…the California crop – 16,000 acres – is grown in Merced County, on farms ranging from 5 acres up to several thousand acres. In 2015, the crop’s value in Merced…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…modern ag practices can reduce emissions and enable crops to be grown in a way that absorbs and stores greenhouse gases in the soil. From the National Association of Farm…
Study Says Ethanol Production Creates More Carbon Emissions
A study by the University of Wisconsin says carbon emissions increase when land is converted into crops for ethanol. The study released this week says the carbon emissions increase since…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…alfalfa production systems. The grants are funded through three NIFA programs: Alfalfa and Forage Research, Supplemental and Alternative Crops, and Potato Breeding Research. “For American farmers to continue to prosper…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…fertile soil and diverse land resources allows year-round production of many agriculture commodities. The state produces more than 400 crops, and its top five commodities are: Milk and cream Grapes…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…are applicable to other crops in coastal California. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…many farmers were working to finish harvest of summer crops, including cotton, pomegranates, walnuts and pistachios. Mark Bagby of Calcot Ltd., a cotton marketing cooperative owned by growers in California…
USDA to Measure Final 2017 Row Crop Production and Grain Stocks with Two End-of-Year Surveys
…estimates for row crops. The survey also asks about grain stocks stored on-farm. When producers receive the surveys, they have the option to respond using the secure online questionnaire or…
Record Corn Yield Underscores RFS Success
…from the RFS. It is no coincidence that as farmers realized increased demand and value for their crops, they were able to invest in newer technologies and practices that have…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…critical state, regional, and national pest management challenges and help ensure food security. The Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-4) program supports pest management solutions primarily for specialty crops, such as…
Working on Sugar Support Programs Before 2018 Farm Bill
…more than 30 members of Congress have introduced the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. She says the policies within the legislation will keep processors from having to forfeit their crops and…
Soilless Production Falls Under Organic Certification
…nutrients and organic matter to grow crops. The container growing method is used by several large organic berry growers. Aeroponic farming methods that grow plants that are suspended in the…
ASTA Supports USDA Action
…and private sector plant-scientists around the world are investing in a great deal of research using newer methods like gene editing across a wide variety of crops—with exciting potential for…
Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
…bumper crops all over the globe have kept grain prices low and overturned the traditional dynamics in the farm sector. The largest trading companies that buy and sell farmers’ products…