Top StoriesGustav pounds Mid-South crops9/4/08 After the latest rains courtesy of Hurricane Gustav, extreme southeast Arkansas could float an ark. HeadlinesArkansas’ rice crop, post-GustavSep 4, 2008 1:56 PM, By David Bennett Reached Thursday morning, Chuck Wilson, Arkansas Extension rice specialist, could offer only a preliminary assessment of the damage done to Arkansas’ rice crop by Hurricane Gustav. ... Gustav pounds Mid-South cropsSep 4, 2008 1:47 PM, By David Bennett After the latest rains courtesy of Hurricane Gustav, extreme southeast Arkansas could float an ark. ... Essay winners lay out cotton’s futureSep 4, 2008 8:10 AM, By Farm Press Editorial Staff The grand prize winners of the Future of Delta Cotton Student Essay Contest took completely different approaches in describing their visions of tomorrow’s cotton industry. ... For Cotton’s Future: Open mind, technology muscleSep 4, 2008 8:08 AM, By Elton Robinson Matthew Turner learned at an early age that cotton is a very special crop in his family. ... Cotton’s Future: A little science fiction?Sep 4, 2008 8:04 AM, By Elton Robinson Michael Ferro might seem an unlikely person to win an essay contest on cotton production in the Delta. Ferro is a graduate student in the entomology department at Louisiana State University working on a doctorate on beetles in rotting wood.... MSU DAWGS glean wisdom from serviceSep 4, 2008 8:02 AM, By Patti Drapala Mississippi State University took full responsibility for recently letting 35 “dawgs” out on the watermelon farm of two Webster County brothers.... National Rice Month celebratedSep 4, 2008 8:00 AM The 18th annual National Rice Month celebration has begun, and many activities are planned for September to promote the U.S. rice industry.... Delta Farm Press News Archives Commentaries
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advertisement FARM BILLNCC: Congress did not make changes in actively-engaged rulesDespite claims by some lawmakers to the contrary, Congress did not mandate any changes in the “actively engaged” language in the new farm bill’s payment limit reforms, National Cotton Council leaders are saying.... MU Breimyer Seminar unpacks farm bill, Sept. 3Farmers must make a choice on government program participation before the next crop year. ... ACRE: boon or bust for southern farmers?The chairmen of the House and the Senate agriculture committees and the Bush administration couldn’t find much to agree on in the 2008 farm bill.... Across the SunbeltNew farm bill brings tax changesPassage of the latest farm bill brought a sigh of relief for most people involved in agriculture, but for farmers it creates some changes that may require reworking of the farm financial plan.... Thirty days and $1.13 decline in wheat pricesBetween June 24 and July 23, wheat prices fell from about $8.40 to $7.27. ... California delivers on Olympic athletes’ request for strawberriesIn a historic step for the California strawberry industry, America’s favorite fruit arrived on Chinese soil for the first time in history on Aug. 5. ... Latest Jobs |
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