Applicators — wet spring consequences 

Jun 18, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

This spring, not only did Parkin, Ark. — a town about 35 miles northeast of Memphis — get an abundant dose of rains but the area also drains excess water from the north. ...

World Food Prize Laureate announced 

Jun 18, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A Purdue University scientist who was born in a one-roomed thatched hut in Ethiopia and went on to become one of the world’s leading experts on sorghum has been named the recipient of the 2009 World Food Prize....

All not lost with rice 

Jun 18, 2009,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I like challenges but not when they come at the expense of a farmer. ...

High levels of farm bill support 

Jun 17, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 is a contract with producers, and USDA should not be allowed to add or subtract from that contract to meet short-term budget objectives, a leading agricultural senator says....

Satterfield to lead Delta Council 

Jun 17, 2009

Travis Satterfield, a rice and soybean producer from Benoit, Miss., who has long been a leader in a number of Delta and Mississippi agricultural organizations, will serve as the 74th president of the Delta Council in 2009-10....

Cotton Incorporated’s sustainability Web site 

Jun 17, 2009

Cotton Incorporated recently launched a new sustainability-oriented Web site (http://CottonToday.cottoninc.com) chronicling the continuing environment related research advances within the cotton industry....

Ferrell named deputy undersecretary 

Jun 17, 2009

John Ferrell, a native of Iowa and graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, has been appointed deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA....

Arkansas catfish funds, meetings 

Jun 16, 2009

The following letter was recently sent to Arkansas aquaculture producers from Ted McNulty, director of the aquaculture division at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture:...

Asian soy rust slow to develop 

Jun 16, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Nearly a week after Asian soybean rust was located in south Louisiana and Alabama soybeans, the fungal disease hadn’t been found elsewhere. ...

USA Rice reaches into Guatemala 

Jun 16, 2009,

By Jody Falletta-Carman
USA Rice Federation Director
Latin America and Caribbean Programs

Internationally acclaimed celebrity, Chef Pepin, known for his thousands of appearances on the Spanish-language television channel Univision, has helped USA Rice Federation begin changing the profile of rice in Guatemala City, Guatemala....

FSA county committee nominations 

Jun 16, 2009

Farmer and rancher candidate nominations are under way for local Farm Service Agency county committees. ...

Delta Field Day July 16 

Jun 16, 2009

Mississippi State University researchers and Extension Service specialists will explain current studies that could help farmers of agronomic crops at a July 16 event in Stoneville, Miss....

Aerial applicators warn of delays 

Jun 15, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Forget the fanciful “24.” Americans should know that the nation’s farmers — their livelihoods and yields in the balance — really do face frequent, ticking time-bomb situations....

Rain sinks Mississippi wheat 

Jun 15, 2009,

By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Ag Communications

Wheat growers in Mississippi watched what was a very good crop in early spring turn into a major disappointment by harvest....

World grain stocks decline 

Jun 15, 2009,

By Ray Nabors
Contributing Writer

June: Week 3 — USDA expects world feed grains to decline 23 million tons. Stock markets continue to assert a major influence over grain, oilseed and fiber market prices....

Brown rice for food packages 

Jun 15, 2009,

From USA Rice Federation

Brown rice will be included in 95 percent of state food packages when the new Women, Infants and Children program takes effect Oct 1....

Twin-row cotton — simplify equipment? 

Jun 11, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A study by the University of Arkansas indicates that shifting from 38-inch rows to twin-row, 15-inch or to twin-row, 7.5-inch configurations in cotton won’t negatively impact lint yield and quality....

One-shot rice weed control? 

Jun 11, 2009,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

We are finally getting a break from the rain and a lot will be happening. ...

Louisiana’s sugarcane crop 

Jun 11, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Despite two hurricanes that caused considerable flooding in Vermillion, St. Mary, and Iberia parishes, Louisiana’s 2008 sugarcane yields were good....

Dairy field days for Mississippi 

Jun 11, 2009

Two days in June are dedicated to educating those in the dairy industry about key issues in a time when producers are struggling to maintain profitability....

Vilsack: Revitalize rural America 

Jun 11, 2009,

By Ray Nabors
Contributing Writer

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited the Delta Center in Portageville, Mo., recently for a rural community forum to discuss USDA plans to revitalize and rebuild rural America....

Farming with grass in 21st century 

Jun 11, 2009

Grass and other perennial plants may be just what the doctor ordered for farmers facing the uncertainties of climate change....

Planting delays for rice, corn 

Jun 10, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Planting delays in the Delta and eastern Corn Belt are expected to reduce yields for rice and corn, respectively, according to USDA’s June 10 Crop Production Report....

Five factors for profits 

Jun 10, 2009

The information you receive as a commodity producer can be a little like a spring rain — a lot of the time you’re getting way too much of it to do much good....

Coming events of interest 

Jun 10, 2009

To list your organization’s special event in the Delta Farm Press Calendar of Events...

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Arkansas loss near quarter billion dollars

Nov 6, 2009 2:56 PM

A wetter-than-normal growing season has cut into Arkansas’ farm receipts by more than $224.8 million as of Nov. 1, according to a preliminary report issued by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....

Cotton: a lot on the ground

Nov 6, 2009 11:13 AM

Cotton losses due to record rainfall during September and October in Mississippi totaled $71 million by early November, or nearly half the value of the expected crop, according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce....

Rep. Cassidy: rethink conservation efforts

Nov 6, 2009 11:02 AM

The only Louisianan on the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Bill Cassidy tries to keep his state’s agricultural interests at the forefront....

Residuals in LibertyLink program

Nov 6, 2009 10:57 AM

Before continuing with my pigweed control articles, I have tried to think of something encouraging to say about trying to get a crop out with the weather we are having. ...

Letter: Mule-headed bunch of farmers

Nov 6, 2009 10:54 AM

I was greatly disappointed in Morgan Freeman’s recent comments referring to the base stock of this state as a mule-headed bunch of farmers (see Behind the curtain: ‘mule-headed farmers’?). ...

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