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Multi-million-pound boost for crop resilience
2018-06-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
New funding to develop scientific breakthroughs in crop research and innovation
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Four Crop Inputs to Help Boost the Bottom Line in a Down Market
2015-11-17 06:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
INDIANAPOLIS — Nov. 11, 2015 — It’s no secret that low corn and soybean commodity prices are challenging growers as they make plans for next season, leading to the question, “Where can I trim costs without decreasing yield and increasing pest pressure?” Mycogen Seeds Commercial Agronomist John Long says crop inputs are not the place to cut corners. Crop inputs impact both this year’s bottom line and long-term field productivity. Cutting crucial crop needs one year may cause long-term consequences in following years. read more
Specialty Crop Grant Awards Announced to Boost Michigan's Food and Agriculture Industry
2015-10-16 02:17:38| Agriculture - Topix.net
LANSING, Mich . Michigan has received $1.9 million in federal dollars to create, enhance, or expand specialty crop agriculture development ventures across the state.
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United Kingdom: Wild crop seeds could provide 128bn boost to economy
2013-07-23 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Preserving the wild relatives of some of the world's most popular crop plants such as wheat, potato, rice and sugarcane, could be worth up to $196bn (128bn) to the economy. That is the conclusion of a report commissioned by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, which warns that many of the wild varieties of our most important food crops that can be used to boost agriculture, are at risk of dying out. Crop wild relatives (CWRs) can be cross bred with existing crop varieties to help produce higher yields...
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Monsoon rains cover India early, boost crop hopes
2013-06-17 02:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India's monsoon rains have covered the entire country a month ahead of the normal schedule, increasing the prospects for a bumper output for summer-sown crops such as rice, oilseeds and cotton in one of the world's leading producers. The rains usually cover all of India by mid-July, but this year it happened on June 16, said a senior official at the India Meteorological Department, who did not want to be named. The rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about 55 percent of the...