05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.foodbusinessnews.net
Recap for October 7 Wheat futures were mixed Thursday, with winter wheat mostly lower on concerns US exporters will struggle to compete with overseas suppliers, but a shortage of high-protein hard red spring wheat boosted spring wheat futures. Corn futures hit a one-week low in early trading before bouncing back to end slightly higher on the day as investors squared positions ahead of next week’s updated harvest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture. Signals of good export demand for US soybeans sent soybean and . . .
USDA reports, better weather weigh on ag commodities
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05/03/2024 SOURCE: www.economist.com
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04/29/2024 SOURCE: theconversation.com
The whole southern Africa region has taken strain and will see a significant reduction in the volume of the crop produced.
Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: how to blunt the impact
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Erratic weather impacts Montana's farmers
BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana’s seasons are known to be unpredictable, which can be especially troubling for those in the agriculture industry.
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04/09/2024 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com
Brewing takes a heavy toll on the environment. The average brewery uses six gallons of water to make just one gallon of beer, with base and specialty
Drinking, and Thinking About, More Sustainable Beer - Modern Farmer
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04/08/2024 SOURCE: apnews.com
Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather.
Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: news.mongabay.com
Ivis Rene Cabrera no longer gazes up at the sky in hopes of rain to irrigate his field. He’s come to expect the long dry spells as northwestern Honduras grapples with increasingly longer periods of drought during the dry season. Now, he and the rest of the Indigenous Tolupan community’s gaze is to the ground. […]
Agroforestry project sows seeds of hope in drought-hit Honduras
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: www.farmanddairy.com
Corn and soybean prices have been improving as a result of wet harvest weather in Argentina and indications fewer acres of corn may be planted in the U.S.
Weather is biggest market mover right now - Farm and Dairy
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03/25/2024 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com
Drought conditions over the summer boiled crawfish before farmers could harvest them, creating a dire situation that the governor has declared a disaster.
In Louisiana, Extreme Weather Does the Unforgivable: Endanger Crawfish Season
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03/24/2024 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com
An agronomist says the fading El Niño weather pattern will likely coincide with an early planting season. Mitch Roth tells Brownfield the warm, dry conditions in the northern U.S. might be ideal for fieldwork, but, “It can also be problematic if it stays dry.” “Germination can be poor and some of our residual herbicides that […]
Could a dry planting season repeat 2023? - Brownfield Ag News
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