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CATCH THE BUZZ – Major Crops To Increase Acres In 2018. Conservation Land Still Short.
Julie Ingwersen U.S. farmers will likely plant a record amount of land with soybeans in 2018 along with a boost to most other major…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Planned Plantings this year of just 4 crops to total 284 million acres, 116 million more than all of Texas!
Released March 31, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Down…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – New MSU research addresses gap between research and practice in sustainable agriculture.
“We need to pay more attention to scale in our research, as farmers face tradeoffs and time-sensitive use of resources.” A voice from Big…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – What kind of insect pollinators are commonly found in corn and soybean fields?
Entomological Society of America Although corn and soybeans do not need insects for pollination, they do offer floral resources that are used by insect…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – EPA Calls For Less Ethanol Next Year. Let’s Hear It For The EPA!
Kim Flottum The US EPA has changed direction on ethanol production for next year. Its ethanol mandate for 2016 requires less use of biofuel,…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Sweeping Study of US Farm Data Shows Loss of Crop Diversity the Past 34 Years
MANHATTAN, KANSAS – U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms…
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