…China committed to when they joined the World Trade Organization,” Boening said. “Let me make this clear: for just three crops – in just one year – China illegally exceeded…
Agri View: Farming Problems
…would have provided hundreds of good paying jobs in the community. There is a lawsuit somewhere all of the time over farmers spraying their young crops to prevent bugs from…
New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
Nitrogen is the main nutrient added to cereal crops like corn, which makes them grow faster and stronger. But too much of a good thing could sometimes have negative outcomes….
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…the adjusted production will be used in calculating assistance under this program. Eligible crops include those for which federal crop insurance or NAP coverage is available, excluding crops intended for…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…managers can better track and monitor health and activity throughout the dairy. The company’s founder and CEO, Melissa Brandao, has worked the past decade on the development of specialty agriculture…
USDA Increases Corn, Soybean Production Forecast
The Department of Agriculture Thursday upped its predictions for larger corn and soybean crops this year. The USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Report predicts corn production at 14.2 billion…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
…in understanding how the new seed cotton program may affect their FSA payments. It helps a producer make decisions on how to allocate generic base acres to other covered crops…
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
…That water would come at the expense of agricultural producers who depend on those tributaries to irrigate crops. “We’re really talking about pulling water out of the hands of longtime…
Grocers Seek Tighter Rules on Labeling GMO Ingredients
…of those crops are genetically modified. Opponents of this type of labeling requirement argue that it would not accurately represent the overall product, as highly refined foods do not always…
EU Wheat Harvest Hit Hard by Drought
The European Union’s wheat harvest may wind up about six million tons less than it was a year ago. Crops in the northern part of the EU suffered through a…
First 2017 Crop Report has Little Lingering Drought Effects
…but we still see a four percent increase in the value of crops that we produce here and that was mainly due to the diversification of the different crops that…
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
…helps our farmers to protect their crops, while also maintaining strong protections for farm workers and their families,” Stabenow says. Back in March of last year, the House of Representatives…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
…low biological activity, which correlates with growing brassica,” Krehbiel stated. Cover crops can provide a wealth of benefits to growers, however, developing cover crops in walnut orchards can be challenging….
Canada Reopens Penitentiary Farming Operations
…and renovating necessary infrastructure as well as working to repair and rebuild farmland in the coming months to prepare for crops. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….