11/11/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com
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11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.ecowatch.com
Amending federal farm credit rates could also slow the treadmill. Generous terms promote borrowing for irrigation equipment; to pay that debt, borrowers farm more land. Offering lower rates for equipment that reduces water use and withholding loans for standard, wasteful equipment could nudge farmers toward conservation.The most powerful tool is the tax code. Currently, farmers receive deductions for declining groundwater levels and can write off depreciation on irrigation equipment. Replacing these perks with a tax credit for stabilizing groundwater and substituting a depreciation schedule favoring more efficient irrigation equipment could provide strong incentives to conserve water.
Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to Do So
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Vegetables, Conservation/Tillage, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Weather,
Farmers flock towards nutritious, orange maize
A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize after collective learning and knowledge transfer initiative.
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11/08/2020 SOURCE: www.myleaderpaper.com
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities), USDA,
China’s Grain and Oilseed Sector • farmdoc daily
Carl Zulauf • Carl Zulauf • China’s grain and oilseed sector is examined using US Department of Agriculture Production, Supply, and Distribution data. Examining grains and oilseeds in aggregate is useful because of production, consumption and policy interactions among the crops in this sector. While not clear, new sector dynamics may be emerging. China’s shortfall in domestic production vs. consumption of grains and oilseeds has been historically high since 2016 even with no notable decline in yield or harvested area. Imports have covered the shortfall. The grains and oilseeds included in this study are listed in Data Note 1. The study begins with 1972, initial year of data for peanuts in China.
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11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.gettysburgtimes.com
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11/03/2020 SOURCE: www.agweek.com
Corn producers, soybean producers, hog producers and cattle producers — together we make up one heck of a team.
The importance of red meat exports to corn farmers | Agweek
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Soybeans, Precision AG , Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Ag North America, Education,
Studies explore the role of cover crops in suppressing glyphosate-resistant horseweed
Horseweed is considered one of the most troublesome weeds in the United States and Canada - able to produce devastating losses in both corn and soybean yields when left uncontrolled. Two recent studies - one published by the journal Weed Science and the other by the journal Weed Technology - provide insights on the role cover crops might play in controlling horseweed and reducing the need for herbicides.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Dairy, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, Research,
Cover crops do double duty - Country Folks
by Sally Colby Ben and Sharon Peckman are experienced farmers, successfully operating their Franklin County, PA, […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Economics, USDA, World Population, Ag South America, Weather,
Drought impacts on Argentine corn planting and overall production and exports
Corn production in Argentina is likely to drop to 48 million tons in 2020-21 from 50 million tons in 2019-20, the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service in Buenos Aires said in a report released on Thursday.
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