…and not country averages. “I think we’ve got to look at situations where people had good crops that were totally obliterated,” Perdue says in the DTN report. “These safety-net programs…
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables
…post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections to 2028 for major U.S. crops and livestock products and will include supporting U.S. and international macroeconomic assumptions. The short-term…
Preparing the Garden for Next Year’s Crop
…like mustard and arugula benefit from winter planting. The key to making this work is to wait to put the seeds in the ground until after soil temperatures drop below…
Annual Soil Health Summit Event Opens to Public for First Time
…crops and practicing advanced nutrient management. Shefali Mehta, SHP executive director, noted the field team plans to have a more robust data set for 2018. She says the summit marks…
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
…crops. But the projects have never been built out enough to meet the demand. And now, the problem gets complicated. The State Water Board is the elephant in the room….
Crops of the Future Collaborative Funds Downy Mildew Research at UC Davis
The first research grant issued through the Crops of the Future Collaborative from the Foundation of Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) will be focused on addressing downy mildew in lettuce….
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…days and warm nights have caused the ocean temperatures to rise. That’s met good news. Southeastern Alaska is a rainforest, and it is in drought right now. Plus, this area…
Conaway Determined to Complete Farm Bill
…stressors, such as low commodity prices and trade issues, are driving anxiety. Add to that, a rising suicide rate among farmers, Conaway says “I feel really badly about that, saying…
USDA Announces Deregulation of GE Low-Gossypol Cotton
…PPRA that this variety of GE cotton is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk to agricultural crops or other plants in the United States and is deregulating this variety…
Rising Output Compressing Ag Margins
Strong growth in both the U.S. and global economies will support increased demand in domestic and export markets through the end of the year. However, U.S. competitiveness is currently constrained…
Agri View: Trade War Damage
…these crops. But, what about the people who buy the crops? Finally, how many jobs will be affected? How will it change when it is over? That’s Agri View for…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…barley, canola, corn, grain sorghum, wheat and other crops. In the next few months payments will be triggered for rice, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, crambe, and…
Agri View: Value of Bugs Pollinating Crops
Everett Griner talks about bugs of value to farmers for pollinating crops in today’s Agri View. Value of Bugs Pollinating Crops A lot has been said about the decline of…
Roberts: We’re Making Progress on Farm Bill
…amount of funding from Midwest-based crops to cotton. The so-called “Big Four” leaders of the conference committee, Senators Roberts and Stabenow along with Representatives Conaway and Collin Peterson, are waiting…