…frequently asked questions, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Crops receiving assistance include barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, and wheat. In the upcoming months, disbursements will be made for…
Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project
A joint project is testing sorghum to see what genetics in a plant leads to drought tolerance. Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project The Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…how sorghum and other cereal crops are affected by future climate scenarios, and will lead to approaches to improve growth and production of sorghum and other crops under water-limiting conditions…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
…planting more milo, or grain sorghum, instead of corn silage because milo uses less water, he said. Although milo is a lesser-quality feed for milking cows, Kloss said dairy farmers…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…well. Currently, SCO covers corn, cotton, cottonseed, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, spring barley, spring wheat, and winter wheat in selected counties. SCO is an area-based policy endorsement that can be…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…commodities under ARC and PLC include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…PLC include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes…
USDA Secretary to Keynote Commodity Classic
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will make his sixth visit to Commodity Classic, the annual convention and trade show for corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers. The secretary will…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…aquaculture production practices, and sweet and biomass sorghum. For the first time, a range of crops used to produce bioenergy will be eligible as well. “If America is to remain…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…gallons of ethanol from almost 2.6 million bushels of sorghum and received $18,128. View the list of producers receiving payments here. (Payments of $500 or less are not listed.) President…
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley, canola, sunflowers, peanuts, and popcorn. Nearly three-fourths of all acres and liability in the federal crop insurance program will be covered under…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces New Farm Bill Provision for Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…Yield exclusion for the 2015 crop year will include corn, soy beans, spring wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley, canola, sunflowers, peanuts and popcorn. New Farm Bill Provision Announced Secretary…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…$4.71 per bushel, is unchanged from last month but $2.26 below May 2013. Sorghum grain, at $8.25 per cwt, is 30 cents below April and $3.15 below May last year….