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Author: Ernst Undesser
Ernst Undesser joined AgFax Media LLC in 2011. He is Associate Editor of AgFax Updates. In addition to his daily duties as an AgFax Web Editor, Ernst compiles weekly reviews of crop news across the country.
Rice: Brazilian Farmer Learns About Production in the Bayou Jul 7, 2020
Cícero Marcon Manenti has known he wanted to take on the family rice farm since he was ten years old. “When I was a kid, I was always out with […]
California Almonds: USDA Projects Crop Up 18% Jul 7, 2020
The California Almond Objective Measurement Report, published today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), estimates that the 2020 crop will be 3.00 billion pounds, […]
Livestock: China Expands Suspension of Meat Imports from Brazil Jul 7, 2020
The suspension of meat imports by China so far affects five large Brazilian plants. On Saturday, the Asian country removed pig companies BRF in Lajeado and JBS in Três Passos, […]
Farmer Sentiment Rebounds Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns – Ag Barometer Jul 7, 2020
Farmer sentiment improved again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 14 points to a reading of 117. The barometer’s rise was fueled by improvements in both the Index […]
Texas: 10 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought Jul 7, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 10 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Carson, Gaines, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Roberts, Sherman, Terry, and Yoakum counties who suffered losses […]
Kansas: 2 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought Jul 7, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Kansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Greeley and Haskell counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for […]
Georgia: 10 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Storms, Freeze Jul 7, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 10 Georgia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices Jul 7, 2020
The following prices are effective from Wednesday 07/08/20 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 07/14/20. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 07/14/20 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. […]
DTN Cotton Open: Lower in Running Correction? Jul 7, 2020
After several consecutive positive sessions, the cotton market is down Tuesday. Some of its selling is the result of producers hedging, while other selling relates to speculators taking profits. However, […]
Texas Blacklands Cotton: Spider Mites, Bollworm Moth Numbers Rising Jul 7, 2020
GENERAL Cotton across the area is growing nicely and some of our earliest planted fields are in peak bloom, and the rain early last week was timely. Insect activity has […]
