A domestic fertilizer company says U.S. corn acreage is expected to drop to 88 million in 2017 from the 94.5 million planted acres reported this year by the Department of…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…of their other discoveries include: A new process to turn old tires into zinc fertilizer A new kind of flour made from chardonnay grape seeds that can prevent increases in…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…by the Nitrate Elimination Company, Inc., which developed kits that allow farm managers to determine nitrate accumulation levels on their farms, helping them manage nitrate concentration, reduce costly nitrogen fertilizer…
Ag Economy Barometer Dips
…year because of the economy. 46 percent of respondents plan to lower fertilizer rates and 35 percent plan to adjust trait packages in their seed varieties. From the National Association…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…in pioneering fertilizer research focused on agronomic efficiency in the management of nutrients, precision irrigation and fertigation practices, soil, and crop and fertilizer interactions. FREP’s greatest achievement over the years…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…its commitment by encouraging practices, such as rotating crops, managing fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide application in the production of feed for a portion of the cows providing the company’s milk…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…to haul their fertilizer over twice as far. As this is repeated all across the Midwest, the new regulations will actually increase the danger from fertilizer application. Did I mention…
Court Strikes Down Tighter Anhydrous Restrictions
…Process Safety Management applies to any facility storing 10,000 pounds or more of anhydrous ammonia. However, retail agriculture facilities selling more than 50 percent of the fertilizer to farmers have…
Canada Producers Share Agribusiness Merger Fears
…merger would create the world’s largest fertilizer company. A spokesperson for the Alberta Wheat Commission said “we aren’t opposed to mergers in general,” but says too much concentration of ownership…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…the spread of disease and fertilizer regulation. In forty-five states, the state department of agriculture is responsible for regulating the labeling, sale, and use of fertilizer products. On July 22,…
Agri View: America Great Again?
…quality and taking care of our land. We lead the world in the production of corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton. We produce more with less labor, less fertilizer and fewer…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
…billon (12.5 percent). Combined crop inputs (chemicals, fertilizers, and seeds) are $52.8 billion, accounting for 29.3 percent of crop farms total expenses. The largest expenditures for livestock farms are feed…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…through the agency’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which fosters innovation in conservation tools and strategies to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use as well as market-based strategies…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…in conservation tools and strategies to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use as well as market-based strategies to improve water quality or mitigate climate change. The 2016 projects…