By Robert Coats, Brad Watkins and Jeffrey Hignight*
ign-up for FSA’s new optional Counter-Cyclical program, the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE), program ends Aug. 14....
By Ray Nabors, Contributing Writer
Soybean export sales of 1.25 million tons exceeded market expectations by 25 percent. ...
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The dramatic increase in Mid-South acres of “yellow gold” in recent years has filled the rural landscape with a corresponding proliferation of “silver monuments,” says Mike Buschermohle....
Corn farmers have until Friday, July 10, for early entries in the National Corn Growers Association’s National Corn Yield Contest....
By Ray Nabors, Contributing Writer
Overview: Hog herds are shrinking, reducing demand for feed grains. Increasing stockpiles of grain and oilseeds are becoming a market concern....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA may have estimated record soybean acreage for 2009, but the estimate was actually a million acres less than what the trade was expecting, according to analysts speaking at a CME Group press briefing on USDA’s June 30 Planted Acreage report....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. farmers planted a record-breaking soybean crop this spring, according to USDA’s June 30 Planted Acreage report....
By Ray Nabors - Contributing Writer
Crop prices are beginning the annual meteorological reaction. ...
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Although they term themselves “newcomers” to growing cotton — they’ve only been at it five years — Glenn Mast and his son, Rodney, say adding the crop was in keeping with their long-time business philosophy....
New mathematical models developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and colleagues could eventually help farmers use climate patterns to predict corn yields....
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Mar 15, 2010 9:40 AM, By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The current recession is “probably the worst-case scenario one could imagine for the forestry sector,” which is a major component in the ag economy of Mississippi and other southern states, says John Anderson....
Mar 12, 2010 9:53 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The gulf between the general public and those who understand what is required in modern agriculture appears to be widening....
Mar 12, 2010 9:47 AM, By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
When I received the advance program for the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association’s annual meeting and saw a three-hour session scheduled on corn production, with not even a break, I thought, No way!...
Mar 12, 2010 9:42 AM, By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to shift farm export expansion efforts from a “one-size-fits-all” approach based on world geographic regions to strategies tailored to specific market needs....
Mar 12, 2010 9:36 AM
The Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network is conducting March Madness 2010 to recruit volunteers for measuring precipitation and Mississippi State University researchers are recruiting participants for the program....
Mar 12, 2010 9:28 AM, By Duane Dailey, University of Missouri
Farmers growing corn and soybeans in 2010 should start considering the challenge of marketing the beans, according to market-plan ideas from a University of Missouri crop economist....
Mar 11, 2010 1:29 PM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
On Wednesday (March 10), the Senate passed the “American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010.” ...
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