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Where There’s Fire, Is There Smoke Flavor in Winegrapes?
By the time the Mendocino Complex Fires were officially contained on Oct. 4, 2018, five weeks after igniting, they had…
Check Grain in On-farm Storage Now
Not everyone was lucky enough to harvest and bin grain in excellent condition in 2019. If you had frost-damaged grain…
Distress on the Farm
Stress on the farm is hard to avoid with the numerous challenges farmers have had to deal with in 2019.…
$40 Billion of U.S. Farm Purchases Viable, According to JCI
After the U.S. and China reached an initial trade deal earlier this month, doubts began to emerge about the potential for China to quickly…
The Top Hemp Stories From 2019
As writer Chris Bennett said, “Hemp is the belle of the crop ball in 2019, with farmers lined up for…
Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2018 and Projections for the Rest of 2019 and 2020
Lower milk prices still resulted in continued negative economic returns for Illinois dairy producers in 2018, according to figures summarized…
Some Livestock Groups Oppose USMCA, But Most Commodities See Benefits
Most agricultural groups offered strong praise after the House overwhelmingly passed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement on Thursday, but some…
U.S. Research Shows Promise in Race to Create Effective ASF Vaccine
In a recently published research paper, a team of USDA researchers at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center reported new-found…
UC Davis Releases 5 New Wine Grape Varieties
or the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes. The…
Frustration From the Corn Belt Over EPA Biofuel Refinery Waivers
Background Earlier this month, Reuters writers Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw reported that, “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler told a biofuels company…