Double Crop
Quality high in Delmarva wheat crop tour
At the outset of this year’s Delmarva wheat crop tour, Lee Sproull, director of grain marketing for Mountaire Farms and one of the tour’s organizers, told the small group about to visit a handful of fields in Delaware and Maryland that it was likely going to...
Area barley harvest down 36 percent since 2012
While Maryland ranked as the 10th largest barley producing state in 2018, according to the USDA — barley farming has been retrenching in the three states in the region for many years.According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, 142 farms in the nine counties...
Growers urged to scout for possible frost damage
Though more than a month has passed, many farmers are feeling the sting of late season frost events in small grains fields. Agronomists are urging farmers to scout their fields extensively to assess damage to small grain and make decisions regarding...
International consortium honors UM’s Tiwari with leadership award
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — An international group of wheat scientists recently recognized a University of Maryland professor who is working to develop new varieties of the crop for Mid-Atlantic growers. The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium,...
Corn, soybean production may be moving north
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — If warming continues unabated in the Midwest, in 50 years we can expect the best conditions for corn and soybean production to have shifted from Iowa and Illinois to Minnesota and the Dakotas, according to Penn State...
Scientist takes bird’s eye view of soybean genetics
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — High throughput genetic analysis is a tool that allows researchers to analyze a lot of DNA data in a short period of time. The work is commonly done in a lab with scientific instruments.Larry Purcell, professor of soybean...
Keep these five financial tips in mind to work with (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Keith Wills is a loan officer with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.)In today’s unprecedented environment, you may find yourself becoming more self-aware of your individual and/or family finances. As a loan officer, and someone who works with...
Del., Md. wheat tours reveal above-average crop
Recent wheat crop tours by grain buyers, millers and crop consultants showed the potential for the Mid-Atlantic to have a better-than-average harvest this year. Weather can still play a factor as the crop reaches maturity in the next few weeks, tour...
VGPA wheat yield contest entry forms now available
RICHMOND, Va. — Entry forms for Virginia Grain Producers Associaton’s 2019 Barley, Hard Wheat & Wheat Yield Contests are now available. VGPA said yield contests, such as this, are an important element in its mission to highlight and communicate the...
Cover crops may increase winter temperatures
WASHINGTON — Cover crops grown in fields during winter may be warming temperatures in the northern United States and southern Canada, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The crops create a darker surface...
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