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Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson told state lawmakers Tuesday morning that human error was to blame for heat-related ...

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Weather analytics provides foresight in allowing users to make correct and timely decisions on key agronomic practices.

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Economist and Harvard Kennedy School Professor Wolfram Schlenker warns that reduced funding for agricultural research and ...

Lorenzo Rossi, Ph.D., joined the Texas A&M to focus on plant physiology in horticultural crops including grapes.

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Last year, China imported a record 105.03 million metric tons of soybeans — a key crop that was embroiled in Donald Trump's tariff war with China during his first presidency. China's import of ...

China is loading up on soybeans amid US trade war fears. China's soybean imports rose 6.5% in 2024, hedging against potential Trump trade policies. Intensifying US-China trade tensions could hit ...

Rice plants can deal with the heat during the day ... professor of plant biotechnology in the crop, soil and environmental sciences department for the University of Arkansas System Division ...