…It’s pretty typical for this time of year and isn’t causing any concern at this point,” Blakely said. The citrus crop is a little smaller this year, but Blakely says…
Humans Need Bees
…new study published in Nature Communications found that just two percent of wild bee species contributes 80 percent of the crop pollination visits observed globally. This means that if this…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
Guayule Image Courtesy: USDA Everett Griner talks about growing Guayule making progress in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. Guayule Crop I think it is called Guayule. It is a…
2016 U.S. Cotton Supplies Higher than Expected
USDA says the 2016 cotton crop was larger than had been previously estimated. Will that push prices down? Higher than Expected…
January Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the California crop production forecast for January. The latest survey, conducted during the last week of December 2016, and the first week of January…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…key U.S. crops, in 2016, according to the Crop Production 2016 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). U.S. corn growers produced 15.1…
California Citrus Crop Forecast Increased
Mark Hudson, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agriculture Statistics Service in Washington, D.C., delivered the latest citrus crop forecast today. California Valencia oranges increased slightly from 8.5…
Analysis Reaffirms Ethanol’s GHG Emissions Reduction Benefits
…the Renewable Fuel Standard. Additionally, corn ethanol lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions could potentially reach 76 percent in 2022 if there is more widespread adoption of optimal crop production and…
Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources
…are more precise and enable crops to use water and fertilizer more efficiently. Image: ARS soil scientist Kevin Bronson applies nitrogen fertilizer to a crop field in Maricopa, AZ. Photo…
Analysts Watching Ending Stocks in Thursday USDA Reports
The January USDA Crop Production Report comes out on Thursday and analysts don’t expect a lot of surprises, but they will be watching the estimates carefully. An Ag Web Dot…
Merger Cases Go Before the EU
…of crop protection products between Syngenta and an Israeli company also controlled by ChemChina. Dow Chemical and DuPont Company also went before regulators this week to plead their case for…
2017 Crop Price Outlook Still Below Average
The U.S. grain price outlook and crop demand won’t see a lot of major changes in the coming year. That prediction comes from Dr. Pat Westhoff, Director of the Food…
California Cherries Hope to Snap Bad Streak
…cherries. Late spring rains hurt the crop last year, dropping the the state total to 60,000 tons. California Cherry Board Executive Chris Zanobini said 2016 was actually the best year…
U.S.-Cuba Agricultural Trade Poised for Growth
…consumers can also look forward to specialty exports like Cuban rum and cigars with improved trade relations. Marri Carrow, Western Hemisphere regional director for the U.S. Grains Council, said grain…