By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Despite its naysayers, the U.S. cotton industry creates a positive environmental footprint worthy of bragging rights....
The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing a phase out plan for first generation Bollgard that includes provisions on how cottonseed containing Bollgard will be allocated, stored, tested and shipped to cotton growers for the 2010 season....
By Ray Nabors - Contributing Writer
Crop prices are beginning the annual meteorological reaction. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
After robust debate Friday, June 26, the House of Representatives passed cap and trade legislation by a narrow margin, 219 to 212....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Greenhouse gas emission legislation will be either a boon to agriculture or a nightmare to farmers and ranchers....
A new rice batter product developed and patented by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is now being marketed by a Maryland company under an exclusive license from ARS. ...
From the National Corn Growers Association
The National Corn Growers Association has commended House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson for his negotiations on pending climate change legislation, H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act....
New mathematical models developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and colleagues could eventually help farmers use climate patterns to predict corn yields....
Honey bee colony losses nationwide were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A few hours after brokering a deal on the House climate bill, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, explained why compromise was necessary, how the controversial indirect land use provisions will be handled and repeatedly commented on the mutual distrust between agriculture and the EPA....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 11th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is scheduled for July 12-14, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla....
From the Arkansas Soybean Association
Arkansas soybean producers are urged to enter “The Race for 100” yield contest, with a prize of $50,000 for the first soybean producer in Arkansas to achieve 100 bushels per acre....
Biotechnology offers a realistic means to not only improve important seed components, but also to boost the overall nutritional quality of seeds, according to a recently published book edited and partly written by Hari B. Krishnan, an Agricultural Research Service scientist....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Representative Colin Peterson, D-Minn., and chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, would like to slow the pace of the debate over the Waxman-Markey bill that would put carbon cap and trade legislation in place....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Equal opportunity for plants — that’s what Glenn Mast and his son, Rodney, say they provide their crops when they band fertilizer under the row....
By Robert C. Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas
Spring rains not only delayed soybean planting, but have also put many growers behind the eight ball in terms of weed control....
The early-entry deadline for the National Corn Yield Contest is Wednesday, July 1, the National Corn Growers Association reminds growers....
The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation will host its annual Region One Young Farmer Summer Leadership Meeting July 9 in Cleveland, Miss., at the Warehouse Restaurant....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Deere’s 7760 cotton picker with on-board module builder had a slightly higher efficiency and picking capacity than its Case IH ME 625 counterpart and conventional picking systems, according to a study by Mid-South agricultural engineers. ...
Furrow diking not only saves water, but reduces irrigation costs to a point where it makes economic sense, according to Agricultural Research Service scientists....
Responding to growing interest in the issue of agricultural sustainability, the USA Rice Federation board of directors has established the USA Rice Federation Sustainability Task Force....
Mississippi aquaculture producers who were adversely affected by high feed costs in 2008, will be able to qualify for assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
With hearings on biofuels coming fast and furious, the Renewable Fuels Association has offered a preview of its approach to the EPA proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If the situation wasn’t so serious, it would almost be funny....
By Ray Nabors
Contributing Writer
June: Week 4 — The value of our dollar relative to other world currency is affecting grain, oilseed and cotton export potential....
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Nov 20, 2009 11:01 AM
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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University of Missouri Extension is offering an eight-week online course on managing farm machinery using precision agriculture, Jan. 12 through March 4....
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Weather problems are now thought to be factored into market prices. ...
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Mississippi State University agricultural economists calculate Mississippi farmers are suffering an estimated $485 million value loss in 2009. ...
Nov 19, 2009 10:05 AM
If the U.S. is to reach the government-mandated target of producing 36 billion gallons of biofuels annually by 2022, “We will need to change the way we do business,” says a USDA official....
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