By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Whether writing for the Wall Street Journal or testifying before congressional committees, LSU economist Joseph Mason isn’t shy with his views regarding climate legislation....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In 1903, the Boston Americans came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series to be played in the major leagues....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
With several unsettled issues including extensions and sign-ups, the Conservation Reserve Program was the subject of several questions from the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research in early October....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Prior to passage of a market oversight bill by the House Agriculture Committee last week, committee counsel Andy Baker outlined the changes between it and an earlier version, HR 977, passed in February....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Following deals and compromises that ended only shortly before the hearing began, the House Agriculture Committee last week passed HR 3795 — more commonly known as the “derivatives oversight” legislation —by a bipartisan voice vote....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Broad conservation initiatives being undertaken by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) were given extra scrutiny at an Oct. 7 hearing on the implementation of the farm bill’s conservation title....
By Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
I wish every soybean field in Arkansas which had Palmer pigweed as a problem weed could be planted to an alternate crop such as corn or rice or that an alternative weed control technology such as LibertyLink could be used in the system....
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Ag Communications
Near-constant rains during harvest-time have cost Mississippi farmers an estimated $371 million in losses, and producers with crop insurance may be the only ones able to salvage much more from the fields this year....
By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Near constant rain has caused between 25 percent and 80 percent damage in some Arkansas cotton, rice and soybean fields as growers struggle to harvest what’s left during brief periods of dry weather, according Extension agents, agronomist and economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A prolonged, drying sun can’t reach the Mid-South quickly enough for farmers. ...
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
An Associated Press wire story about Academy Award-winning actor and Mississippi native Morgan Freeman lending a hand to his business partner who is laying the groundwork to run for governor of Mississippi in 2011, notes:...
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
There is some speculation that some crop acres in the United States may not get harvested until next year. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
President Obama has signed legislation providing fiscal 2010 appropriations — $121 billion — for the USDA, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cotton market is not paying much attention to fundamentals, but the speculators, funds and money managers are — or at least they think they are....
The American Phytopathological Society, in cooperation with related organizations, will present the 2009 National Soybean Rust Symposium, Dec. 9-11, in New Orleans....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
My family uses guidebooks a lot and the newly-released Weeds of the South is simply excellent, among the best on our shelf. ...
The 2009 Mid-South cotton crop began under difficult conditions as a cool, wet spring delayed planting....
Polling shows that many Americans no longer understand agriculture in their own country. ...
Sustainability in crops and soils will be highlighted in the research presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America slated for Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa....
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Production costs for Arkansas’ major row crops for 2010 are mixed, with fertilizer expected to drop, while seed, pest control and energy prices remaining stable to slightly higher, according to Scott Stiles, Extension economist-risk management, for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Cary Lightsey, a 56-year-old central Florida cattle rancher who says he’s “living out his dream” of being a cowboy, has been named the 2009 Swisher Sweets Sunbelt Southeastern Farmer of the Year....
Approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled for 2009 in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program....
From the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
The USDA has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a Minnesota pig....
Fifty-five grants totaling approximately $49 million for 745 projects to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which are defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture have been announced by USDA....
By Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
I have written several articles on pigweed control in conventional soybeans....
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Mar 17, 2010 9:50 AM
Rising production costs and the stability of commodity prices are the chief worries of Mid-South farmers who attended the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in late February in Memphis, Tenn....
Mar 17, 2010 9:45 AM
While record rainfall last year meant little or no irrigation for soybean fields and good yield potential, excessive wet conditions during part of September and October damaged much of the Group 4 soybeans ready for harvest in the east-central and southeast part of the state....
Mar 17, 2010 9:35 AM
Your editorial addressing the report “Extension: a Modern-Day Pony Express?” made me wonder if the Pony Express was used to gather the information....
Mar 17, 2010 9:30 AM
Mississippi’s forest industry is poised to take advantage of an old technology that turns sawmill residues into environmentally friendly energy sources for heat and electricity....
Mar 17, 2010 9:21 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals that will improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River in 41 eligible watersheds in 12 states....
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