Two years ago, Texas was dealing with a horrific freeze. Now, orchards damaged by the weather are being sold to developers.
Frank McCaffrey has an update on the state’s citrus industry.
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State agriculture leaders say the new “Nine Lakes of East Tennessee” designation could boost tourism and industry investment.
Corn inspections remain strong year-to-date, while China’s soybean and sorghum movement remains important to late-season export demand.
At the center of the announcement is the Blue Point Project in Louisiana, a $3.7 billion ammonia facility, USDA says, that will become the world’s largest ammonia plant once completed.
Southern Plains wheat shippers face higher rail fuel surcharges as hard red winter wheat production falls toward a nearly 70-year low.
USDA says both crops remain ahead of the five-year average as farmers continue monitoring dry Corn Belt conditions.
