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Texas: Red River Crops Conference, Childress, Jan. 23-24
The sixth annual Red River Crops Conference: Planning for Success, offering crop production information designed for Southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains, is set for Jan. 23-24 in the […]
Biostimulants – What Are They and Do They Work?
In recent years, biostimulants have sparked an interest with many crop producers. With these products getting more attention, we find there is much to debate on their effectiveness. Before we […]
Are Input Decisions Affected by Crop Insurance?
New research by agricultural economists at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln challenges traditional thinking on federal crop insurance. Since the inception of the federal crop insurance program, researchers have questioned whether […]
Ag Production from High Plains Aquifer Worth Over $3Bln Annually
Editor’s Note: Click on source link at the end of article to view illustrated table. Recent research has shown that the extra agricultural production from irrigation across the High Plains […]
U.S. Crop Production: Corn, Soybean, Cotton All Down from Oct. – USDA
Corn production is forecast at 14.6 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the October forecast but up less than 1 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November […]
Louisiana: ‘Big Data’ Presents New Opportunities, Challenges in Ag
Every summer, scientists at agriculture research stations spend hours with clipboards in hand walking down row after row of plants, going about a tedious chore known as rating plots. Often, […]
Texas: Williamson County Crops Conference, Taylor, Oct. 16
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Williamson County will present its Crops Conference Oct. 16 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2201 4th St. in Taylor. The cost is $15 with […]
Pennsylvania Crops: Good, But No Record Breaker
During the last week of August, extension educators and private industry representatives teamed up for a Pennsylvania Crop Tour to survey over 100 corn and soybean fields to document crop […]
USDA Yield Estimate: Soy and Corn – Big Crops Getting Bigger – DTN
Big crops keep getting bigger, according to USDA’s latest yield estimates. The agency’s forecast for corn yields increased by 2.9 bushels per acre while soybean yields grew by 1.2 bpa. […]
USDA Crop Production: Corn, Cotton, Soybeans All Up from Aug. Forecast
Corn production is forecast at 14.8 billion bushels, up 2 percent from August and up 2 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected […]
