…sorghum exports to China won’t resume immediately, the announcement comes roughly a month before the U.S. sorghum harvest is set to begin, boding well for new-crop sales. From the National…
Syngenta Settlement Details Announced
…pay $1.51 billion into a Settlement Fund to pay corn farmers, grain handling facilities, and ethanol production facilities who submitted eligible claims. The court will hold a hearing in November…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…few crops. With NRCS’s help, Fifth Crow developed special cover crop mixes and rotation plans for more than 30 crops and flowers. As a result the organic matter in the…
California Cattle Council on The Horizon
…broader approach to include all aspects of cattle production and not just beef alone. The bill is likely to be considered by the full Senate sometime before July. A California…
Strawberry Crops Rebound After Freeze Damage
…Peck’s area are seeing strawberry crops rebound. With the freezing temperatures actually helping with increased vigor, some growers have noticed more productive fields. “We’re seeing higher production numbers just the…
House Expects Farm Bill Vote on Friday
…by phasing out all subsidies over time. The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau sent a letter on Wednesday asking Congress to do no harm to crop insurance. From the National…
Agri View: Crop Prospects
…is missing from the report. The USDA Crop Planting Report came out back in late March. The portion I received only covered the Southeast. It prophesied some of the changes…
Cotton Producers Reminded of May 31 CGCS Deadline
…of the average ginning cost for each production region. CGCS payments are capped at $40,000 per producer. To qualify for the program, cotton producers must meet conservation compliance provisions, be…
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Eases Damage Concerns
The subjective forecast for the 2018 almond crop is 2.3 billion pounds. That’s a 1.3% increase over last year’s production. Of course this is good news for the industry, even…
Controlled Environment Ag Growing
Controlled environment agriculture is growing rapidly, according to a new report from CoBank. Controlled environment agriculture, a technology-based approach toward food production to use optimal growing conditions, often indoors, occurs…
Growers Hear Update on Walnut Pruning Trial
…we prune these trees in the beginning, the more crop we set up earlier…the cropping patterns will eventually probably be the same, but they are a little bit different because…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
…The research is in the developing a variety that will do well. That research is well underway. Citrus production doubled in 2017. It looks just as promising for this year….
Organic Produce Has Strong First Quarter
…value of more than $1.2 billion during the first portion of 2018. While organic sales and production grew during the first part of 2018, OPN noted that several conventionally grown…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…Fordyce will provide leadership for FSA and its mission to support agricultural production across America through a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state offices. “As a fourth-generation farmer,…