growers Association, Western Growers and hundreds of others. To read the letter in full, click here….
Will Hurricane Sandy Affect Corn Prices?
The powerful Hurricane Sandy may have had an impact on grain corn being grown in the area, which would cause yet another spike in prices for California’s livestock industry. Hopefully…
Crop Rotation Benefits
A new study shows longer crop rotations of major crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat can have big benefits. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Corn for Fuel or Food?
Gary Cooper reports on a super-charged debate in Washington D.C. on reducing the use of corn for ethanol in exchange for livestock feed. Ranchers are hurting due to the shortage…
Drought Fuels Feed vs Fuel Debate as 156 in Congress Weigh-In
This week’s debate about what to do with the drought stricken corn crop continues. Animal agriculture interests want EPA to waive the mandate for corn ethanol production, while ethanol interests…