Argentina is still on track to grow a record soybean crop this season after moderate to heavy showers in recent days ended a brutal heat wave that threatened to slash yields. Corn suffered some damage in December's heat wave, but ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
In the Arizona desert, the first U.S. commercial plantings of Giant King Grass are being established – for use as livestock feed first, and hopefully as a renewable energy feedstock in the future. That's according to Carl Kukkonen, ...
Tags: Energy Crop, Livestock Feed
The market tested and successfully held the important 82 cents support level when it briefly dipped to an intra-day low of 81.42 cents on December 23rd. By holding support the market managed to attract additional spec buying, which prompted ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, Holiday Period, Cotton
DuPont Pioneer researchers are working to help growers understand the risks of planting in cold, wet seedbeds and mitigate those challenges with corn hybrids that tolerate less-than-ideal soil conditions. Many Pioneer? brand hybrids feature ...
Tags: Cold Stress, Cold Stress in Corn, New Tools
Tuesday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.26, down 1 and 3/4 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $12.99 and 1/2, up 2 and 3/4 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $434.60, up $5.80 Jan. soybean oil closed at 37.70, ...
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March CBOT corn futures retreated Tuesday amid speculation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will raise its production estimate for the 2013-2014 crop that was harvested in the fall, in a report due out this Friday. Technically, ...
Tags: USDA, Bearish for Corn
"Both corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn and unexpected damage to Bt corn are primary concerns for corn producers and will have significant impact on corn production in the coming years," points out Ada Szczepaniec, an Assistant Professor ...
Tags: Corn Rootworms, Manage Corn Rootworms, Agriculture News, Farming News
All things pertaining to cotton in West Texas summarizes the subject matter of this year's Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Permian Basin Cotton Conference, organizers said. The multi-county annual event takes place from 8 a.m.-3:30 ...
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Plan now to attend one of these sites for a day packed with information you can put into practice. From resistance management to financial management to precision agriculture, the 2014 UNL Extension Crop Production Clinics will cover ...
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Idaho alfalfa hay prices will rise or fall in 2014 based largely on how much irrigation water will be available during the growing season, says Glenn Shewmaker, forage specialist with University of Idaho Extension. "Right now, a lot of ...
Tags: Hay Prices, Idaho Hay Prices Hinge
URBANA, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension is hosting the 10th annual Illinois Crop Management Conferences at four different locations in January and February. Each one is a two-day, in-depth program providing university research-based ...
The year 2013 was a blessing for Pakistan’s textile industry, especially for the spinners. The country’s spinners made the most out of their competitiveness over India, courtesy good production of short staple fibre. Din Textile ...
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Indian Cotton Federation, formerly the South India Cotton Association (SICA), has estimated India’s cotton production for the ongoing cotton season 2013-14 at 36.1 million bales of 170 kg each. In a press release, Federation ...
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Farm Futures Survey Shows Smaller Corn, Soybean Crops USDA could lower its forecast of 2013 corn carryout in Jan. 10 report. Corn and soybean crops were big in 2013, but not quite as big as previously estimated, according to results of ...
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Purdue Extension's annual Indiana Horticultural Congress will be Jan. 21-23 in Indianapolis with sessions designed to meet the needs of fruit, vegetable, wine, organics and specialty crop growers and marketers in Indiana and surrounding ...