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Plant Pathologist Jaimin Patel Joins The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer

Aug 30, 2016

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that world-renowned plant pathologist Jaimin Patel, Ph.D., has joined the center, further strengthening the LRC’s horticultural lighting and plant ...

Tags: pathologist Jaimin Patel, LRC

Nigeria: Fao Seeks Urgent Funding to Target 385,000 People with Farming Support in Northeast

Aug 12, 2016

$10 million is required to provide emergency agricultural support to internally displaced people and host families 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of ...

Tags: host families, emergency agricultural support, food

Land O'lakes Makes First Commercial Investment in Africa

Oct 30, 2015

Land O’Lakes and Villa Crop Protection of South Africa have entered into a partnership, effective 26 October, that will capitalize on the growth potential of the South African agricultural market. The two organizations are joining ...

Tags: Land O'lakes, agricultural market

Nevada-based Cannabis Grower to Purchase LED Grow Lights from Illumitex

Oct 14, 2015

Illumitex Inc., LED innovator and maker of the world’s most optically advanced lighting products for horticulture, today announced it has signed a new customer, Green Life Productions (GLP). Based in Nevada, GLP is a pioneer in the ...

Tags: Illumitex, LED Grow Lights

U. S. Cowherd to Rebuild, Says Report

Aug 10, 2015

Beef cattle numbers in the U.S. are expected to grow by over 3 million in the next three to five years, and will populate in unprecedented areas of the U.S. in the next four to six years, according to a recent report, “Beef Cow ...

Tags: Beef cattle, calf production

End-of-Production LED Increases Red Pigmentation

Aug 9, 2015

Growing vegetables in greenhouses extends crop production seasons in northern latitudes, but the greenhouse environment is far from ideal for providing plants with optimal photosynthetic light. In fact, available photosynthetic daily light ...

Tags: LED Lighting, LED Lamps

Kansas Wheat Tour Intends to Give Participants a Crash Course in Wheat Production

May 8, 2015

A record turnout for the annual Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas will see a wide variety of wheat conditions over the three-day tour. That's according to Aaron Harries, director of research at the Kansas Wheat Commission ...

Tags: Kansas Wheat, wheat

A Sinking Crude Oil Market Just Too Much for The Grain Bulls to Handle Right Now

Jan 13, 2015

A sinking crude oil market is just too much for the grain bulls to handle right now. Corn and soybean prices moved lower Monday morning after USDA released quarterly grain stocks, monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates ...

Tags: grain bulls, crop production, Agriculture

There's Less Corn and Fewer Soybeans on Hand in The U.S. Right Now

Dec 11, 2014

There's less corn and fewer soybeans on hand in the U.S. right now than the trade expected heading into Wednesday's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production report. Wednesday's WASDE report shows a ...

Tags: Grain Prices, Corn, Soybean

The Production of White Gold in Australia Is Forecast to Fall by Almost Half in 2014-15

Dec 4, 2014

Driven by a large fall in the area planted to cotton, the production of white gold in Australia is forecast to fall by almost half in 2014-15, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). ...

Tags: Cotton Output, cotton

USDA Reports Left Questions About The Magnitude of Planted and Harvested Acreage of Corn

Nov 18, 2014

Recent USDA reports have left some unresolved questions about the magnitude of planted and harvested acreage of corn and soybeans in 2014. The questions stem from the large differences between the planted acreage estimates from the National ...

Tags: Corn, Soybean

General Outlook Begun to Trend Slightly Drier in Parts of Brazil

Nov 13, 2014

Monday's USDA Crop Production caught the market's attention for a short time, but since then, the focus has turned to the weather in key soybean-growing areas of South America. Though rainfall is forecast in some of those critical areas, ...

Tags: Soybean, Agriculture

The Corn and Soybean Crops in The U.S. Are Massive

Nov 12, 2014

The corn and soybean crops in the U.S. are massive. Monday's USDA Crop Production report shows the soybean crop continues to skyrocket in size, but the corn crop's slightly smaller than earlier estimates. Now, speculation's rising that ...

Tags: Corn, Soybean, Agriculture

Average U.S. Corn Yields Are 173.4 Bu/a,up 14.6 Bushels From The 2013 Average

Nov 11, 2014

Harvest is beginning to wrap-up, and the WASDE and Crop Production Reports estimate that yields are still claiming the title of "highest yields on record." The USDA reports that average U.S. corn yields are 173.4 bu/a, down .8 bushel from ...

Tags: Corn, Agriculture

The WASDE and Crop Production Reports Estimate Record Average Yields for Both Corn&Soybean

Sep 16, 2014

The WASDE and Crop Production Reports estimate record average yields for both corn and soybeans. Those big numbers make a bearish boom in the oversupplied markets. The USDA reports that average U.S. corn yields are 171.7 compared to ...

Tags: corn, soybeans, Agriculture

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