Looking forward to 2024. If there is one thing I hope to do better is to be a catalyst for connecting people and ideas to solve problems. graduategrumblings.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-c…

Midyear I expected the average corn yields to be down in 2022 - low rain fall and hot temperatures as well as crown rot and tar spot disease pressure. Shows yield potential of current hybrids, impact of good management practices of corn growers and timely and lucky rain.

The year 2023 was the hottest on record globally, according to data released by US government agencies NASA and NOAA. These statistics reflect a long-term trend: The last 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. 🌎Take action now: climatebutton.ucsusa.org

WATCH LIVE: #NASS and USDA Office of the Chief Economist will livestream the February Crop Production data report and the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates briefing TODAY at 12:05 p.m. ➡️ youtube.com/usdanass

Data from the 2022 #AgCensus are available! This comprehensive snapshot every five years helps data users to see trends & shifts in the industry over time and helps producers do business. Online now find the full report, data Highlights, and more. nass.usda.gov/AgCensus

1/ #Agricultural output has grown significantly since 1948, driven primarily by total factor productivity change. From the Economic Research Service: tinyurl.com/2xn8snxf

Farmers grow GM crops not because they are brainwashed or manipulated. But because it is in their best interests. A meta-analysis of 147 studies shows that growing GM crops:- ↓ Reduces pesticide by 37%. ↑ Increases crop yields by 22%. ↑ And boosts farm profits by 68%.

With the advent of Bt cotton in Australia, pesticide use is down by 97%, and farmers are seeing spiders & frogs in great numbers now on the farm abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

The ocean around Florida and Caribbean is heating up way earlier than it did last year. The black line shows that May 2024 sea surface temperatures are already hotter than all previous Mays back to 1985. coralreefwatch.noaa.gov #ClimateChange #CoralBleaching Coral Reef Watch

A landmark vaccine trial is underway which health experts hope could have a huge effect on the world’s #tuberculosis epidemic. If proven effective, M72 could be the first new TB vaccine in more than 100 years. bit.ly/4c8HzBR

No Hurricane has ever crossed the equator

Donald Trump is still the worst choice for president.

Are you ready for it? The annual coral spawn is about to begin, and our team is prepped for night dives to monitor the action! #Spawning2024 #CoralRestoration #ReefRizz

Register by December 14, 2024 for Genomes to Fields (G2F) GxE Prediction Competition! November 15, 2024 – January 15, 2025. Winner --> $4,000 + speaking invitation/ travel/ first author on publication! Can co-author competition paper regardless of rank maizegxeprediction.org

Here is a short video of one of the 1st Klamath River salmon to make it to the tributaries above the former Iron Gate Dam. The clip was recorded last Friday by Yurok Fisheries Dept Geologist Kayah Ray, who is part of a team surveying salmon in the newly undammed river reach.

1/ On average, every $1 billion of #exported U.S. #agricultural products supported 6,338 #jobs in 2022. Ten agricultural #commodity exports supported 745,200 of the total 1.25 million jobs — just under 60%. From the Economic Research Service: tinyurl.com/yd96zfbx