Wet conditions across the Corn Belt are delaying corn plantings. The Department of Agriculture indicated earlier this week corn plantings have fallen slightly behind the five-year average, and wet weather…
China Growing Less Corn as Acreage Drops
Farmers in China will plant less corn this season, resulting in the nation’s smallest crop in six years. A poll by Reuters finds that during the spring planting season, growers…
April is Lawn and Garden Month
…yards this spring are actually things we probably should have done in the fall. Such as planting grass seed, most of the fertilization, and spraying for weeds. To begin our…
USDA Says Corn Plantings are Losing Ground to Soybeans
Friday’s Department of Agriculture prospective plantings report suggests that U.S. farmers will plant four percent less corn this year compared to 2016 while planting seven percent more soybeans. The report…
Crop Rotation
…In other words, moving those fruit and veggie crops around, rather than planting them in the same location year after year. Doing so will promote healthier soil and higher productivity,…
Very Early Planting Not Worth the Risks
An agriculture professor from the University of Illinois says very early planting is not worth the risks involved. Emerson Nafziger says planting well ahead of normal is unlikely to result…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…planting more acreage, the pathogen is evolving much more rapidly and overcoming resistance. In recent years, the pathogen’s rate of proliferation has begun to outpace researchers’ ability to develop new…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…was delayed well into the planting season, forcing growers to make decisions about hiring, business operations, and land use without any certainty of water resources. Given the near-record snowpack and…
Agri View: New Pecan Nut
Everett Griner talks about University of Georgia developing a new pecan nut in today’s Agri View. New Pecan Nut Pecan growers who are planting trees now, or even starting a…
Germinating Your Own Seeds
It is time to think about planting the garden. Cathy Isom has some tips on germinating your own seeds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Germinating Your Own…
Agri View: 2017 Planting
Everett Griner talks about early estimates on the 2017 planting crops in today’s Agri View. 2017 Planting Planning for this year’s crops was finished several weeks ago. Planters will be…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
As with many farmers, Mike Daddow typically spends the winter months making repairs to equipment and other preparations for spring planting. But lately, the Sutter County farmer has spent some…
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
…One-third of growers say insecticides and fungicides for soybeans and corn are their most undecided products heading into the planting season. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Almond Board: Bee Forage
The Almond Board is reminding growers of ways they can help the honey bee population by planting forage for the bees. Listen to the report from Almond Board Manager of…