The new Drought Monitor shows both vast declines and huge improvements in conditions across several parts of the country. Oklahoma is one state showing improvement. Oklahoma was 60 percent drought-free…
Agri View: Drought and Farming
Everett Griner talks about drought and farming in the United States in today’s Agri View. Drought and Farming Now, everybody knows what a drought is. It is something that affects…
Farm Labor Shortage May Drive Produce Prices Higher
…the end of a serious drought this spring, a serious labor shortage is becoming another issue to deal with. California is where the bulk of the nation’s produce is grown…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
…and other spring wheat indicated a significant decline compared to last year, primarily due to continued severe drought conditions affecting the Northern Plains. Partially offsetting this decrease is higher winter…
Dairy Producers Needed for Sorghum Research
…goal of the project is to look at the viability of sorghum for California when we’re in these drought type situations,” Heguy stated. During the first year of the project,…
Farmers Indicate Higher Outlook on Farm Economy
…early summer market activity. Wheat futures prices, driven by drought conditions in the Northern Great Plains, have been the most active, but uncertainty about the corn and soybean growing seasons…
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
…saw the most severe level of drought, called exceptional drought, grow by 10 points in a week. 12 percent of the state is in exceptional drought and 24 percent is…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…resources issues such as drought, excess soil moisture, flooding, quality and quantity, and other water issues within an agricultural context. Grants announced are listed by description and state. Water for…
Conaway, Rouzer Praise U.S.-China Beef Agreement
…beef industry. Well, that ‘great opportunity’ becomes a one step closer to reality for cattle producers across the country, hopefully bringing an end to a 13-year drought on beef exports…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…Board provision in the 2014 Farm Bill. An award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will identify drought-resistant peanut cultivars to help peanut growers in Virginia and North Carolina….
California Processing Tomato Report
…five years of drought, California experienced a wet winter and spring with precipitation ranging between 200% of normal in northern California and 150% of normal in Southern California. The wet…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…program. Past projects include a University of Pennsylvania effort to aid plant pollination by producing improved honey bees. A University of Florida Project sought to develop drought-resistant peanut cultivars and…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…Drought Mitigation Center, which develops measures to reduce drought vulnerability, is using this new accuracy to shift drought forecasting from “crisis” to “preparedness and risk” management mode. SMAP’s accurate soil…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…State University, Blacksburg, received an NIFA grant of $294,000, funded jointly by the National Peanut Board, to research drought tolerance in peanuts. Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames,…