China’s Olympics happy face obscures problems 

Sep 9, 2008,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Even as China was wowing the world with its spectacular showmanship and athletic prowess at the Beijing Olympics, there were increasing indications its long run of prosperity is being throttled by the economic and financial woes of its top customers, the United States and the European Union, and the worldwide impact of skyrocketing oil costs....

Harvest aids often needed, sometimes overused 

Sep 9, 2008,

By Bob Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas

It is the time of year when farmers are applying harvest aids....

Hurricane rains problem for Louisiana crawfish 

Sep 9, 2008

Rain from Hurricane Gustav across the crawfish-producing areas of Louisiana may cause problems for crawfish producers, according to LSU AgCenter aquaculture specialists Greg Lutz and Mark Shirley....

Pioneer: find right corn plant populations 

Sep 9, 2008

One thing yield king Kip Cullers preaches is adequate plant population — high enough to maximize yield....

Dicamba-resistant soybeans by 2013 

Sep 8, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Some producers attending this year’s Milan No-Till Crop Production field day told University of Tennessee weed scientist Larry Steckel that the target date of 2013 for commercialization of dicamba-resistant soybeans just isn’t soon enough....

Gustav will cost some rice farmers dearly 

Sep 8, 2008,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist

About 30 percent to 40 percent of the state’s rice crop in southeast Arkansas has been hit hard by remnants of Hurricane Gustav, according to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....

Gustav: major problems for Louisiana rice  

Sep 8, 2008,

By Linda Foster Benedict
LSU AgCenter

Rice is among the many Louisiana agricultural commodities hurt by Hurricane Gustav, although the majority of the crop had been harvested in the southwest Louisiana rice belt before the storm came through....

ICAC: Small decline in world cotton mill use expected in 2008-09 

Sep 8, 2008

World cotton mill use is expected to decline by 1 percent in 2008-09 to 26.2 million tons, due to slower global economic growth and higher prices of cotton relative to polyester, predicts the International Cotton Advisory Committee, an association of governments of cotton-producing and cotton-consuming countries....

‘Storm Recovery Guide’ from LSU AgCenter 

Sep 8, 2008

The LSU AgCenter has made available a 32-page Storm Recovery Guide to help Louisianans in the cleanup after Hurricane Gustav. ...

Arkansas’ rice crop, post-Gustav 

Sep 4, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

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 crops 

Sep 4, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

After the latest rains courtesy of Hurricane Gustav, extreme southeast Arkansas could float an ark. ...

Essay winners lay out cotton’s future 

Sep 4, 2008,

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 muscle 

Sep 4, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

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,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

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 service 

Sep 4, 2008,

By Patti Drapala
MSU Ag Communications

Mississippi State University took full responsibility for recently letting 35 “dawgs” out on the watermelon farm of two Webster County brothers....

National Rice Month celebrated 

Sep 4, 2008

The 18th annual National Rice Month celebration has begun, and many activities are planned for September to promote the U.S. rice industry....

Chinese rice markets to open? 

Sep 3, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Some three years ago, shortly after he’d been hired to run the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, Greg Yielding was offered a trip to China....

Hurricane Gustav makes its mark on the 2008 rice crop 

Sep 3, 2008

The USA Rice Federation is currently assessing the damage from Hurricane Gustav in south Louisiana and southeast Texas, and is monitoring storm-related weather patterns very closely in the rice-growing regions of northeast Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri....

Rice harvest under way, cotton opening up 

Sep 3, 2008

According to USDA’s latest report on crop progress, 12 percent of the nation’s rice crop had been harvested by the end of August, compared to 23 percent at the same time last year and a five-year average of 20 percent. ...

ASTA: Guide to Seed Quality Management Practices 

Sep 3, 2008

The U.S. seed industry, through the American Seed Trade Association, has developed the Guide to Seed Quality Management Practices to offer general guidance for the development and production of seed products intended for food, feed, fiber or fuel use and for the maintenance of product integrity and purity of both biotechnology-derived seed and non-biotechnology seed....

BASF: fungicides one key to record corn yields 

Sep 3, 2008

Fungicides and new herbicides were the focus of a stop at the recent field day at yield maestro Kip Cullers’ Stark City, Mo., farm....

EPA blocks south Delta flood control project 

Sep 3, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to prohibit construction of the Yazoo Backwater Project, a 60-year-old U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan that promised to end decades of flooding in the south Delta of Mississippi....

Researchers study shapes of switchgrass bales 

Sep 3, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

If you choose a rectangular baler to harvest switchgrass in the future, it might be a good idea to cover the harvested bale. ...

Japanese touring U.S. agriculture 

Sep 3, 2008

The U.S. Grains Council is hosting a team of Japanese journalists and one producer on a tour of U.S. agriculture. ...

Final 2007-crop counter-cyclical payments for peanuts 

Sep 3, 2008

USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation will issue $82 million in final 2007 counter-cyclical payments to eligible producers with enrolled peanut base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program....

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Diesel lags gas price drops

Dec 3, 2008 10:06 AM

At the long-closed Sack ’n’ Save grocery in our town, the tall, steel pole billboard at their once busy gas station still advertises unleaded gas for $2.14.9 per gallon....

7 revolutions for global sustainability

Dec 3, 2008 10:02 AM

By the year 2050, the world population, estimated to top 9 billion, will require twice as much food as today, and water demand will double — possibly stretching the “carrying capacity” of the planet. ...

Soybean meeting Dec. 8 in Greenwood, Miss.

Dec 3, 2008 9:58 AM

A Soybean Production and Planning Meeting will be held Dec. 8-9 at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Miss. ...

Asgrow: New high-performing soybean Elites

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Asgrow has introduced its 2009 class of 24 new high-performing Elites — its newest soybean products designed to deliver uniform plant health and higher yield potential....

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