http://www.doane.com/ RSS Feed for General Ag News en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 20:03:45 PDT http://www.doane.com/news/farmers-dodge-showers-to-plant-corn-at-breakneck-pace-207852901.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 PDT Less-than-ideal yet drier weather this week allowed U.S. farmers to begin catching up their corn planting pace that had fallen to a record low when the week began, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday. http://www.doane.com/news/2014-Farm-Bill--Are-we-near-an-agreement-207852771.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:00 PDT The first of three steps have been taken toward a new Farm Bill, a 2014 version that will last through 2018 in all likelihood. http://www.doane.com/news/Report-finds-weather-delaying-fertilizer-demand-globally-207868341.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 PDT Cool, wet conditions in much of the Midwest and concerns regarding future weather will delay the normal cycle of fertilizer restocking, bringing significant uncertainty to the 2013 Q2 fertilizer markets, according to a new report released by researchers at the Rabobank International Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) group. http://www.doane.com/news/Fertilizer-plant-fire-cause-is-undetermined-207850471.html Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 PDT The fire and explosion at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant is still under investigation and the cause of the fire that ignited an ammonium nitrate explosion is undetermined at this time. http://www.doane.com/news/Keystone-XL-oil-pipeline-bill-moves-to-full-US-House-207757711.html Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT The full U.S. House of Representatives will soon begin debate on a bill to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL oil pipeline, a lawmaker said on Thursday after his panel advanced the measure. http://www.doane.com/news/Drought-far-from-over-for-some-207724491.html Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:00 PDT The nation’s persistent drought is worsening in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado as it continues to spread to the west. http://www.doane.com/news/Total-farm-safety-net-spending-drops-by-two-thirds-207710521.html Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT Total government spending on farm safety net programs – including all commodity programs and crop insurance – dropped by two-thirds from fiscal years 2000 to 2012, according to data provided by USDA and the Congressional Budget Office. http://www.doane.com/news/Senate-committee-to-consider-ag-workers-E-verify-next-week-207709991.html Fri, 17 May 2013 08:45:00 PDT The Senate Judiciary Committee continues its review of the immigration reform bill and 300 amendments to it, with provisions related to the fresh produce industry likely to be discussed the week of May 20.

http://www.doane.com/news/More-rain-to-snarl-US-corn-plantings-207705951.html Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:00 PDT Rainfall late this week into the weekend will further delay U.S. corn plantings that already have fallen to a record slow pace, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.

http://www.doane.com/news/Exports-Corn-up-90-percent-from-last-week-207697781.html Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT According to the USDA’s latest U.S. Export Sales report, corn net sales of 219,900 MT for 2012-2013 were up 90 percent from last week but down 24 percent from the 4-week average. http://www.doane.com/news/An-international-vision-for-wheat-improvement-207703171.html Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:00 PDT The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium of public institutions and private companies, was created as part of the 2011 action plan of the G20 Agricultural Ministries to coordinate global wheat research and participate to global food security. http://www.doane.com/news/Senate-passes-Waterway-Development-Act-207696931.html Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 PDT With a vote of 83 to 14 this week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a move cheered by the American Soybean Association (ASA), whose members rely on a healthy waterways infrastructure to move their soybeans to market.

http://www.doane.com/news/April-temperatures-plunge-to-coldest-in-16-years-207584401.html Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its monthly “State of the Climate” report on Wednesday, showing that last month was the 23rd coolest April on record and also the 19th wettest. http://www.doane.com/news/Survey-shows-farm-income-spending-rose-in-first-quarter-207535931.html Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT While first quarter 2013 farm income and capital spending were higher than expected across the Midwest and Mid-South than first quarter 2012, agricultural lenders remained cautious in their expectations for the year ahead amid risks posed by ongoing weakness in the U.S. economy and higher producer input costs, according to the latest Agricultural Finance Monitor published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

http://www.doane.com/news/South-American-corn-bolsters-drought-ravaged-US-stocks-207583141.html Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 PDT A record 2 million tonnes of South American corn is being sent to the United States this season to compensate for last year's weak harvest, industry sources based in Buenos Aires have told Reuters.

http://www.doane.com/news/Insects-Theyre-whats-for-dinner-207574221.html Thu, 16 May 2013 07:30:00 PDT A rapidly growing world population means food production will need to expand to satisfy all the hungry people. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says edible insects may be part of the answer. http://www.doane.com/news/How-often-can-cattle-feeders-hedge-a-profit-with-futures-207541431.html Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:00 PDT Twenty years of data from 1993-2012 were analyzed to determine the percent of trading days during calf and yearling feeding periods that live cattle futures (LCF) – adjusted for an expected basis – were above the cost of producing fed cattle. http://www.doane.com/news/iPhone-and-tablet-apps-for-agriculture-204119681.html Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:00 PDT Recently, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service hosted a workshop focused on apps for agriculture. In addition to providing an introduction to using iPads (everything from turning the device on) they provided hands-on demonstrations of numerous apps they have reviewed for use in agricultural settings.