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Prices low, times tough, but not repeat of 1980s
Kansas Frontier Farm Credit VP says low, stable interest rates and a much better debt ratio have farmers in better shape than in the 1980s.Prices are down and times are tough for farmers and ranchers,...
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Road to new crop protection products is changing
BASF has a new insecticide coming to market, but the process for development is more complicated.The world of insecticides is being turned upside down. Existing products that farmers have come to rely...
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Genetically modified disbelief and the lonely road to the sorcerer’s stone
The hot topic, of course, is whether genetically modified organisms are safe or not without risks.It's an issue that is much debated and one that parties on both sides of the argument are impassioned...
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Farmers for Monarchs — and milkweed?
A new coalition aims to get ahead of potential regulations, encouraging farmers to plant monarch habitats that include milkweed.A broad-based industry coalition launched a new monarch butterfly effort...
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USDA designates four counties in New Mexico as Primary Natural Disaster Areas...
Qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA’s) emergency (EM) loans, provided eligibility requirements are met.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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Drought and fire risks elevated for all of Southwest
'Witching Hour' warnings for the Southwest issued as drought spreads, fire risk warnings riseStanding at the doorstep of the early spring season, the National Weather Service (NWS) and climate...
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New Mexico chile crop and onion production down
High value irrigated pecan crops in New Mexico could be costing chile acresNew Mexico has long been rooted in agricultural tradition. The state is known for the high quality alfalfa it produces and...
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Grain-grading workshops set for May 1, May 2 in Amarillo
DeDe Jones, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service risk management program specialist in Amarillo, said the program, which is repeated both days, is designed for corn, sorghum and wheat grain...
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Pushing the checkoff story
A new website aims to be the “Ultimate Collaboration” location for farmer-supported checkoff programs.Farmers know what a producer-funded checkoff program does. Or do they? And what about lawmakers at...
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Lubbock County grower farms in backyard of urban development
“In the last 10 years, development has exploded in this area,” says Sturgeon, who farms in western Lubbock County, Texas. “In fact, this farm is the farthest east on the west side of Lubbock that...
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Advancing new corn technology
Innovative award program looks at tools that could boost corn demand far beyond what ethanol has done.There’s a challenge out there for any commodity crop — creating demand. For corn growers, the...
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NRCS Announces 2018 deadline for Conservation Assistance Funding
First funding application deadline for EQUIP set for April 20, 2018.The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of April 20,...
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New AgriLife Extension range website, “How Grasses Grow,” now available
The site serves as a database for species-specific information on some of the dominant grass species in Texas.“How Grasses Grow,” a new website resource for ranchers, land managers and landowners, is...
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RSVP now to attend April 4 OSU Crop Production Clinic in Guymon
“Think of the clinic as one-stop shopping to learn how to reduce production risks.”Agricultural producers in northwestern Oklahoma and surrounding regions should register now to attend the Oklahoma...
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HAC Chairman Conaway to keynote Western Peanut Growers Ag Issues Conference
Farmers of all commodities, agribusinesses, community leaders and those interested in agriculture are invited to hear Chairman Mike Conaway, economist Dr. Joe Outlaw and Gary Six, state executive...
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Drones help researchers monitor High Plains wheat
“Our normal process is to walk around here and go plot by plot and write in the book what we are getting. This year we’ve had 16 flights over the plots using UAVs.”The Texas A&M AgriLife Research...
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AgriLife Extension Hay Production Workshop set April 18 in Menard
“This will be a day full of information on a wide array of forage and hay-related topics.” A Hay Production Workshop conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April...
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USDA designates 60 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas with...
Farmers in eligible counties and parishes have eight months from the date of the declaration -- March 8, 2018 -- to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses.The U.S. Department of...
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Bullish numbers in prospective planting report
Corn and soybean acreage down, wheat up in latest acreage reportThe USDA/NASS planting report released Thursday shows corn and soybean prospective plantings down and wheat acreage up.“Bullish numbers...
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Most planted sorghum fields in good shape, unplanted areas dealing with drought
“Moisture is good in some areas, a little wet in some areas, drier in others, but good overall for this point."Sorghum fields have been planted in much of the state, but lack of soil moisture could be...
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