…means the 2017 corn crop would be 14.6 billion bushels, nearly 300 million bushels larger than expected just last month. “In 2005, the year the RFS was enacted, corn yield…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $325,000 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, $199,966 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, $199,532 Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $325,000 Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, $324,999 Washington…
Grain Exports Provide $55.5 Billion in Economic Output
…the rural communities they live in, and the nation as a whole. Research commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers Association provided concrete numbers to the…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…2018. Please see the BRAG request for applications for details. In previous BRAG projects, University of Tennessee researchers measured armyworm resistance to genetically engineered corn and cotton varieties with genes…
Producers More Optimistic in October Survey
…But, the Index of Current Conditions was a little lower than the previous month. Compared to the July survey, fewer producers expect higher corn, soybean, and wheat prices over the…
Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
…are getting squeezed. Farmers are choosing to store a lot of their corn, rather than sell it to grain companies at low prices. Some food companies are placing fewer long-term…
U.S. Must Make Commitment to Agricultural Research
…(FMD). The United States doesn’t have enough vaccine to address an FMD outbreak, which, if unchecked, would cost the pork, beef, corn and soybean sectors, alone, $200 billion over 10…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…350,000 people in the month of October alone. The park offers a corn maze, train rides, haunted castle, slides, games, small kid zones, pig races, gem mining, pony rides, zip…
Cruz Outlines Hold on Northey Nomination, Wants RFS Meeting
…strike back corn state Senators that got the administration to pull back two RFS proposals. Any compromise or changes to the RFS need to be completed before the end of…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…substantial drop in prices or revenues for covered commodities. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,…
National Farmers Organization Talks NAFTA
…for commodity prices here in America. Mexico and Canada make up a significant share of American agricultural sales in commodities like corn, wheat, sorghum, red meat, and dairy products. Olson…
NCGA Offers Reminder on Dicamba Label Changes
The National Corn Growers Association is urging farmers to be aware of the label changes for dicamba herbicides next year. NCGA says farmers interested in using dicamba as part of…
Rural Mainstreet Index Fears Farm Foreclosure Threat to Banks
…across rural America, bankers are reporting mixed results. The survey shows only two percent of bankers expect corn prices from $3.50 to $3.75 were above break-even levels. From the National…
Ethanol Summit of the Americas Talks Global Usage
…the Americas, the U.S. set a record for ethanol exports in the 2016-2017 marketing year at 1.37 billion gallons. That’s a corn equivalent of 488 million bushels in corn. From…