Determining exactly what freeze damage the almond industry will see from frigid temperatures during bloom won’t be possible until the end of the season, if at all. Yara’s Director of…
Trump Wants China to Cut Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
…Street Journal. Trump has repeatedly expressed dismay over the rising trade deficit with China, reinforcing that in a recent conversation with the President of China. A White House official was…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…Lou Dobbs, and Morning Joe, as well as online. In the ad, Erickson-Jones says, “We depend on free trade policies to maintain our export markets. The crops we grow here…
Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity
…today’s best varieties. The same problem is likely to be true not only in maize but in all crops. “The next generation of enhanced varieties is likely to come by…
Study Finds Breakthrough in Glyphosate Resistance Research
…strategies, such as rotating herbicides and crops, to reduce weed pressure. The study recommends that farmers “do not abuse glyphosate” so the industry doesn’t lose the option of using the…
ARS Scientist Leads $1 Million Funded Consortium to Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls
…billion to the U.S. economy annually, according to FFAR. Honey bees specifically pollinate about 100 crops in the United States. Varroa mites have become resistant to many commercially available chemical…
UCR Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Pollinator Health
…natural ecosystems and affect the production of important crops, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Insect pollinators contribute an estimated 24 billion dollars to the U.S. economy annually. Read the…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…out to community members for a nominal charge, anyone can walk up and purchase crops for a mere one dollar per pound, and additional crops are sold at nearby farmers…
Agri View: Planting by Zodiac Signs
…A farmer in my family had crops that neighbors envied. He always planted by the signs. These various phases of the moon were as vital to him as the seed…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…$.16 less per bushel for soybeans. The analysis utilized WAEES’s partial equilibrium model, which can be broken down into crops, livestock and biofuels components encompassing feed grains, food grains, cotton,…
Agri View: Agriculture Weather
…farmers in the southeast heavily. The major damage was to the fruit and vegetable crops. But, other sectors of agriculture were also impacted. Few people are aware that almost half…
Almond Matters: California Weather Increasing Importance of Fungicides
…followed by mild temperatures have helped create ideal growing conditions for a variety of plant diseases. “That triggers a lot of our pathogens, our organisms in our orchards, to activate,”…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
…in four categories for the rancher. At the top of his list is administrative cost. Next comes rising labor and management expenses. Then he has to keep up with his…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Contracts
…expiring contracts are due by April 13. Through CSP, agricultural producers and forest landowners earn payments for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management,…