The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…map for California cotton acreage, which demonstrates a notable decrease in overall acreage. There is a total of 257,870 acres of cotton statewide, a 12.6 percent decrease compared to 2017…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
…EPA have reduced ethanol demand and inflated stocks. “The situation is even more dire in the grain markets, where prices received by farmers are sagging below the cost of production….
Building Good Soil for Your Garden
…and grass clippings, which are very rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Epsom Salt is also good for the soil. It helps with magnesium deficiencies, which aids in chlorophyll production,…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…consider how to inspect and regulate to ensure food safety, regardless of the production method.” “The FDA knows just how vital it is to ensure the safety of our nation’s…
Kansas Cattle Traceability Project Moving Forward
…identification number, and a GPS location, each time an animal’s tag is read with a pilot project reader in the production chain. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…of the most beneficial flush-to-scrape grant recipients will be reducing their annual production of GHG between 60 and 83 percent. The installation of just two manure separation systems, one in…
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
…production levels that must be certified and provided to USDA. For soybeans, that’s $1.65 a bushel, for 50 percent of production. For corn, it’s a one cent per-bushel payment, for…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
…of reduced U.S. ethanol production and lower ethanol prices reduces the industry’s gross ethanol sales revenues by an average of $3.3 billion per year, or $19.7 billion over the 2018-2023…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
…rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural…
Dairy Trade a Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations with Canada
…supply management system utilizes quotas for production and prices to stabilize the country’s dairy market. American trade representatives are pushing for concessions in Canada’s dairy program and better access to…
Water Works: Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa Production
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, employing subsurface drip irrigation systems in the production of alfalfa is proving beneficial in University of California field trials at the…
The only thing a $15.00 an hour wage has done is made everything in automation that more affordable.
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U.S. Wheat Restructuring Efforts Close Moscow Office
…close to 400,000 metric tons for the next ten years. However, since then, Russia’s agriculture has changed to be more market-oriented, with an increase in domestic wheat production. Source: National…