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Today’s episode looks at the Western drought, wildfires, vaccinations in spring-breeding herds, beef imports from Brazil, USDA’s use of CCC funding, and a preview of the upcoming planting intentions survey … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Sen. Roger Marshall (KS-R) is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and talks about his frustration with not solving the problem of slow and … Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – The ongoing drought across the southwest is leading to a greater reduction in herd numbers across the country. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), cattle … Read More
LUBBOCK, TX – One of the region’s deepest droughts is easing on the heels of widespread moisture over the weekend Rain began falling Saturday on the South Plains, and 48 … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Joe Woznicki is a meteorologist with the Commodity Weather Group (CWG) and talks about the current weather patterns across the U.S., patterns around the globe, … Read More
FRESNO, CA – The next civil war in America may be fought by farmers and environmentalists. As the Central Valley of the Golden State faces another season of limited to … Read More
LUBBOCK, TX – Fierce thunderstorms pounded the area with hail over the weekend while neighbors just a hundred miles away continue to burn in a historic drought. While this is … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Zach Ducheneaux is the Administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Washington, DC, and talks about current programs aimed at helping farmers and ranchers … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Kara Bishop is Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) in Lubbock, TX and talks about the current drought affecting the … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Dr. Gaylon Morgan is a director of agricultural research with Cotton Incorporated (CI) in Cary, NC, and talks about preparations for planting the 2022 cotton … Read More
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Mark Brown is Director of Field Services with Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) in Lubbock, TX, and talks about the very dry conditions across the Southern … Read More
More than half of the United States is entrenched in drought, that’s according to the latest USDA/NOAA Drought Monitor.
In a country dealing with cartel violence on a daily basis, the Mexican cattle industry is struggling under the weight of a historic drought as well.
The U.S. cattle herd experienced a drawdown in live animals about ten years ago on the heels of a severe drought across the Southwest. Today, the industry is looking at a similar situation.
Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more erratic across most of the western United States during the past 50 years.
The days of not knowing when drought is coming are over.
The latest drought map for conditions as of January 5 shows the largest one-week improvement since 2018.
Despite some much-needed moisture across Texas over the past week, the latest drought map for conditions as of December 29, 2020, shows little change from the previous week
While many farmers are relieved to see higher prices in nearly every commodity market, bankers in the Southwest are alarmed by the expanding drought across the region.
The 2021 Beltwide Cotton Conference kicked off Tuesday morning, albeit virtually, with the annual Consultants Conference General Session. The event, which was scheduled to be in-person in New Orleans, fell victim to the health protocols of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Starting Monday, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District (HPWD) personnel will begin their annual water level measurements in an attempt to determine the effect of 2020 pumping on groundwater levels in the area.
The latest drought map for conditions as of December 15 shows areas of both improvement and degradation from last week, but the area of Texas impacted by drought changed less than 1 percentage point.
Weather issues are weighing heavily on the U.S. cotton crop this year due to recent hurricanes in the Mid-South and expanding drought in West Texas.
The U.S. Drought Monitor revealed a continued intensification of drought across western parts of the country
With 48 percent of Texas and 31 percent of the United States now experiencing drought conditions, livestock producers have been urging Congress and the Administration to respond by opening up emergency haying and grazing of CRP acreage.
You’ve probably seen the latest drought maps, but do they mean lower crop yields in areas affected by drought?
With more than half of the Southwest dealing with drought conditions, USDA’s Farm Service Agency reminds producers about the Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
The Federal Reserve released its latest Beige Book, and according to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, soil moisture conditions remained favorable across most of the district, except for the Texas Panhandle area where there was drought.
