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It is forcing the electric reliability council of texas to issue dire warnings and request customers conserve energy to prevent power plants from failing, you know, like they did four months ago when a massive winter storm overwhelmed the system, putting millions in the dark without heat for days. the this last day of spring, a number of western states find themselves sweltering. cities from colorado to california report triple-digit temps, bad news for farmers who provide so much of this countr...

The acreage. >> what does that translate into dollars? >> its in seven figures. >> wow. >> im pretty scared this year, actually, yes. we have never been in this kind of uncertainty before. >> you can multiply his story by the dozens. this region in california, the central valley responsible for about one-third of all the produce in the entire country. the worry, of course, now is about what happened last year, that historic fire season. scientists are worried conditions will be even worse this y...

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Farmers Cash Bonanza and Bayer Reacts to Roundup Decision Friday May 21st, 2021 **Lack of water will mean reduced rice production in the Sacramento Valley. This is the time of year when farmers plant rice, but analysts believe acreage will be down about 20% because of water restrictions. In some cases, rice farmers will leave land idle in order to transfer part of their water supply to users in other regions. Although acreage will be down, rice planting has proceeded smoothly due to favorabl...

Diversity in our farming on rages. >> i want to point out, follow up on something you said, you said while the usda paid out billions to farmers, less than 1% of that money went to nonwhite farmers. if you would explain, how is that possible? how could something like that happen? >> well, it has to do with the size of operations and what basically many socially disadvantaged farmers are producing. they may not have large enough operations. they may not have as sophisticated machinery to produce ...

The biannual Agricultural Labor Survey will start this month. The survey will collect information about hired labor from more than 4,000 farmers and ranchers across the 11-state Northeast region. The beginning of the year is the time when agricultural producers plan out the rest of their growing seasons, and it is a great time to assess on-farm labor needs. The data that farm operators provide for this National Agricultural Statistics Service survey allow federal policymakers to base farm labor...

Castorseed output estimate lowered to 18 lakh tonnes April 13, 2021 Survey reveals adverse climatic conditions to affect yield prospects The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has revised downwards the castorseed crop estimate for 2020-21 in view of a 6.3 per cent dip in the yields on unfavourable weather. A third field survey in the castor growing regions showed that India’s overall castorseed output for the year would be 17.81 lakh tonnes (lt), down some eight per cent from a...

Summer planting: Pulses, coarse cereals lift total acreage by 16% to 62 lakh ha April 01, 2021 Area under coarse cereals jumped by 28 per cent to 9.5 lakh ha in the ongoing summer planting season   -  Businessline Area under coarse cereals jumped by 28 per cent to 9.5 lakh ha in the ongoing summer planting season   -  Businessline× Significant rise in acreage under green gram, black gram and maize Acreage under pulses crops have increased 20 per cent, while that of coarse cereals by 28 p...

Mustard prices up on higher offtake, bullish global trend March 17, 2021 Fewer carry-forward stocks this year resulted in higher prices Mustard prices are ruling higher than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the Centre on higher demand and a bullish trend in edible oil prices. Prices of the oilseed have gained despite projections of a record harvest, with the harvest season just about starting. Mustard prices are currently ruling ₹1,000 a quintal higher or about a fourth over the same ...