…spending on nutrition and crop insurance alone was nearly $100 billion less than projected, while mandatory federal spending outside the Agriculture Committees’ jurisdiction has risen over the same time period….
Farmers File Class Action Suit over Dicamba Drift
…was filed by the same Missouri-based legal firm that also sued Monsanto over dicamba drift in November 2016 on behalf of a Missouri fruit and row-crop operation. Attorneys representing the…
Mexico Looking at Argentina, Brazil, for Yellow Corn
…percent import tax on Mexican goods to cover the cost and the consideration of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). Altogether, funding covers a range of areas including…
Agri View: More Drought?
…to continue to develop through the winter. This coming winter. That means it will take a lot of irrigation to produce a crop this year. Here is a good part….
Kansas Senator Says Wheat, Sorghum Also Key Farm Bill Debate Commodities
…facing wheat producers.” Meanwhile, Moran says the threat of sugarcane aphids to sorghum is making it harder to make a profit on the traditionally low-input crop, meaning sugarcane acres may…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…bushels) of white and yellow corn from the United States. While the drought has eased, it’s likely South Africa will need corn imports until their local new crop becomes available…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…are not projected to increase until the reserve stocks are reduced to what they consider a “more reasonable level.” For the 2016 crop year, the latest estimate includes a reduction…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…2015. Average prices for the 2016 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $899.44, up 13.9 percent from 2015; white wine grapes, $594.01, up 9.9 percent from 2015;…
Year of the Pansy
…Ours. Download Year of the Pansy Each year the National Garden Bureau selects one annual, one perennial, one bulb crop and one edible as their “Year of the” crops. This…
Almond Board: Pollination
…the report here: From the Almond Board: Honey bees are essential for a successful almond crop.The single most important factor determining a good yield is pollination during the bloom period,…
Agri View: Berry Problems
…a crop. Has anyone ever tried putting a crop under cover? I mean we used to grow tobacco under cover. I wonder? That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…billion in cash receipts from the sale of crop inventories. The net cash farm income measure counts those sales as part of current-year income while the net farm income measure…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…compared to just over 20 percent in October. Producers were also asked targeted questions about corn and soybean price expectations. Specifically, producers were asked if they believed new-crop corn and…