By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With the debate over climate change seeming to heat up daily, the 25x’25 Alliance and a team of University of Tennessee economists have announced they will conduct an in-depth analysis of the impacts of global warming on U.S. agriculture and forestry....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
During July 22 Senate Agriculture Committee hearings on cap and trade legislation it became quickly apparent that major questions have yet to be answered by proponents....
By Rick Bogren, LSU AgCenter
Farmers and ranchers who lost livestock as a result of adverse weather — including hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008 — may be eligible for federal disaster payments, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The climate change legislation now before the Senate has succeeded in doing something neither the nation’s environmental groups or the Bush administration could do: Create fault lines in the farm bloc....
By Rep. Marion Berry
As a lifelong farmer, I’ve spent decades working together with my friends and neighbors on the problems we face throughout the agricultural community. ...
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 Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has promoted Jonathan Coppess to be administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency after Doug Caruso resigned from the post, citing philosophical differences with the Obama administration....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The writing and passage of the 2008 farm bill was hardly a smooth ride. ...
The Obama administration has begun naming individuals to serve as state executive directors for the Farm Service Agency at the USDA....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
After robust debate Friday, June 26, the House of Representatives passed cap and trade legislation by a narrow margin, 219 to 212....
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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).
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
