Organizers are adding new field demonstrations and expanded livestock events ahead of the September show.
USDA says 77 percent of the U.S. peanut crop reached the pegging stage. Condition ratings slipped one point week-over-week, but 60 percent of the crop remains rated good-to-excellent.
Lewis Williamson discusses the latest USDA Crop Progress report, weather, Black Sea exports, tariffs, and other factors shaping corn and soybean markets this summer.
Asian longhorn ticks are spreading across parts of the Midwest, raising livestock concerns as researchers explore new pest control technology.
Heat, Rain Shape Crops As Harvests Advance Nationwide
Agragene plans to target spotted wing drosophila before expanding the technology to livestock pests.
Agragene is developing a precision sterile insect system as part of USDA’s New World Screwworm Grand Challenge.
Pear growers are recovering after last season’s losses from pests, heat and reduced irrigation.
While demand is one concern, U.S. growers are also monitoring the cotton jassid, an emerging insect threat.
Bryan Witherbee, the CEO of Agragene, says the technology builds on the sterile insect technique, which successfully helped eliminate pink bollworm and New World Screwworm in the past.