Crop Industry News: United States
23 January 2015
NFU Women’s Conference Provides Skills and GuidanceUS - National Farmers Union’s (NFU) 2015 Women’s Conference concluded this week, providing participants with tools and information to confidently manage risks in their farm or ranch operations...
21 January 2015
Issues Stemming from January USDA ReportsUS - The USDA's final estimates of 2014 US production and estimates of December 1, 2014 stocks released on January 12 revealed some potentially important issues for the corn and soybean markets,...
High-protein Soybean Aimed at Feed Market ReleasedUS - A new high-yield, high-protein conventional soybean variety from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is being tipped as an ideal choice for the animal feed market....
16 January 2015
Wrangling Over Pesticide Ingredients Comes to a Head in 2015US - Consumer advocates are fighting a new rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that aims to address concerns over "inert" ingredients, including fragrances and dyes, in pesticides...
Will Falling Oil Prices Cheer Farmers in 2015?US - The rapid fall in global oil prices seems to have taken many by surprise. The price of crude oil has declined sharply over the past seven months, creating a list of ‘winners and losers’,...
CME: WASDE Provided USDA’s Final 2014 Crop EstimatesUS - A quick note on Monday’s record-high FI hog slaughter: It really wasn’t all on Monday. USDA’s estimate for Monday was a record high daily total of 455,000 head, write Steve Meyer and...
14 January 2015
USDA Offers $18 Million to Support, Train New Farmers and RanchersUS - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering more than $18 million in funding to help educate, mentor and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of farmers....
13 January 2015
Registration Open for Feed Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers ConferenceUS - Registration is now open for the American Feed Industry Association's annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference, which is slated for March 11-13, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress...
USDA Reports to Support Corn PricesUS - The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the USDA has released the final estimates of the size of the 2014 US corn and soybean crops and estimates of the stocks of corn and...
12 January 2015
US Soybean Exports Stay StrongUS - Latest USDA figures show that 1.7Mt of US soybeans were exported in the week ending 1 January. ...
NFU Joins Coalition To Promote Normalised Relations With CubaUS - The National Farmers Union (NFU) has joined other prominent members of the US food and agriculture community in the launch of the new US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC), a group aiming...
CME: Minor Revisions Expected in WASDE ReportUS - Analysts polled ahead of the release of the USDA WASDE report (Jan 12) expect only minor revisions to the supply/demand tables for major grain crops, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
09 January 2015
US Should Have Goal of Reducing the Trade DeficitUS - National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson argues in a POLITICO Pro guest column that all future US trade agreements should be negotiated with the goal of reducing the US trade deficit,...
Online Feed Manufacturing Course AnnouncedUS - The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the IGP Institute of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University will host a distance education programme...
08 January 2015
US 2014 Maize Crop Revised Lower, but Still RecordUS - The record US 2014 maize crop became slightly less of a record yesterday, with Informa economics lowering their estimates of US yield (down 0.1t/ha) and production (down 2Mt). ...
06 January 2015
Substantial Decline Seen in US High Plains Aquifer Groundwater LevelsUS - The US Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer, which saw substantial depletion over a two-year period. ...
Lower Grain Prices Help US Ethanol Stocks to SwellUS - The latest data in relation to ethanol production and stocks suggests that US ethanol producers are continuing to take advantage of relatively inexpensive grains, despite five-year low gasoline...
05 January 2015
EPA Approves First Seed Treatment to Protect Against Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome, NematodesUS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Bayer CropScience's application for the registration of ILeVO®, the only seed treatment that protects the root system against...
02 January 2015
Study Predicts No Farmers and Ranchers under 35 by 2033US - As long-time farmers and ranchers grow older, it is becoming increasingly difficult to pass on the family farm or find young employees to pick up the reins at large corporate ranches....
31 December 2014
IFES 2014: Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2015US - As indicated a year ago, the transition from the extremely high prices resulting from the drought of 2012 to lower prices now being experienced has occurred differently for corn, soybeans,...
US Feed Industry Official Announces RetirementUS - Keith Epperson, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) vice president of manufacturing and training, will retire today (31 December) after nearly 40 years of service in the feed industry....
30 December 2014
Lower US Maize, Wheat Areas Anticipated for 2015US - US agricultural supply, use and price projections, published as part of an early release of the tables for the USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2024, suggest that crop areas for the...
Using Weedy Rice Traits to Boost Cultivated Rice YieldsUS - Genetic traits in weedy rice may someday be used to develop sturdy, high-yield varieties of cultivated rice that will flourish in the face of climate change, thanks to findings by scientists...
29 December 2014
Students Recognised at Project Conference for Sub-Saharan African FarmersUS - A Purdue University graduate student team claimed second place for its low-cost multipurpose utility vehicle for sub-Saharan Africa farmers at USAID's Student Innovation Marketplace competition,...
Mississippi Ag Values Set to Top $7 Billion US - Despite low prices for many commodities, the overall projected totals for Mississippi’s crop values should top $7 billion for the third straight year and essentially match the record set...
24 December 2014
New Potato Variety: A Colourful Dish for the HolidaysUS - US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their cooperators have developed nutritious new potatoes varieties with red and purple flesh and skin. ...
K-State Sorghum Production Schools Scheduled for FebruaryUS - A series of four K-State Sorghum Production Schools will be offered in mid-February 2015 to provide in-depth training for sorghum producers. The schools are sponsored by the Kansas Grain...
23 December 2014
Demand Keeping Up Support for Oilseed PricesUS - While the grains market has been undergoing a period of volatility recently, the general trend for oilseed prices is that of support....
Purdue Trustees Approve Land AgreementUS - Purdue University's Board of Trustees has authorised two transactions that will make available more than 270 acres of land for research in the College of Agriculture....
19 December 2014
Purdue to Offer Online Course in 'Agronomy Essentials'US - Purdue University's Department of Agronomy is offering a distance education course to give farmers and agribusiness professionals a comprehensive baseline understanding of agronomy and agronomic...
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