WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news: As aquifers in India dry up over the next decade, farmers who rely on groundwater for irrigation may see disastrous losses to annual production, according to a new study. If farmers were to lose access to groundwater from aquifers predicted to be at critically low levels by 2025, the amount of land planted in the winter growing season could decrease by as much as 68% in the most t  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The preliminary farm value of Michigan field crops produced in 2020 was $3.62 billion, up 47 percent from 2019. Higher prices and production across most commodities resulted in greater total value of production in 2020, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Some Michi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - West Virginia Field Office issued the following news release: Corn for grain value of production totaled $22.44 million in 2020, a decrease of 13 percent from $25.71 million in 2019. The marketing year average price received per bushel for corn was $4.10, unchanged from 2019. The value of all hay production totaled $123.20 million in 2020, a 21 percent increase from the 2019 va  more