Strong export and crush demand and a tighter-than-expected supply report from the Agriculture Department on Oct. 9 should mean an improving price picture for soybeans, according to Terry Francl, senior economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation....
The 13th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference, Southern Corn and Soybean Conference, and the Southern Precision Agriculture Conference will be joined in 2010 by the newly-organized Southern Field Crop Alliance....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall in September is eroding yield expectations for Mid-South corn and cotton crops, according to USDA’s Oct. 9 Crop Production Report....
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
China bought over 800,000 tons of a million tons of soybeans sold last week. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In mid-September much of the Mid-South was mired in a long stretch of grey, rain-soaked days. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall over the first three weeks of September is causing some seed sprouting, pod splitting and quality issues in Mississippi soybeans. ...
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Tariffs on Chinese poultry imports are damaging our commodity export potential to China. ...
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Ag Communications
Nearly 80 percent of Mississippi’s corn crop is safely in storage, and the remaining acres are ready for harvest but stuck in wet fields getting rain-drenched for days....
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Crop water use in the Delta and Mid-South has dropped below 0.1 inch, telling us that crops are drying down. ...
Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research plant physiologist Gregory M. Glenn....
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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.” ...
Mar 11, 2010 12:51 PM, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Commodity Classic
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been criticized by environmental activists for his support of biotechnology....
This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
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