…hemp was a crop that touched a great many industries. An acre of hemp, for example, can provide as much fiber as two or three acres of cotton, according to…
What is GMO Food?
…as soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Genetically modified crops have been engineered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. GM livestock have been developed,…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…the product of many curious and ingenious people who made incremental improvements to the work of their predecessors. This slideshow requires JavaScript. 1. Cotton Gin: In colonial times, cotton cloth…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…problem in California cotton fields. In California, johnsongrass is found in the Central Valley, Cascade Range foothills, Western California, and the Sierra Nevada foothills to about 2600 feet (800 m)….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Economy.) Historically, bulk commodities-wheat, rice, coarse grains, oilseeds, cotton, and tobacco-accounted for most of U.S. agricultural exports. However, in the 1990s, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products inlucding high-value products (HVP)-…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
…soybeans, almonds, tobacco, peanuts, cotton, lettuce, alfalfa, tomatoes, watermelon, and bell peppers, with some crops having as many as 6 applications per year. Crops that have been properly treated with…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews State of the Rural Economy
…that concern being felt more acutely than in the cotton belt. While the actions of the Chinese and Indian governments continue to hammer cotton markets, threatening the very existence of…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…agreement is implemented, tariffs as high as 10% on U.S. cotton exported into Vietnam will be eliminated, and Japan’s “gate price” duty on pork will be reduced by 90%. #2:…
Ron Craft to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) elected its 2016 officers on February 5 during its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. The new slate is: president – Ron Craft, Plains,…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
It looks like another challenging year for the cotton industry. Sabrina Hill reports. Industry Cotton Report The National Cotton Council (NCC) says 2016 will be another challenging year for the…
National Cotton Council Statement on Cottonseed Designation
…years, the smallest exports in 15 years and cotton prices at their lowest level since the 2009 recession, economic pressure is mounting in the industry. Meanwhile, cotton demand, 10 percent…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…in cotton and director of the UC West Side Research and Extension Center Lindsay Jordan – UC ANR Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor for Merced, Mariposa and Madera counties Rose Hayden-Smith,…
Agri View: China Relations
…China’s top supplier of imported soybeans, cotton, meat, cereal grains, cattle hides, distillers dried grains, and hay. Soybeans, Grains, and Cotton Dominate China’s Agricultural Imports Two decades ago, China was…
USDA Continuing to Study Request by Cotton Industry
…the cotton industry to make cottonseed eligible for USDA safety net programs such as ARC and PLC. Gary Crawford has the story. USDA Continuing to Study Request by Cotton Industry…