Tag: drought
Ohio foodbank program an option for growers
Last year, Terry Gram's 45-acre hillside orchard in Paris, Ohio, gave him his biggest crop ever. A couple of decades ago, much of that surplus would have been tossed out. Now, growers like Gram can turn to groups like the Ohio Association of Food Banks and its Agricultural Clearance Program.
Drought forces Western U.S. to use underground water supply
A new study by NASA and University of California, Irvine, scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources.
Will soybean seeds be bigger this year?
Last year’s drought conditions plus late-season rains expedited the growth of soybean plants, which has caused fewer seed pods and larger seeds for growers to plant this year.
Lessons learned from the 2012 drought
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Eastern Corn Belt livestock producers heading into breeding, calving and grazing seasons have much to learn and apply from last...
Mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather predicted for spring
Above-normal temperatures this spring are most likely across most of the continental U.S.
Drought impacts soybean quality results
ST. LOUIS — According to a recent soy-checkoff-funded study, the overall oil levels in last year’s U.S. soybean crop increased over the previous year,...
Corn growers can gain insight into conventional, drought-tolerant hybrids
Ada, Ohio -- Corn growers thinking about planting decisions for the 2013 season and debating whether to use drought-tolerant hybrids or conventional hybrids may...
Drought impact on soil rhizobia populations
By SHAWN CONLEY
Severe drought conditions limited soybean production (6.2 percent per acre yield decline from 2011) across much of the U.S. in 2012.
Though 2012...
Cattle producers might need to test, supplement poor-quality forages
Drought of 2012 could affect forage quality through the winter.
2013 corn yields, prices uncertain (Surprise! It all depends on the...
If corn yields are more 'normal' in 2013, prices could fall by $2.10 to $5.50 per bushel.
