…of U.S. agricultural production including farm financial well-being and chemical usage, according to USDA. In 2016, the survey will take a closer look at corn production, and both organic and…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
…higher than the April forecast but down 1.9 percent from a year earlier. Meanwhile, corn production is predicted at 1.003 billion tons, 3.3 percent larger than the last growing season….
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…the same time, the report expects a significant reduction in acreage for field crops that require significant amounts of water, including corn, wheat, cotton and alfalfa. However, despite a projected…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…grow more corn and soybeans to feed more cattle, pigs, and chickens. If these trends continue, the double whammy of population growth and richer diets will require us to roughly…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…beginning to change. UC Cooperative Extension and Fresno State agricultural production scientists researched overhead irrigation at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center for five years, growing wheat, corn,…
Agri View: Different Crops
Everett Griner talks about America’s favorite crops and foods in today’s Agri View. Different Crops From: USDA Economic Research Service Crops Corn Corn is the most widely produced feed grain…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…of differentiated products in several key markets, such as the cereal and corn herbicide ELEGANT(TM) in Ukraine and the broad-spectrum cereal fungicide KANTIK(®) in Germany. North America: Sales in North…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…generation facilities. The retrieval payments are provided at match of $1 for $1, up to $20 per dry ton. Eligible crops include corn residue, diseased or insect-infested wood materials, or…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…maize (corn), soybean, and cotton, which account for almost all commercial GE crops to date. “We dug deeply into the literature to take a fresh look at the data on…
Tight Times May Be in Store for Corn Growers
Corn growers may have to tighten their financial belts another notch if USDA’s projections for the next marketing year actually come true. Gary Crawford has the story. Tight Times May…
The California Kitchen: Southwestern Crab and Roasted Corn Wedge
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook an amazing Southwestern crab with a roasted corn wedge with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4…
Two Sides of TPP
…bushels, overall demand and use for corn is forecast to increase by 54.2 million bushels. Corn revenues are expected to rise by $680 million per year and prices are projected…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…Hatfield explain the equipment to gather information on climate changes and impacts on corn and soybean plants in Iowa. On the day he was inaugurated in 2009, President Obama called…
Whiskey Study
…you a bigger universe to play with.” The only legal difference between bourbon and rye products is their mashbill: Bourbon must be fermented from a mash that is majority corn,…