Energy Issues

Because the wheat crop is so advanced huge U.S. acreage is now more vulnerable to freeze damage. Wheat specialists say that farmers considering booking their wheat should keep the freeze threat in mind....More

Cow-calf producers should continue to prosper for at least the next few years, as beef exports boom and national herd numbers remain low. Current good prices for their cattle should remain in that lofty range for two years or even longer. Beef production is still an industry requiring tough decision-making. That is unlikely to change, no matter what the price per pound may be....More

Did Olson’s climate-controlled warehouse protect his bees from CCD? By overwintering them indoors, the bees encounter fewer stressors, especially pesticides. Even if they’re not killing them outright, they leave the bees vulnerable. Can honey bees fend off CCD by being overwintered indoors with atmospheric controls?...More

Vector insects - which carry and transmit infectious pathogens or parasites to other living organisms - are developing resistance to insecticides sprayed in the air or embedded in bed nets. The increased resistance makes insecticides less effective....More