Record stalk counts push corn production higher 

Aug 13, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA’s projected average U.S. corn yield of 152.8 bushes per acre could fall by a couple of bushels before all is said and done, according to Al Kluis, Northland Commodities, LLC, speaking at a Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA’s Aug. 10 supply and demand estimates....

Mississippi corn crop marked by Easter freeze 

Aug 13, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

To optimize production, Mississippi corn farmers like to plant early. This year, there were many early optimizers....

Farmers urged to follow rules on hauling grain 

Aug 13, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers should make sure grain trucks and any other vehicles used to haul agricultural commodities are in compliance with state department of transportation rules and regulations as they begin the 2007 harvest....

Luncheon to promote Delta rice 

Aug 10, 2007

The Mississippi Delta rice industry will celebrate National Rice Month with its 17th annual Delta Rice Luncheon Sept. 21 at Cleveland, Miss....

ASR percolates in Texas 

Aug 10, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

New cases of Asian soybean rust have popped up in Louisiana (the latest in Grant and Acadia parishes), southern Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas. But the fungal disease seems to have taken a shine to Texas....

Harkin: ‘where’s the beef?’ in USDA proposal 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A letter from Deputy Agriculture Secretary Charles Conner reminded me of a quote attributed to the scoundrel who was ridden out of town on a rail: “If it wasn’t for the honor of it, I would just as soon have skipped the whole thing.”...

Summer cooks up ergot trouble for cattle 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Gerald W. Alexander
Arkansas Extension
Hempstead County Staff Chair

“Like sands through the hourglass, so go the days of our lives.” Soap opera fans will readily recognize the opening to a popular daytime drama on television. But, this could also be applied to the cyclical events agricultural producers encounter each year....

USDA: 13 billion bushels of corn 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA’s August 10 crop production report is projecting a U.S. corn crop of 13.1 billion bushels, a 3-million bushel increase over last month’s projection and the largest corn crop since 1933....

Exports, China continue dominant cotton influences 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With 75 percent of the American cotton crop moving into the export market, the industry is going to need to step up efforts to increase retail demand for cotton products outside the U.S., particularly in China, says Gary Adams....

Fingers crossed on good Mid-South cotton crop 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Plant bugs and dry weather plagued much of the Mid-South cotton crop this season, but the crop still has the potential to be very good, based on crop conditions and observations from county agents and Extension specialists....

Corn changing Mississippi landscape 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Robert H. Wells
Delta Research and Extension Center

High corn acreage and herbicide resistance are affecting crops in the Mississippi Delta, according to research presented at the Agronomic Crops Field Day held at Mississippi State University’s Delta Research and Extension Center....

Mid-South cotton bolls ready to pop 

Aug 9, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

According to USDA’s crop progress report for the week ending Aug. 5, a few cotton bolls (1 percent) are just starting to open in Missouri (4 percent) and Mississippi (1 percent)....

USDA announces sign-up for cotton program referendum 

Aug 8, 2007

Producers and importers who want to vote on whether the Cotton Research and Promotion Program should be continued may request a referendum on the cotton checkoff program this fall....

Fall collection of old pesticides set 

Aug 8, 2007

Producers in the L’Anguille River basin can dispose of old and abandoned pesticides with November collections set for Cross, Lee and St. Francis counties....

Agribusiness: WideStrike natural refuge option in 2008 

Aug 8, 2007

Many growers who plant PhytoGen brand cottonseed containing the WideStrike Insect Protection trait will not have to set aside a portion of their acres for a non-Bt refuge in 2008, Dow AgroSciences announced....

Contract an important tool for cotton ginners 

Aug 8, 2007,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ginners may pay thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for a piece of equipment, says John Lewis, but many spend little or nothing on a very important piece of paper — a legal contract....

USDA grants request for Tennessee drought aid 

Aug 7, 2007

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted Governor Phil Bredesen’s request for federal farm assistance for all 95 Tennessee counties due to drought. ...

Peterson: pleased with farm bill, still has concerns 

Aug 7, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Shortly before heading into August recess, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson spoke to reporters for nearly an hour....

Safe storage of grains 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Bruce T. Brackin and Maci Flautt

Mississippi has seen a tremendous increase in corn production over the past several years. One component that goes with that increased acreage and harvest is commercial and on-farm storage....

Beef field day Sept. 15 

Aug 7, 2007

Beef herd owners will hear several ways to capture more value from their feeder calves during a field day, Sept. 15, at the University of Missouri South Farm....

House energy bill boosts alternative energy 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The House passed a new energy bill that will provide more research on alternative fuels and increase energy efficiency standards for appliances and buildings....

High soybean prices take bite out of biodiesel 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One of the biggest short-term threats to the profitability of the U.S. biodiesel industry is the rising price of soybeans, which forces the industry to turn to feedstocks other than soybeans or shut down or slow down operations, according to Kenneth “Pete” Moss of FBA Consulting, Memphis, speaking at the AgTechnology Field Day at Agricenter International, Memphis....

Good and bad in this year’s rice crop 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Ford Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

A lot of rice growers are discouraged by high production costs and rice prices that will not support those costs. There is a lot of talk about a further reduction in rice acres next year....

NCGA blog for corn issue ‘junkies’ 

Aug 7, 2007

The National Corn Growers Association is launching a new blog to focus attention on key issues about corn and corn growers. The blog — “Corn Commentary” at corncommentary.com — will provide an informal and interactive perspective, it said....

Deer topic of LSU AgCenter program Aug. 16 

Aug 7, 2007

Don Reed, associate professor at the LSU AgCenter Idlewild Research Station in Clinton, La., and representatives from the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a seminar on Deer Food Plots and Tagging Aug. 16 at the Dave Means 4–H Center in Grand Cane, La., at 6 p.m....

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