Cattle producers across the country face new challenges as the cattle market reaches new heights. Even though feed and fertilizer are less expensive than in years past, the cost of many agricultural inputs is on the rise. To help beef ...
Tags: Cattlemen, Texoma, risk, opportunity
China's chemical sector saw its profits increase 12.2 percent year on year to 434 billion yuan ($71.06 billion) in 2013, data from the country's top economic planner showed. The sector's added value also grew by 12.2 percent year on year, ...
Tags: Chemical Fertilizer, Plastics
Purdue Extension agronomists have published research updates regarding corn plant populations and nitrogen management guidelines for Indiana growers. Plant populations and nitrogen rates are hot topics in agriculture as input costs ...
Tags: Corn, agriculture, nitrogen application rates, soils
Corn grown as the first or second crop after alfalfa usually requires much less fertilizer or manure nitrogen (N) than corn grown after corn, soybeans or small grains. When alfalfa is killed, some of the accumulated N in the soil and in ...
Tags: Corn, agriculture
Farmers and agriculture professionals can learn the importance of the efficient use of applied crop nutrients at the fifth annual Crop Nutrient Management Conference on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. ...
Tags: agriculture, Environment
Africa's biggest oil producer seeks balance between its profits and benefits in emerging markets such as China As Nigeria's government prepares to implement the Petroleum Industry Bill that will provide "long-term" investment prospects, ...
Tags: oil producer, Mineral
Soil potassium (K) levels have been routinely tested for many years. Historically, K levels were quite high in most South Dakota fields and therefore crop producers paid little attention to K levels or fertilization. However, in the late ...
Tags: Agriculture
Anytime a product recall is quickly associated with illnesses it's never good. But for Fonterra, the world's largest dairy processor, the need in the last week to recall 8,700 bottles of cream for E. coli contamination could not have come ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Milk, Milk Powder
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $21 million will be available to create new economic opportunities for New York’s dairy farmers by helping them to produce renewable energy and improve their business operations. The ...
Tags: Governor Cuomo, NYSERDA, DAP, CNMP
In Manitoba, the application of livestock manure to land must be as a fertilizer for crop production. Many livestock operations must submit an annual Manure Management Plan (MMP) to Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. Livestock ...
Tags: MMP, Manitoba, Assiniboine Community College, MIA
When SDSU plant scientist Peter Sexton needed a new row-crop planter at the Agricultural Experiment Station's Southeast Research Farm near Beresford, he looked to the future - in terms of equipment and networking. With support from the ...
Tags: Peter Sexton, row-crop planter, twin-row planter, multi-hybrid planter
Here are some new products currently, or anticipated to be, available for the 2014 season along with label changes of some additional weed control products. Afforia 50.8SG (5% thifensulfuron (Harmony) + 5% tribenuron (Express) + 40.8% ...
Tags: weed control products, herbicide product, herbicide label
Jura Energy Corporation (TSX:JEC) ("Jura" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the first gas production from the Reti-Maru gas fields in the Guddu Block commenced on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Initial production is being controlled to ...
There has been a lot of discussion this winter about field peas and other pulse crops such as chickpeas and lentils due to the construction of a processing plant near Harrold. If you are thinking about growing field peas in 2014, Ruth Beck, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
There is widespread concern about potential sulfur (S) deficiencies in corn and soybeans in the North Central region. Sulfur is relatively immobile within the plant, so symptoms usually appear in the new growth. Atmospheric deposition used ...