By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall in September is eroding yield expectations for Mid-South corn and cotton crops, according to USDA’s Oct. 9 Crop Production Report....
U.S. Wheat Associates has released its 2008-2009 Annual Report covering worldwide marketing activities and developments from June 2008 through May 2009 for all six classes of U.S. wheat. ...
A new National Corn Growers Association video on the subject of increasing sustainability in agriculture made its television debut Oct. 3 on the program This Week in Agribusiness. ...
By Aimee Nielson, University of Kentucky
Fall is the perfect time for farmers and homeowners to check their soils to determine acidity....
As the National Corn Growers Association prepares for another fiscal year, outgoing NCGA President Bob Dickey recently reflected on a successful year in which leadership addressed many vital issues, setting the stage for further policy successes....
By Jim Langcuster, Auburn University
Much like the struggling patient who makes some progress but not enough for complete recovery, farmers are making modest improvements in their bottom line but not enough to turn the corner to full prosperity....
Small grain plantings for 2009 progressed at a normal pace in the fall of 2008, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
One of the challenges for the National Corn Growers Association in responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulations implementing the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard was dealing with its very conservative estimates of future corn yield at a time when yields are significantly increasing. ...
The U.S. Grains Council projects lower corn yields in China for 2009 compared to 2008, with total production resulting in 148.79 million metric tons (5.86 billion bushels)....
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
Over the past year, a shift has occurred in the grain markets, which has made prices considerably lower than the record highs seen in the summer of 2008....
1.4 million metric tons of U.S. agricultural products, valued at $392 million, were sold and/or negotiated at the 6th Annual Southeast Asia U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference, held in Cebu, Philippines, earlier this month. ...
A study commissioned by the National Corn Growers Association tallies the high cost of proposed regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard. ...
With rolls listing 36,378 growers at the end of August, the National Corn Growers Association now enjoys record membership. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Importing countries are certainly taking a liking to current U.S. soybean prices, a fact reflected in USDA’s Sept. 11 World Supply and Demand Estimate forecasting record U.S. exports this marketing year. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Last March 25 I sat in a crowded banquet hall at The Northwood Club in Dallas and listened to Dr. Norman Borlaug speak humbly but eloquently about what the agriculture industry must do to feed the world....
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
Continuous wet weather, coupled with cool temperatures, has led to an increased disease presence which could cause weak corn stalks. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
For the most part, Mother Nature has provided U.S. commodity producers with a good mix of moisture and sunshine this season, resulting in projected records for soybean production and corn yield. ...
According to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office, peanut production in the state is forecast at 1.75 billion pounds, compared with last year’s 2.33 billion pounds....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The U.S. soybean crop continues to build toward a new record, along with expected record yields for several southern states, according to USDA’s Sept. 11 Crop Production Report. ...
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Wheat curl mites have shown up sporadically in upper Southeast wheat fields in recent years, but seemed to be a bigger problem for growers in 2009. ...
When market prices for agricultural commodities skyrocketed to record highs in 2008, so did prices for inputs such as fertilizer, fuel and seed. ...
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer is applauding Kentucky’s farmers for achieving a record $4.84 billion in farm gate cash receipts in 2008....
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging farmers to have their corn tested for aflatoxin to prevent contamination of feeds and food....
By Brad Haire, University of Georgia
A recent University of Georgia report shows Georgia farmers will need 20 percent more water to grow their crops in the next four decades. ...
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Questions of whether old reliable wheat varieties are losing their resistance to common diseases continue to pop up as growers in the upper Southeast begin getting ready for wheat planting....
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