In the southern parts of Nueces County, and western parts of the Coastal Bend, grain sorghum is showing severe moisture stress and growers are asking questions about options or fate of this crop....More
Today's hybrid corn varieties more efficiently use nitrogen to create more grain, according to 72 years of public-sector research data reviewed by Purdue University researchers....More
Hobart, Oklahoma farmer Brent Straub, 33, planted approximately 1,700 acres of winter canola in north Kiowa County last fall. He hopes to capitalize on the crop’s ability to reduce weed pressure in subsequent wheat crops and he likes the price available this spring....More
Record 2012 corn production and above average 2012 wheat production could easily result in relatively low (little) wheat and corn prices. If U.S. and foreign wheat production is greater than currently expected, wheat prices may decline to new crop corn prices....More
As part of a hearing examining the reliability of America’s aging waterways infrastructure and how it impacts economic competitiveness, Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), testified before the House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment....More
A new project under way along the Gulf Coast of Mexico could reap windfall gains for U.S. farmers and agribusinesses, according to the U.S. Grains Council....More
A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate....More
The Save Our Crops Coalition (SOCC) has initiated legal action to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with proposed biotech crops tolerant of the synthetic auxin herbicides, which include 2,4-D and dicamba....More
Texas wheat farmers from central Texas to the northeast corner of the state are poised to make one of the best crops in recent memory. The combination of ample rainfall through fall and winter, mild weather and an early spring make bin-buster yields possible, say farmers and a Texas AgriLife Extension specialist....More
The Corn Producers Association of Texas has expressed appreciative for the efforts of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on the 2012 Farm Bill by passing legislation from the committee today; however, the organization says the current bill poses some serious concerns for Texas producers....More
Texas wheat farmers from Central Texas to the Northeast corner of the state are poised to make one of the best crops in recent memory. The combination of ample rainfall through fall and winter, mild weather and an early spring make bin-buster yields possible, say farmers and Texas AgriLife Extension specialists.
While corn production in Texas may not be as significant as in the Midwest Corn Belt, the state’s annual two million-plus acres of corn is still a major contributor to the state’s agricultural profile. But with lingering drought conditions in parts of the state and the prospect of climate change that could bring periods of less rainfall in the years ahead, is it possible that growing corn in Texas could become a thing of the past?...More
USA Rice Federation is conducting a National Rice Month (NRM) scholarship contest, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences. High school seniors in the 2012-13 school year from rice-growing counties in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas are eligible to apply....More
As corn prices have declined substantially over the past week and the prospect is for relatively small ending stocks, a University of Illinois agricultural economist believes it is important to continue to monitor the rate of corn consumption to confirm that the necessary rationing is occurring....More
Maybe it’s in the shoot, maybe the root. Texas AgriLife Research scientists are on a quest to find where different wheat varieties popular in the High Plains get their drought tolerance....More
One thing for certain about wheat prices is that prices will change, and they will be volatile. Now is the time to design a strategy for selling 2012 harvested wheat....More
On the cusp of planting time in Parmer County, Texas, the assumption that conditions are better than they were a year ago may be met with more than a bit of skepticism. This area, on the far side of the Texas Panhandle, jutting up against the New Mexico state line, remains dry.
On the cusp of planting time in Parmer County, Texas, the assumption that conditions are better than they were a year ago may be met with more than a bit of skepticism. This area, on the far side of the Texas Panhandle, jutting up against the New Mexico state line, remains dry...More
Travis Miller jokes about his work as a member of the Texas Governor’s Drought Preparedness Council and as the “go-to-guy” for media questions about drought and wildfire.
“I’ve done a good job with this drought,” he says, tongue tucked firmly in his cheek.
He also knows that drought is a serious concern as a good part of the state remains dry going into or well into planting season....More
While recent and substantial rains are a promising sign that drought conditions are improving for much of the U.S. Southwest, a cold and dry winter in Northern Mexico has exacerbated conditions there with reports of wide spread famine, escalating food prices and extreme dry conditions....More
