By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A record U.S. soybean crop is in the making, and U.S. corn producers are on the way to producing the second largest crop on record, according to USDA’s Aug. 12 Crop Production report. ...
As a child, Orelan Johnson of England, Ark., was kept busy on his family farm hoeing cotton. ...
For many students in rice-growing country, promoting the importance of U.S.-grown rice is the continuation of a family tradition. ...
From the USDA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder have announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will hold joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agriculture industry in the 21st century and the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in that industry....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Asian soybean rust has been found in extreme southeast Arkansas. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The late-planted portion of the Arkansas corn crop has experienced “quite a bit” of southern rust build-up, according to Scott Monfort, Arkansas Extension plant pathologist....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension
When it comes to rice field draining and harvest, bad timing can be costly....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The use of fertilizer in rice has come a long way since USDA and Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station scientists began performing experiments at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station 100 years ago this spring....
Thornton, Miss., is the most recent location Asian soybean rust has been discovered. In a detailed announcement about the find Tom Allen says this the earliest the rust has been found so far north. Even so, no fungicide spraying recommendations have been made....
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
In the week ending Aug. 7: Palm oil prices reached a two-month high supporting soybean prices. Export demand for vegetable oil is increasing, especially in Asia....
From the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
As the U.S. commemorates National Catfish Month, producers in Arkansas and across the country are grappling with high feed costs and a drop in sales....
Check out this feature for events that will help you farm smarter and more profitably and stay in touch with those involved in Mid-South agriculture. ...
Allenberg Cotton Co. and Dunavant Enterprises will likely settle a merger agreement by Sept. 30, according to Allenberg Chief Executive Officer Joe Nicosia....
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Declining stocks and a (hopefully) recovering economy could bring an uptick in demand for cotton in the new marketing year that began Aug. 1, says Gary Adams, vice president for economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council....
By Paul Counce, University of Arkansas
Draining rice fields for harvest is a critical timing question for rice growers....
By Larry Fugate, Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Heavy July rains were viewed as a curse or a blessing across the Arkansas Delta, with soybean producers in the northeast citing brutal conditions since spring, while the precipitation was described as “very timely” in parts of Chicot and Desha counties in the southeast corner....
USDA will begin continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program Aug. 10 with the first signup period cutoff scheduled for Sept. 30....
The U.S. Senate this week overwhelmingly passed a $124.5 billion fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration....
The Arkansas Rice Federation next week will host several grower meetings throughout the state....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Colusa, Fortuna, Acadia. Those are names you don’t hear much in connection with the rice industry anymore. ...
Set for Aug. 11 through Aug. 12 in Olive Branch, Miss., the 25th annual meeting of the Mid-South Association of Wheat Scientists (MAWS) will cover a long list of important topics. ...
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Three types of caterpillars are defoliating soybeans, cotton and pastureland across millions of acres in Arkansas, according to Gus Lorenz, Extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With a climate bill having passed the House and now being hotly debated in the Senate, questions about the potential legislation abound. ...
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Grant has an easy smile, the size-you-up-instantly insight of a seasoned horse trader, a prodigious store of details about crops he’s made, the varied work he’s done, places he’s been, deals he’s cemented, people he knows — and stories about all of them....
By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter
The potential and problems of converting forest and agricultural products into biofuels was the focus of the third Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium held this summer....
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The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs....
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