Tag: grain sorghum
Mississippi Grain Sorghum: Hybrid Choices (With SCA Tolerance Noted) Apr 12, 2020
“The extent of (sugarcane aphid) tolerance may vary among hybrids and no hybrid should be immune to SCA. As a result, all sorghum hybrids may need to be sprayed at […]
FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in ARC, PLC Programs Jan 17, 2020
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for […]
Grain Sorghum: National Yield Champs – Top Average, 212.5 BPA Dec 30, 2019
The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) has announced the winners of the 2019 NSP Yield Contest, and this year’s top yield and Bin Buster winner is Santino Santini of New Jersey […]
Farm Bill: 2019-23 Enrollment Periods for ARC, PLC Programs Dec 6, 2019
The 2018 Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provides safety net support programs for agricultural producers throughout the United States. These programs include the Agriculture […]
Nebraska: Disaster Relief Payments Available for On-Farm Stored Grain Losses Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nebraska announced payments now are available to eligible producers who lost stored commodities due to natural disaster in 2018 or […]
USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for ARC, PLC Programs Oct 15, 2019
Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs – for the […]
Ag Trade: Trump Signs Japan Deal – DTN Oct 9, 2019
A large contingent of agricultural lobbyists joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to sign a partial trade deal with Japan. The agreement will lower or eliminate […]
U.S. Ag is a Big Winner in Japan Trade Deal – DTN Sep 27, 2019
Japan will lower or eliminate tariffs on roughly half of all U.S. agricultural and food exports to Japan, according to a deal signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump. This deal […]
Export Sales: Wheat Up 27% Over 2018 – DTN Jun 21, 2019
Corn For the week ended June 13, 2019, USDA reported an increase of 1.5 million bushels (38,400 mt) of corn export sales for 2018-19 and an increase of 14.2 mb […]
Texas LRGV Crops: Cotton Blooming, Tarnished Plant Bugs on the Move Jun 7, 2019
It’s been very hot this week across the LRGV. Tuesday and Wednesday the coast received varied rain showers. But, overall, we are very dry and many growers continue to irrigate. […]