Everett Griner talks about spring crops being affected by La Niña in today’s Agri View. La Niña and Spring Crops…
Agri View: Two Crops in One
Everett Griner talks about how peanuts have developed into two lucrative crops for producers in today’s Agri View. Two Crops in One Image credit: Peanut Hay/Linda Luttrell/Pinterest…
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…the move may be a way to fund that initiative. The move comes after USDA changed prevented planting coverage factors for some crops last spring, which included lowering the coverage…
Farm Bill Coming Early Next Year
…March. That would follow a timeline outlined by Conaway earlier this year, whose office started working on the farm bill late this fall. Conaway said in August that he expected…
Corn Market May Need Disruption
…a rural Nebraska banker, who says “being able to maintain our markets as trade agreements potentially fall away could be hard and have a bad impact on prices.” From the…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…(also called wild pigs, Eurasian boar, or feral hogs) are a harmful and destructive invasive species causing damage and disease threats to crops, public property, native ecosystems, livestock health, and…
Get to Know Your New CFBF President
…and shows that there are opportunities in agriculture for new crops and products in California.” Johansson grew up in Humbolt County, not involved in the agriculture community, but always envied…
Christmas Tree Buying Tips
…stay on the tree. If a lot of needles fall off, you may want to keep looking. A dry tree is a fire hazard. If you buy a tree, but…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower in November
…a sharp rise in sugar and vegetable oil, but those increases were offset by a fall in dairy values, while international prices of cereals and meat products remained relatively unchanged….
Monsanto Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Dicamba Restrictions
…causes damage to their crops. An Associated Press report says the Arkansas ban on dicamba will go before legislators next month. The company is asking a judge to issue an…
Trump Talks Trade with Senators
…Free Trade Agreement is and to keep negotiating. U.S. officials have taken a hard-line stance in the negotiations with Canada and Mexico, causing concern that the talks could fall apart…
China Phasing Out More Pesticides in Push for Food Safety
…prohibits the use of any such products on fruit, vegetables and tea. An agriculture ministry official from China says there are still many toxic chemicals in use on other crops,…
Post-Harvest Slump in Ag Producer Sentiment
…suggest agricultural producers remain more optimistic than they were prior to the fall 2016 election. Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015–November 2017. Less Optimism About the Future…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…of Chowchilla, double crops his own dairy forage along with tomatoes and alfalfa crops on about 850 acres. After his pioneering efforts with strip-till – some of the very earliest…