The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
2022-07-13
Producers can adapt to the new economic reality in Canadian agriculture
Canada’s agriculture industry is in a good position to weather inflationary pressures and higher interest rates, according to Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist. Read more
2022-07-13
CCGA sees potential with Clean Fuel Regulations
After five years of regulatory development, the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) says it was pleased to see the final Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) published last week. They will come into... Read more
2022-07-13
Saskatchewan Ag Groups Seek Change in Grain Contracts
Less than half of Saskatchewan farmers believe they are being treated fairly in grain contracts, the results of a new study show. Read more
2022-07-13
Ag educator and advocate Mabel Hamilton headed to Canadian Ag Hall of Fame
The Canadian Angus Association nominated her Read more
2022-07-13
U.S. corn enters dough stage
About 2 percent of corn is in this stage Read more
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