…billion, which is 40% higher than 2016. Commodities like U.S. oilseeds, horticultural goods, cotton, livestock, dairy, and poultry are expected to lead the way to higher export numbers. Global beef…
New USDA Export Forecasts for Cotton
Rob Johansson, USDA Chief Economist, with the new export forecasts for cotton. USDA Export Forecasts…
Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban
…such as almonds, walnuts, processing tomatoes, cotton, alfalfa and others. Bayer Industry Relations Lead, Lee Hall, explains what led up to the EPA’s changed decision. “We got the registration in…
Monsanto Pulls GM Cottonseed Application in India
Monsanto has pulled its application for approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seed in India. The St Louis Post-Dispatch calls the move a “major escalation in a…
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
…a serious threat to crops such as tomatoes, beans, squash, cotton and melons. Whiteflies draw fluid out of a plant’s leaves, and excrete a sticky residue that allows fungus to…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…include the American Farm Bureau Federation, commodity groups representing soybeans, corn, cotton and wheat, and the National Farmers Union, among others. From: American Soybean Association ASA Meets with Trump,…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…forty hours to produce one hundred pounds of cotton. And that had to be hand-picked. You know of course that with today’s technology it would be more like forty acres…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
…a cotton farmer to have a harvester and a baler? It might be today, but it’s doubtful in the future. They are learning to share. Today harvest equipment is used…
Application of Dicamba on Cotton and Soybeans Is Unlawful
…states across the country believe that the illegal use of dicamba products on adjacent or nearby fields containing dicamba-resistant cotton and soybean crops is what caused the damage. The EPA…
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
…percent from 2015. The report also included the first production forecast for U.S. cotton. NASS forecasts all cotton production at 15.9 million bales, up 23 percent from last year. Yield…
Crop Production Forecast
…included the following commodities: Cotton – Upland cotton production in California is forecast at 195 thousand bales, an increase of 18 percent from last year. Harvested acreage is estimated at…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…out of the Top 10 was pistachios and cotton. Pistachio production was significantly reduced last year due to the “blanking” issue that left many shells without nuts, and cotton acreage…
China Extends Cotton Stockpile Sales
…of Finance for China say the move comes as demand to buy the cotton is high, according to Pro Farmer. The statement also said the total amount of cotton auctioned…
Cotton Tour Connects Growers
Cotton growers from around the nation come to California to see our cotton industry firsthand. The cotton tour started with information about California’s challenges. Cotton Tour Connects Growers The 2016…