Colleen Scherer
Multiple challenges impact 2012 wheat
The winter wheat crop has faced several challenges this year including diseases and pests despite a warm spring, which sped up the crop’s development and subsequent harvest.
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April bee die-off was not due to pesticides, study claims
A mass die-off of honeybees in April in Ohio was not due to pesticides, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
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Investments to advance biofuels industry announced
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced new funding available to pursue new innovations in biofuels technologies, increase production of U.S. biofuels, and strengthen American energy security.
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Europe slowing down GM crop trials
Three new reports out of Europe demonstrate the EU is slowind down its approval process and field trials for genetically modified crops.
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Everything’s coming up soybeans
Multiple factors are converging to entice many farmers to plant soybeans this spring.
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Protestors threaten to destroy GM wheat plot
The activist group “Take the Flour Back” has called for members of the public to join them in the destruction of a genetically modified wheat trial in Rothamsted, England on May 27.
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Northern U.S. finding corn seed supply tight
A corn planting frenzy is leaving some upper Midwest farmers without access to the high-end corn varieties this spring.
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Cost of 2011’s drought continues to rise
The drought of 2011 continues to rack up agricultural losses as a new estimate is expected to surpass the original $5.2 billion estimate.
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Scientists find pathway of phosphorus into groundwater
For the first time, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey have shown how aquifer composition can affect how excessive levels of phosphorus can be carried from agricultural fields via groundwater to streams and waterways.
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China’s first GMO corn expected by 2013
Although China’s approval process for genetically modified varieties is long and tedious, the Chinese government is expected to approve the planting of GM corn from Origin Agritech for production in 2013, Reuters reported.
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Smartphone Apps important to ag industry
The adoption of Smartphones and their apps is on the rise with the agriculture industry as more find the value in their use, according to a recent Web poll conducted by AgProfessional.com.
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- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Hormel Foods profit declines as costs pinch
- Livestock Slaughter: Pork production up 5 percent from April 2012
