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USDA crop progress: Corn condition dips another two points
Soybean and spring wheat quality also decreases from the prior week.This year’s U.S. corn crop quality has decreased again, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, released Monday afternoon...
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Industrial hemp symposium attracting producers from Texas and Oklahoma
Changes in new Farm Bill could clear the way for industrial hemp farms across the SouthwestBy now, many farmers have warmed up to the scientific position that hemp and its psychotropic cousin, the...
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Dove season success likely to depend on food, water sources
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 21, 2018 Texas hunters taking to fields to hunt dove Sept. 1 should find an average crop, and birds’ access to food and water will be a major factor in harvest...
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Dicamba forensics: When did injury occur?
With dicamba injury, forensics can estimate the application’s timeframe but not where the off-target movement came from.While not as widespread as in states to the southeast, Nebraska has seen its...
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How much do singulation, spacing errors cost?
For every 1% loss of singulation, 1 bushel per acre is lost.Seed singulation is something most farmers are aware of, but don't always pay attention to at the start of the year when preparing the...
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Texas A&M 2018 Wheat Picks List released
See which wheat varieties made the Picks List and which ones were removed. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has released its 2018 Wheat Picks list. While some varieties have been promoted...
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Rice farming is for the birds
Rice production could improve in Texas, no thanks to the birdsThe classic Alfred Hitchcock movie "The Birds," based on a book written by Daphne du Maurier, premiered in 1963 as a modern horror story...
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AgriLife Research’s Marek recognized with ASABE John Deere Gold Medal
Marek receives ASABE's highest honor. Thomas Marek is the 2018 recipient of the John Deere Gold Medal, recognized for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of lysimetry, evapotranspiration,...
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Purple Crayola brings color to life in ag
Dedicated to my mother, for the countless trips we took to the ER which eventually led me to agriculture.As a little girl, if you had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said: a...
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Wheat acres inching up; El Niño forecast holds hope for fall moisture
Pointers for planting wheat: cutting costs but not yield. While low wheat prices have forced producers to grow other commodities the past couple of years some growers may be returning to wheat this...
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Oklahoma growers prepare to plant wheat, make up for lost forage in 2017
Extension specialist says to consider: management system, seed variety, budget for insect and disease controlThe need for forage after a drouthy year, along with the commodity price inching up, has...
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NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute to receive funding from California chef’s...
Chef Gonzalez to educate his servers, guests about Chile Pepper Institute.New Mexico State University’s Chile Pepper Institute, the longest established chile research program in the U.S., has attracted...
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New app brings artificial intelligence to scouting
xarvio, the new digital farming arm of BASF, launches the xarvio Scouting App at the Farm Progress Show, offering a new approach to identifying weeds and diseases in the field.Scouting is time...
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USDA designates six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas
Deadline to apply for these emergency loans is April 10, 2019Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Gillespie, Hood,...
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Mid-South growers tour Texas farms, gins and ag industry
For the 30th year, National Cotton Council, through its Producer Information Exchange or P.I.E. program, brought cotton producers together from various regions of the U.S. to share ideas and learn...
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Texas rice farmers experiencing bumper 2018
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 28, 2018Texas rice farmers are seeing near-record yields of good quality grain and many are considering a second harvest, according to Texas A&M AgriLife...
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NMSU professor’s multistate group honored for research on onion pests, diseases
Research aimed to identify onion germplasm to be used to breed onions with resistance to onion thrips.New Mexico State University Professor of Horticulture Christopher Cramer is one of 15 participants...
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Mid-South growers describe Texas agriculture as innovative, diverse
From cucumbers to grapes to a fertilizer plant and a tour of the King Ranch, Mid-South growers get a firsthand look at Texas agriculture.In a field in Humboldt, Tenn., a veteran farmer studies his...
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Texas commodities make debut on P.I.E. tour
Texas farmers show off their diverse crops to Mid-South growers.For the 30th year, National Cotton Council, through its Producer Information Exchange or P.I.E. program, brought cotton producers...
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Gill appointed interim executive associate dean for Texas A&M ag and life...
Australian graduate has been with Texas A&M System since 1999Dr. Clare Gill has been appointed interim executive associate dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M...
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