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Thursday, October 8, 2020
Paraquat approved for use in Brazil's upcoming crop season
According to a statement from Aprosoja, Brazil's grain growers association, health regulator Anvisa said soybean, corn and cotton producers who own inventories of weed killer paraquat have been allowed to use the product for the upcoming 20 ...
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Forecasting crop contamination
The aim of livestock diets is fulfill the nutrient needs of an animal, while maintaining its good health.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
India braces for potential soy crop losses due to possible heavy rains
Farm experts and industry officials are concerned over potential crop losses after heavy rains were forecasted for the second half of this month in key central and western crop growing regions in the country, Reuters reported.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Brazil soy farms set to expand by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season
Soy farmers in Brazil's north and northeast, where the Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna are located, are projected to expand their soy farms by more than 6% in the 2020 / 2021 crop season, its fastest rate in four years, Reuters report ...
Monday, August 24, 2020
UK may witness worst wheat crop since 1980s
The wheat harvest of UK for this year is expected to be the worst since the 1980s as the National Farmers' Union (NFU) forecasts yields could be down by about a third because of extreme weather, FarmingUK reported.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
US crop tour projects higher Ohio corn output
On Monday, Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour estimated corn harvest in Ohio, US to be sharply higher than the previous year at 167.69 bushels per acre (bpa), Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Brazil sees record wheat crop, significant import reduction
The current wheat crop (2019/20) of Brazil has the potential to be a record, resulting in import reduction, according to Brazil's National Supply Company (Conab), MercoPress reported.
Friday, August 14, 2020
Late May rains save US' Northwest wheat crops
Late May rains drenched some areas in the Northwest region of the US, saving wheat crops and resulting in a cooler-than-average June, NW News Network reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
USDA: US farmers to harvest second largest soybean crop
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said US farmers are set to reap their second biggest soybean harvest as a result of good summer weather, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Researchers identify pheromone that may prevent locust swarms from devouring crops
Researchers have discovered a pheromone released by locusts that causes the insects to swarm, which could lead to new measures to prevent them from devouring crops in the future, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
2020 French crop to fall to 30 million tonnes
After torrential autumn rain cut plantings and spring drought hurt yields, the poor French harvest is seen to drop by around a quarter from 2019 to 29-30 million tonnes, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Pakistan plans to use locusts as crop fertiliser
As more locust swarms threaten Pakistan's crops, the new plan is to grind them into fertiliser with a project that aims to test ways of killing and using the pests for the benefit of the localities, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Vietnamese feed and livestock rising: Vietnam is now a top importer of feed crops, Southeast Asia's leading meat producer and red meat eater
Vietnam has the distinction of having the fastest-growing feed sector of any large world agribusiness market. From approximately 2.9 million tonnes in 2001, feed production totaled 8.9 million tonnes by 2011 and an Alltech Global Feed Surve ...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Brazil's wheat farmers expect 2020 record crop
The 2020 Brazilian wheat crop is likely to surpass seven million tonnes and hit record, given favourable weather throughout the cycle that has just begun, reported Reuters based on interviewed analysts.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
US harvests almost 50% wheat crop
Winter wheat harvest reached 50% completion in Nebraska, US after a growing season of weather variability, based on USDA data, Star Herald reported.

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