UNL researchers explore alternatives for biofuel crops One project is exploring the agronomic and energy-producing potential of sweet sorghum, a potential new crop for western Nebraska. UNL is looking at some alternative ethanol-producing crops for farmers who rely on dryland or limited-irrigation production, according to Dr. Drew Lyon, dryland crops specialist at the Panhandle Center. Preliminary findings indicate that, compared to corn and grain sorghum, sweet sorghum does not produce more ethanol yield per acre, but does produce greater net ...
Most of the state gets some rain Sorghum planting neared completion in South Texas, and planting continued in the Southern Low Plains and the Cross Timbers. Rice planting continued in South Central Texas and the Upper coast. Pecan trees began to leaf out in the Blacklands and the Southern High Plains, while the trees were flowering in the Trans-Pecos, Edwards Plateau, and South Central Texas.
Grain market close 1 hard red winter wheat, ordinary protein, northwest Colorado was 22 cents lower. 2 yellow corn in north central Colorado was mostly 9 cents lower and $5.43 to $5.95 per bushel. 2 yellow sorghum in southeast Colorado was 16 cents lower at $9.13 to $9.48 per cwt.
Governor ignores interests of agriculture, requests RFS waiver Texas Governor Rick Perry April 25 submitted a request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that requires fuel producers to use at least 36 billion gallons of ethanol by 2022. Texas Corn Producers Association, Corn Producers Association of Texas and Texas Grain Sorghum Association are very disappointed in the governor's request he submitted without soliciting input from the state'...
Crop progress well behind normal pace Winter wheat condition for the state is rated 5 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 5 percent excellent, little change from last week. Nine percent is planted, over a week behind normal, while there is no emergence this year, when 18 percent is normally emerged by this date. Pasture condition is rated 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 5 percent excellent.
GrassWorks Weed Wiper WEED CONTROL--GrassWorks Weed Wiper, LLC, introduces a new model of its Weed Wiper for row crop farmers. The tractor mount units now have a high lift available for wheat, sorghum/sudan, cotton, rice and peanut crops. The GrassWorks Weed Wiper is available in sizes from three to 30 feet with ground speeds ranging from six to 10 miles per hour.
Spring weather brings scattered storms Corn seedbed prepared increased 6 percentage points from the previous week to 91 percent, 8 points behind last year, and 4 points behind normal. Corn planted was at 62 percent, up 26 points from the previous week, and 6 points ahead of the five-year average. Cotton seedbed prepared was up 9 points from the previous week to 88 percent, 8 points ahead of normal.
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