…(NPURU) in Oxford, Mississippi, are investigating whether sorghum’s weed-inhibiting properties can be transferred to other crops like rice and used as a bioherbicide. Producing sorgoleone in other crops would potentially…
Agri View: Blueberries – An Expanding Crop
Everett Griner talks about why production of blueberries is expanding in today’s Agri View. Blueberries – An Expanding Crop Blueberries. Not a major crop. One that is growing in importance…
Canada Expecting High-Volume Crop Season
Just as the United States is expected to harvest a bumper crop, according to the latest Department of Agriculture numbers, Canada is expecting a high-volume harvest as well. CNS Canada…
China Hopeful for FTA with Canada
…Canada as Canada has insisted on a progressive trade deal that would also cover some labor, environment, gender and governance issues. Officials say there was little progress on issues that…
The Western View: World’s Only Corn Palace
…born to promote the region but became a gathering place where neighbors could enjoy a fall festival to celebrate the end of the crop season and its harvest. The Palace…
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
…View. Sunflowers – a Different Crop I see a small field of sunflowers occasionally when I am moving around. It is not a crop farmers deal with a whole lot,…
How to Grow Your Own Horseradish
…While fresh horseradish isn’t something most of us have in the fridge, it is actually a flavorful crop that’s perennial and easy to grow! It’s best to plant horseradish in…
Bayer/Monsanto Merger Clears All Hurdles
…Monsanto after Bayer divested itself of certain Crop Science businesses in a sale to BASF. The name Monsanto is expected to officially disappear in the future. However, familiar brand names…
Agri View: Tobacco-the Forgotten Money Crop
Everett Griner talks about how tobacco used to be a big money crop. Everett also lets us know what happened to it in today’s Agri View. Tobacco-the Forgotten Money Crop…
USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions
…Service non-fire programs to cover firefighting costs. The product of more than a decade of hard work, this bipartisan solution will ultimately stabilize the agency’s operating environment. Finally, because rising…
Agri View: Scholarships for Agriculture Students
…to those who will specialize in various phases of agriculture. One section will deal with plant breeding. Now, this will provide valuable information to anybody in crop production. How about…
Answer Upcoming NASS Survey; It Impacts Your Bottom Line
…farmers as results of the confidential NASS crop survey play a key role in determining the implementation of farm payments and programs, including the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program (county option),…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…and Resource Economics. When nuts and fruits are diverted back into the remaining markets for their crops, Sumner and co-author Tristan M. Hanon, a UC Davis graduate student researcher, expect…
Agri View: Domestic Grapes Still in Demand
…not for California there would not be a grape crop. It isn’t the grapes that makes it a vital crop. It is the by-product. You know what that is? No,…