…are recognized as an alternative to Roundup Ready crops. Bayer’s CEO last month said he expects the acquisition to be final by the end of this year. From the National…
Agri View: Migrant Labor Shortage
…come here legally are woefully inadequate. Most of the crops harvested now are done by illegal migrant farm workers. I live in a major vegetable producing area. Without migrants, most…
Agri View: Damaging Weather
…equipment, especially irrigation equipment, will cover years to replace. Finally winter crops and livestock. Add it all up and you see that city homes and mobile home parks are just…
FDA to Address Agricultural Biotechnology Misinformation
…the money is to be used to tout “the environmental, nutritional, food safety, economic, and humanitarian impacts” of biotech crops and their final food products. The bill includes $3 million…
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
Whether you are a longtime advocate of cover crops—or have never even considered using them—the Soil Health Partnership is encouraging all farmers to participate in the USDA’s 2017 Cover Crop…
Dow/DuPont Merger Gets Conditional China Approval
…of certain herbicide and insecticide ingredients and formulations for rice crops for up to five years after the merger is finalized. Back on March 27, the European Union gave conditional…
Agri View: Changing Farm Technology
…a tractor that will steer itself. Agriculture is nothing like the industry it was 20 years ago. Neither are the crops. Thanks to precision agriculture. That’s Agri View for today….
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…planting systems. The technology allows farmers to plant crops like corn, soybeans, and other row crops at twice the speed of a conventional planter. The case had been scheduled for…
Agri View: Outlook for 2017
…cost of producing those crops. For the past three years those prices have dropped a little every year. The cost of production has not declined. Well, maybe a little but…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
…cost-cutting option. They can kill their cover crops and plant their cotton in the same pass through a field, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Cover crops are gaining…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…land reduces land for crops (0.3 Mha) and pasture (0.6 Mha). How Was the Study Conducted? This study has three major sections: an assessment of recent deforestation trends; an analysis…
Agri View: Pork Exports to China
…thinking is it makes it cost more to produce hogs in China. They have stricter environmental regulations. And the land is more useful for other crops. One source says it…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…Because of the diversity of crops and climate zones within the Western Region, the project is divided into four sub-regions that encompass 13 states and two territories. To date, 204…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
…areas of California, which is the largest fruit and vegetable producer in the country. The delays have led to shortfalls of crops like lettuce and broccoli, sending wholesale prices much…