Tag: yield
Good luck with eating that cotton sandwich
While the Trump administration rolls out the "Great American Cotton Plan" to bail out a shrinking, synthetic-dominated cotton market, U.S. wheat farmers face historic droughts and crop abandonment with little federal support. A look at the paradox in modern American farm policy.
Maximizing alfalfa yields starts at planting
Establish a high-yield alfalfa stand this spring. Learn about optimal soil temperatures, frost tolerance, weed control, and why April 1 is a key date.
Markets bounce following USDA reports
Markets improve somewhat, following USDA reports, but harvest is a little on the slow side.
Drought 2016 limited yields in some counties, but not everywhere
Despite some late-season rains that definitely helped, drought affected multiple counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania and especially New York.
The bad market news wasn’t bad enough
The World Ag Supply and Demand report has been released, and just about everything is negative for prices.
