…to counter costs. These include reducing California production, shifting to less labor-intensive crops and mechanization. Each of these options either reduces farmworker hours and wages or eliminates jobs entirely. Of…
Consumers More Educated, Still Worried About GMOs
…them to produce better and more resilient crops. Many consumers who are aware of the benefits still seem to have concerns, making GMOs still the fastest growing food additive concern….
EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
…many agricultural and non-agricultural settings and is also used as a defoliant on crops such as cotton prior to harvest. EPA proposed similar measures last March and took public comment….
Conaway: China’s Predatory Practices Harming U.S. Producers
…its nose at the rules the United States always plays by, with China exceeding its subsidy commitments by $100 billion in a single year on just three crops—corn, wheat, and…
Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure
…greater flexibility in where, when, and how they use the nutrient to fertilize crops. Manure can be spread onto crop fields as a source of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other nutrients…
Sustainability and Collaboration Focus for Yara
…global warming also implies a need for climate smart agriculture: Higher yields must be achieved using less farmland, gaining more crops per kilo fertilizer and drop of water. Find out…
Agri View: Turkey History
…the most hunted creatures in the wild. Turkeys. They are aggressive and yes they can fly. But they don’t destroy farmers’ crops. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Organic produce growers sought for research study
…for using raw manure to improve soil health while minimizing food-safety risks in organically grown crops such as leafy greens, tomatoes and root vegetables. “The goal of our study is…
Poinsettia Care
…outdoors gradually. When the leaves fall in late winter, cut the stems back to the two healthiest buds and reduce watering to the bare minimum. When all danger of frost…
Orchard Owner Suing Monsanto over Dicamba Drift
…only option purchasers would have to protect crops grown from those seeds from weed pressure would be to spray dicamba illegally. In a prepared statement to DTN, a Monsanto spokesperson…
Deal Struck to Cut Oil Output
…analysts have said prices would not go up if the bulk of the cuts were from countries where production is already expected to fall. From the National Association of Farm…
Agri View: Weather Disasters
…wholesale damage in the Carolina’s. They are still adding the costs of the crops in North Carolina. Major damage in Georgia was to cotton and pecans. Both crops were hard…
December Crop Production Report
…from November. Production forecasts are released on a monthly basis and do not reflect final production estimates. Late summer and fall harvests may change these estimates considerably. The next production…
Immigration Crackdown Could Increase Food Prices
…harvesting fruit and 61 percent of all employees on vegetable farms, and as many as half of all workers picking crops. Agricultural economists say any interruption in the workforce would…