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UAPB catfish field day set for Oct. 5 

Oct 2, 2006,

By Carol Sanders
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln will address The Catfish Farmers of Arkansas at noon, Oct. 5, at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Aquaculture Research Station immediately after the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence Field Day....

EPA extends registration for Bollgard II cotton technology 

Sep 29, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Monsanto announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency has granted an unconditional registration for its Bollgard II or second-generation, insect-protected cotton technology. ...

Groups ask support for discharge petition 

Sep 29, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The nation’s largest commodity organizations sent letters to House members Thursday urging them to sign the discharge petition to bring emergency agricultural disaster assistance legislation to the House floor for a vote....

Louisiana soybean/corn harvest progressing rapidly 

Sep 29, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers harvesting Louisiana crops continue to dodge late-season rains. Now on the tail-end of collecting the soybean crop, “harvest is progressing rapidly,” says David Lanclos, LSU AgCenter soybean/corn specialist. “I’m extremely optimistic with how things are shaping up....

Brazil asks WTO to investigate U.S. in trade dispute 

Sep 29, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Brazilian officials have filed a second request for a new World Trade Organization panel to investigate U.S. compliance with an earlier WTO dispute panel ruling against the USDA cotton program....

Options for building rice field fertility 

Sep 29, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

At the recent Missouri Rice Farm field day outside Glennonville, Mo., Gene Stevens tackled two soil-related topics: chlorine fertility in rice and the economics of building up phosphorus and potassium in a low testing field....

Evaluate cropland edges for USDA quail buffers 

Sep 29, 2006,

By David Long
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Now is a good time for row crop farmers to evaluate their croplands for enrolling crop borders in the new quail/wildlife buffer practice of the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency....

Out of the frying pan and into the tractor 

Sep 28, 2006,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Helena, Ark., soybean, rice and wheat producer Buron Griffin Jr. and your typical environmentalist both see green when Griffin’s John Deere 8410 tractor runs across a field....

Emergency appropriations reform bill introduced 

Sep 28, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Saying he wants to ensure emergency assistance bills only help those with emergencies, Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, introduced legislation that would limit how Congress responds to natural disasters....

Louisiana wheat acres expected to double 

Sep 28, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Steve Harrison expects Louisiana wheat acres to at least double in 2007. “A lot of talk around here is about the lack of seed from the good varieties,” says the LSU AgCenter wheat breeder....

Rice seeding rates, disease and plant populations 

Sep 28, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

When discussing or planning to plant rice, uniform seeding rates are often cited. But is the seeding rate really set in stone?...

2006 Mid-South harvest early for some crops 

Sep 27, 2006,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The 2006 harvest season is a little ahead of schedule in the Mid-South, according to USDA’s Sept. 25 crop progress report. In some areas, however, crop conditions are iffy at best....

Late surge in ASR cases not concern for soybean crop 

Sep 27, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Louisiana’s latest confirmation of Asian soybean rust came Sept. 25 with a find in St. Landry Parish. The disease has been found in 16 parishes....

Laws: Drought relief likely hot issue in October 

Sep 27, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm-state senators struck out in their first attempt to pass a new emergency assistance bill when Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., attempted to attach it to a port security bill....

Tests reveal no GM traits in University of Arkansas rice seed 

Sep 27, 2006

Tests by an independent laboratory found no GM rice in samples of breeder seed or foundation seed grown by the University of Arkansas over the past three years, according to Milo Shult, UA vice president for Agriculture....

House Democrats present disaster relief petition 

Sep 26, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With farmers navigating dire financial straits and mid-term elections rapidly approaching, many rural state Democrats are pushing Republicans to pass agriculture disaster assistance. ...

Delta programs seek to enhance wildlife, environment 

Sep 26, 2006,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Mississippi’s Delta Wildlife organization is making strides in its efforts to preserve, enhance and restore the region’s wildlife and habitat, says Trey Cooke, executive director....

Armyworms march across Arkansas counties 

Sep 26, 2006,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Communications Specialist

In 30 Arkansas counties, grazing beef and dairy cattle are competing for grass against legions of armyworms....

Insects plague late-planted soybeans in Arkansas 

Sep 26, 2006,

By Lamar James
University of Arkansas

Extremely high numbers of stink bugs are being found in late-planted soybeans in southeast Arkansas, said Gus Lorenz, Arkansas Extension entomologist....

Congressmen push for disaster assistance 

Sep 26, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Several House members have scheduled a press conference today to demand the passage of disaster assistance legislation for farmers and ranchers who experienced weather-related losses in 2005 and 2006....

Senate leaders turn back Conrad disaster bill 

Sep 25, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The third time was not a charm as Senate Republican leaders once again blocked efforts by a bipartisan group of farm-state senators to provide assistance to farmers and ranchers hammered by weather disasters in 2005 and 2006....

Regional red rice and management possibilities 

Sep 25, 2006,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The red rice out-crossing tour stop was a lively one for Nilda Burgos. It turned out many at the recent Southeast Research and Extension Center field day in Rohwer, Ark., were interested in the University of Arkansas weed scientist’s research....

Transgenic cotton varieties decrease risk 

Sep 25, 2006,

By Kelly Bryant, Rob Hogan, Scott Stiles
University of Arkansas Extension Economists

Transgenic cotton varieties, commercially available since 1996, have been widely adopted in the Mid-South. In this article we take the data from a replicated study and look at the variability of returns associated with different transgenic technologies in cotton....

Farm groups call for farm bill extension — with a little tweaking 

Sep 22, 2006,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Leaders of the major U.S. farm organizations told the House Agriculture Committee they support the 2002 farm bill and favor extending the law as is until a final WTO agreement is in place....

Brandon: Taking Ben Stein’s money 

Sep 22, 2006,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

You know things are going awry when the diehards start expressing doubt. And in the annals of diehard, hardcore, to-the-dying-breath Republicanism, Ben Stein ranks right up there....

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