Corn harvest is now underway in many parts of the US, with the crop on track to be the smallest since 2019 thanks to a string of weather hiccups this season. Weather has also negatively impacted corn production for a few other major growers around the world, including China and the EU. Combined with the …
Weather and War… Will There Be Any Corn Supply Worries? Read More »
As of today here in early-September, the calendar still says “summer” for another week or so, and the next few days high temps are supposed to be 80+ degrees all across the Midwest. However, the first freeze of the season may be here before you know it. In fact, parts of the northern Rockies have …
As we are nearing the end of summer with fall just around the corner, it’s that time of year when we tend to see a variety of interesting pictures of corn mazes. I’m not exactly sure why, but corn mazes have really made a name for themselves as an important part of Americana. Did you …
Earlier this year, a team of researchers from across the US and UK claimed to have substantially boosted yields on tobacco plants grown in a lab by improving the natural process of photosynthesis. That same team, led by Stephen Long, a professor of plant biology based at both the University of Illinois and the University …
Researchers Boost Soybean Yields More Than +20% by Making Photosynthesis More Efficient Read More »
Aerospace manufacturer “Redwire” is gearing up to launch the first-ever commercially owned and operated spaceflight-qualified plant growth platform capable of growing plants from seed to maturity in space. In other words, it is a giant space greenhouse, which Redwire plans install on the International Space Station (ISS) sometime in 2023. The project, funded by an …
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The Legard Collection will feature over +130 tractors from the well-known R.T. Legard, who has been involved in the antique tractor and farming hobby for many, many years. This is a humble man that amassed an incredible collection of items. Many of these items were collected decades ago and are being offered to the public …
Personally, I’m somewhat stumped on how things are going to play out in regard to “water” in the years ahead. Keep in mind, this is not just a US problem but a problem happening around the world. Over three-quarters of the earth is covered by water, but 97% is saline or salty ocean-type water, with only …
More Water Cuts for Western States… What Are We going to Do About the Water Problems? Read More »
Terry Griffin, a precision agriculture economist with Kansas State University Research and Extension, has a question for you – “How would your farm operate if you didn’t have access to GPS? And do you even have a Plan B?” Griffin asks because he has been investigating the potential impacts of “space weather” on the agriculture …
Brazil soybean production is expected to rebound significantly in 2022-23 after severe drought killed initial expectations for record output in 2021-22. The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Ag Service (FAS) post in Brasilia predicts the country’s new crop production will jump to 144 million metric tons (MMT), up from the current season’s expected production of …
Massive Jump Forecast for Brazil’s 2022-23 Soybean Exports… Time Will Tell Read More »
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to grow cereal crops. Using CRISPR-based gene editing, the researchers found a new pathway for cereal crops to capture nitrogen-aka nitrogen fixation-as they grow. The discovery could save farmers in the US billions of dollars annually …
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