…largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers, and Association of Equipment Manufacturers….
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans and wheat for 2017 as part of an effort to ensure that prevented planting factors most accurately reflect the pre-planting input costs of producers….
Grains Council Encourages Focus On Expanding Ag Exports
…(USDA) data out this week, with record exports also expected for feed grains in all forms, a measure that includes corn, sorghum and barley as well as products made with…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…substantial drop in prices or revenues for covered commodities. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,…
Bullish Agribusiness Opportunities Exist
…Export Exchange 2016 offers attendees an unparalleled opportunity to meet and build relationships with domestic suppliers of corn, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), sorghum, barley and other commodities. More…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…program information including frequently asked questions, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. Payments are made to producers who enrolled base acres of barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, wheat and…
Properly Identifying Sugarcane Aphid
Courtesy: UCANR California sorghum producers have a new pest to keep an eye out for. Identifying sugarcane aphid populations can be tricky as the damage looks similar to another familiar…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
…we don’t really know what kind of impact it has on forage sorghum yet,” Dahlberg said. “There haven’t been a lot of reports on forage sorghum, what kind of damage,…
Vilsack Announces Sorghum Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of four members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. Members will serve three-year terms. Producers appointed to the board are:…
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
Sorghum growing at a breeding nursery. Photo by Robert Klein USDA/ARS An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist has developed new genetic resources that allow the breeding of sorghum varieties…
Farm Futures Releases 2017 Planting Intentions
…addition to soybeans, the two other crops that could pull acres away from corn are cotton and sorghum. Plantings for both crops are expected to be around one percent higher…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…urging farmers to contact the EPA and voice their concerns. Atrazine has been a mainstay of corn, sorghum, and sugar cane farmers for 50 years, and some of the toughest…
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Report
…concentrate. Waivers will be sent in early August. Two (2) sorghum plant samples were collected and sent for virus analysis. Both were positive for curly top virus. Thirteen (13) symptomatic…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
…products, specifically dried distiller’s grain and sorghum. Starting January first, the duty and quota restrictions on U.S. sorghum have been lifted under the free trade agreement, and a recent port…