Ethanol problems cut corn use 

Jan 8, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Statistics tell a troubling story for the U.S. ethanol industry. In its Dec. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, USDA projected lower U.S. corn use mostly due to reductions in ethanol use and corn exports. ...

Economic crisis squeezes cotton 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton producers have become accustomed to having their prices whipsawed by events on the other side of the world. ...

Second lowest cotton acreage since Civil War? 

Jan 5, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The only good news in cotton these days seems to be that the price has managed to hold its ground despite a very bearish USDA crop report in December....

Obama unlikely to liberalize trade deals 

Dec 24, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A more liberalized international trade policy likely will not be an Obama administration priority in his first year in office. ...

House hearing: Credit default swaps 

Dec 23, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As the nation’s economy struggles to regain its footing, those testifying at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on regulating credit default swaps suggested ways those regulations — and clearinghouses for the transactions — could be set up....

U.S. rice production uncertain, imports up 

Dec 22, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There’s not much new in the U.S. rice outlook other than another year of record imports, a mixed report on exports and continued uncertainty over production....

World produces another record rice crop 

Dec 19, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For the fourth year in a row, the world produced a record rice crop. ...

Record-setting year for soy exports 

Dec 16, 2008

Over 1.5 billion bushels of soy, valued at more than $12 billion, were exported from the United States this year, according to the United Soybean Board....

WTO leaders postpone Doha ministerial 

Dec 15, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has decided against holding a mid-December ministerial meeting that some said would have been aimed at trying to wrap up the Doha Round before a new U.S. administration takes office....

Storage issues as acreage expands 

Dec 12, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In response to the ethanol industry, U.S. corn acreage has jumped. ...

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Next

resources

events icon events

product info icon tradeshows

tradeshow icon digests

research icon photos

Continuing Education


(New Course)
Weed Resistance Management in Cotton

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).

This course is accredited in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as well as for CCA credits:

(New Course)
Spray Drift Management

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.

Back to Top

Browse Print Issues

Additional Resources

subscribe to Farm Press Daily Southeast Farm Press Southwest Farm Press Western Farm Press