1. Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Basic Provisions 28154-28156 [E9-13937]

Jun 15, 2009      Federal Register

Program requirements for the Federal crop insurance program are the same for all producers regardless of the size of their farming operation. To qualify for an enterprise unit, current provisions require a producer to plant some acreage in two or more sections, FSA farm serial numbers, or other means of land measurement. William J. Murphy, Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. more...

2. Shrinking supplies may raise food costs

Jun 12, 2009      Tennessean

Global grain markets have been left with a thinner cushion of surplus. They've had to pay more for ingredients as prices for corn, wheat and soybeans have risen. And the demand for grains is much higher today.In 1983, the U.S. market required about 1.9 billion bushels of soybeans to meet demand. more...

3. Rain gain puts area ahead for the year

Jun 12, 2009      St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Louis International Airport, bringing the year's total to 17.2 inches, or one-fourth inch above normal. Louis is about 39 inches. Wednesday's storms rumbled through with splashy lightning shows and thunder after a warm, humid afternoon. Louis, the months of March through May -- officially "spring" in the weather service records -- were barely above normal. more...

4. A 'time bomb' for world wheat crop

Jun 14, 2009      Los Angeles Times

Paul, Minn., suspended the fungal spores in a light mineral oil and sprayed them onto thousands of healthy wheat plants. The pustule hijacks the plant's water and nutrients and diverts them to produce new rust spores instead of grain. Weather conditions allow farmers to grow wheat year-round, so rust spores can always find a susceptible host. more...

5. Farmers, insurance companies continue to assess damages

Jun 15, 2009      Greeley Tribune

Every day, she said, a different area got hit by hail, stretching from Berthoud-Johnstown to Windsor-Severance to Greeley-Eaton. Some are saying some crops will come out of it while there are others where it's a total loss," Teeter said. The hardest hit area, she added, seems to be that area from Greeley-Eaton to the east, where there is a concentration of vegetable crops. more...

6. Ag faces uncertain year as food spending drops

Jun 15, 2009      The Wenatchee World

Growers who had mostly large apples made money. The May Waterville price was $5.14 a bushel. The coming year could be another good year for NCW wheat growers. more...

7. Farmers scramble to get row crops planted after rainy weather

Jun 15, 2009      The Macon Telegraph

The Georgia Peanut Commission and Georgia Farm Bureau both asked for an extension of the May 31 planting deadline for peanuts, but the requests were denied. At the time, less than half of the state's peanut crop had been planted. Today is the planting deadline for cotton to be fully insured. About half of that is in cotton, and he has 700 acres in peanuts, which he managed to plant before last month's deadline. more...

8. Farmers assess storm damage

Jun 16, 2009      Greeley Tribune

The field, he said, was caught in a narrow strip of hail that moved from east of Mead into the Johnstown-Milliken area. Damages will be several million dollars, she added, but the total won't be known until the weather lets up. more...

9. Wheat harvest now in full swing

Jun 16, 2009      Enid News and Eagle

No. 2 wheat is 58 pounds per bushel, according to USDA. Yields have varied widely, Wilson said, mostly in the range of 18 to 30 bushels an acre. Statewide production then was just 98 million bushels. more...

10. Western extremes stalk each coast

Jun 17, 2009      USA Today

Tomatoes have swelled and burst and watermelons are rotting just as growers anticipate their July Fourth run, he said.The rains will help most of the state's growers, DuBois said. more...

11. Tehama County's Ag crops down $34 M

Jun 17, 2009      Red Bluff Daily News

Tehama County's crops brought $34 million less into the county in 2008, according to the latest figures from the Tehama County Department of Agriculture. Sliding prices were the biggest culprit in bringing the county's gross crop values down to $159 million, the lowest they have been in three years. A sagging worldwide economy reduced the demand for imported goods across the 49 countries the county exports to, with corn silage and walnuts selling for less than half their 2007... more...

12. Crop report reveals decline

Jun 17, 2009      Corning Observer

The gross value in 2007 was more than $190 million. "That is a 16.6 percent decrease from 2007," Gurrola said. more...