The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-13
USDA Announces South Carolina State Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with South Carolina under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-07-13
Organic Solution for Fruit Flies
A recent paper shows that a food-grade coating can successfully reduce the damage of cherry fruit fly on cherries. This has implications for control of olive fruit fly, spotted-wing drosophila (on... Read more
2022-07-13
USDA July Crop Production Report Estimates Oklahoma Wheat Production up 11 Percent from June
As wheat harvest has wrapped up for most states, this year's wheat crop has faced setbacks such as drought, intense heat, wind, and high input prices. Due to these headwinds, As of July 1, the United... Read more
2022-07-13
Perspectives on National U.S. Corn Yields for Productivity and Down-Side Yield Risk
Carl Zulauf
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
Ohio State University Read more
2022-07-13
Making Crop Insurance Rates more Accurate
The study shows incorporating historical weather information into the data used to determine crop insurance rates for crop failures will make those rates more accurate. Read more
2022-07-13
Coordinated Efforts Lead To Tariff Reduction On U.S. Corn In Vietnam
Vietnam was the Southeast Asia region’s largest importer of U.S. corn during the MY 2020/2021, importing roughly 517 TMT (20.35 million bushels) despite a five percent import tariff. However, U.S.... Read more
2022-07-13
Are Fungicides Needed on Crops Damaged by Wind, Sand Blasting or Hail?
The recent storms in South Dakota brought along rain, severe wind, sand blasting and, in some cases, hail. With the hail and sand blasting that occurred, many growers are wondering if a fungicide... Read more
2022-07-13
Protein Folding in Times of Oxygen Deficiency
Wild-type Arabidopsis plants and ero1 ero2 mutants after four days of flooding followed by a six-day recovery period. The double mutants show very clearly recognizable damage. Read more
2022-07-13
California Red Scale – It’s That Time of the Year to Make Spray Applications!
California red scale is a key pest of citrus in California. Its life cycle starts as crawlers produced by overwintering females from the past season. Crawlers move and find a suitable place to start... Read more
2022-07-13
Sensors on the Pivot for Automated Irrigation Scheduling in the Great Plains
Irrigation in the U.S. is primarily mechanized, with more than 57% of the irrigated land equipped with center pivot irrigation systems (USDA-NASS, 2019). Nebraska has 8.3 million irrigated acres,... Read more
2022-07-13
Assess Roots now to Evaluate Corn Rootworm Management Strategies
Photo 1. Corn rootworm larvae are slender, white, and appear to have two heads. Read more
2022-07-13
AFSC recognizes Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day
June is Indigenous History Month, which reminds us of the importance of learning about the true history of this land and about the experiences of Métis, First Nations, and Inuit people. Read more