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House Appropriators Advance Ag Funding Bill
After very a short debate, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its agricultural spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,…
Amid Legal Limbo, Dicamba Injury on the Rise Once Again
As July gets underway, state regulators, weed scientists, agronomists and farmers are reporting off-target dicamba injury to crops and plants…
Farmers Welcome Unexpected Wheat Rally
After a mostly quiet week of grain trade wheat futures enjoyed a surprise rally higher on Wednesday this week. Funds…
Amid Weaker Economic Conditions, Reports Suggest Farmland Values Holding Steady
Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey. In part, the quarterly report stated that, “Bankers responding…
Crop Insurance Protects Essential Food and Fiber Supply
Steve Ward talks to as many lawmakers as he can about farming. Specifically, growing cranberries. Ward grew up helping his…
Texas Conditions Drying Due to Higher Temperatures, Less Rain
Above average temperatures are exacerbating drier-than-normal conditions around the state, said the state’s climatologist. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service reports and…
Prevented Plant Impacts on 2019 Illinois Grain Farms Incomes
In 2019, many farmers in Illinois had prevented plant (PP) acres, acres that couldn’t be planted due to excessive moisture…
The Problem with Stored Grain-Now and this Fall
To sell or not to sell — in grain marketing that is always the question. Farmers who are still waiting to sell,…
Farmers Eye Crop Development as Summer Turns Hot and Dry
With crop fields simmering in the early July heat, some farmers are missing those soggy days of spring. “Too much…
UC Riverside Discovers First Effective Treatment for Citrus Greening Disease
UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus Greening Disease, which has devastated citrus farms in…