The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-20
BC Tree Fruits Cooperative guarantees minimum apple prices for three years
BC Tree Fruits, a cooperative with a storied history dating back to 1936, is writing another chapter with guaranteed prices to apple growers for the next three years. For 270 grower families, the... Read more
2022-07-20
High Temperatures Reduce Effectiveness of Group 27 Herbicides
As the calendar moves through the summer months and postemergence herbicides are applied to late-planted crops, it’s a good time to review some research on the effects of high temperatures on Group 27... Read more
2022-07-20
CULT Food Science Spotlights Pearlita's Successful Development of Cultivated Oyster Prototype
Read CULT Food Science Spotlights Pearlita`s Successful Development of Cultivated Oyster Prototype in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop... Read more
2022-07-20
Canadian Ag Well Set Up to Weather Inflation, Rising Interest Rates
The Canadian agriculture industry is in a good position to weather inflationary pressures and higher interest rates, said J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) chief economist in a July 13 news... Read more
2022-07-20
Glance-N-Go App the Best Tool for Aphid Infestation
Summertime equals aphid season for Oklahoma producers, but Oklahoma State University
Ag Research and
Extension specialists are here to help. Read more
2022-07-20
Counter-Seasonal Opportunity
Events on the grains markets appear to be communicating the potential for counter-seasonal opportunities in feeder cattle markets. There is the potential for price strength into the fall. Read more
2022-07-20
Nitrogen Fertilizer Outlook for 2023 Decisions
Farmers will face much higher fertilizer prices to begin the 2023 planning season. For 2022, farmers who purchased fertilizer early had much lower fertilizer costs than those who purchased later as... Read more
2022-07-20
Scouting and Treatment Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm
The first western bean cutworm moths (Figure 1) were captured in University of Nebraska-Lincoln
black light traps at Clay Center on June 21, Scottsbluff and Concord on June 23, and both North Platte... Read more
2022-07-20
WGRF Announces New Graduate Scholarship at ULethbridge
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce a $15,000 per year commitment for a graduate scholarship at the University of Lethbridge (ULethbridge) available to students pursuing a... Read more
2022-07-20
Soy Growers Welcome Opportunity to Provide Protein for Critical Food Aid to Address Global Hunger, Child Malnutrition
The U.S. Agency for International Development today announced nearly $1.3 billion in additional critical humanitarian and development assistance to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, including $200 million... Read more
2022-07-20
Sample orchard leaf tissues in last two weeks of July
Leaf sampling is one of the most valuable and standardized analysis tools to monitor and diagnose nutrient status within the established orchard says Erika DeBrouwer, OMAFRA tree fruit specialist.... Read more
2022-07-20
Crop Progress: Crop Condition Holding Steady in Nebraska
For the week ending July 10, 2022, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 20% very short, 28%... Read more