…most farmers,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “He works his land, plants his crop and works with nature to take care of it to the best of his ability. What…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…but not a single one of those can produce a crop on 20 inches per acre,” he said. Farmer Ron Macedo of Turlock, who serves on the Turlock Irrigation District…
Organic Acreage Increase Misleading
…2015 increase “does not reflect a significant increase in crop acres,” Bering Pacific Ranches received the Alaska certification last year for a range that is home to roughly 6,000 head…
NCGA CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing
…on consolidation and competition in the U.S. seed and agrochemical industry. “Domestic regulatory hurdles for crop protection chemicals and delays in international approvals for new seed traits represent significant barriers…
Bayer-Monsanto Deal Could Offset European Regulations on Ag Biotech
…crop science division says overregulation is the “single biggest challenge” in the EU for crop protection companies. The regulatory environment and current crop prices helped to kick start consolidation efforts…
Agri View: Apple Versatility
…Delicious, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala and a dozen more. Apples are one of our most widely grown crops too. Washington State, Michigan, North Carolina, Maine just to name…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…start small and go from there. Grow specialty crops that big farms do not want to grow. Start with small acreage. Use what you have. By concentrating their efforts on…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…quality. Growers get better quality if they harvest their crop at 25 rather than 35 days, Putnam said. The tradeoff is that the 25-day crop is about 20 percent lower…
Trump Adviser Talks Agriculture
Clovis Sam Clovis, senior adviser for Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, spoke with reporters after an agriculture round-table discussion this week and said crop insurance needs to be protected as…
Analysts Question Bayer-Monsanto Merger
…said. “You have to imagine what the world will look like after these mergers, and that complicates things.” According to Jonas Oxgaard, a Sanford Berstein analyst, seed and crop chemicals…
Countries in TPP Won’t Renegotiate Terms of the Deal
…a special session of the government. The TPP deal would cover 12 countries and roughly 40 percent of the global economy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
…is becoming an attractive alternative to U.S. crops that require more water. Sorghum also is a critical option for staving off hunger overseas. Decades of breeding has produced sorghum suitable…
New Markets Sought for Walnut Sector
…China had a record crop and Chile had a record crop, so we wound up with 140,000 more tons in the pipeline.” The growth of California walnut plantings resulted from…
Bayer, Monsanto Announce Agreement
…Monsanto’s leadership in Seeds & Traits and Climate Corporation platform along with Bayer’s broad Crop Protection product line across a comprehensive range of indications and crops in all key geographies….