21.   Crop production, pork production, grain and beef businesses posted strong performances.

22.   Farmers will need more fertilizer to increase crop production to feed a growing world population, even as grain stockpiles d Latiolais said.

23.   It was the third time in three months that the department lowered its estimate for total crop production because of drought.

24.   Others in the category will examine potential techniques for improving grain crop production with the reduced use of polluting fertilizers.

25.   Pito says they must understand that asparagus is not usually harvested for the first three years, and crop production is a long-term investment.

26.   Scientists hope to learn more about seasonal changes in tree foliage, crop production, soil moisture and ocean currents.

27.   That could boost demand for U.S. wheat at a time when world wheat inventories have been depleted as drought reduced crop production.

28.   That could add several million acres to crop production over the next few years.

29.   The aid benefits farmers even in states where commodity crop production is not practical.

30.   The fewer pesticides used in crop production, the better, and producing new and improved varieties of crops is nothing new, he added.