Attack of the killer horseflies! And which pesticide for ’gators? 

Jul 3, 2008,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Random musings as we hurtle headlong into stifling, steamy summer:...

ICAC lowers world cotton production forecast 

Jul 3, 2008

The International Cotton Advisory Committee says world cotton production could decline 3 percent to 117 million bales in the 2008-09 marketing year, raising world cotton prices by nearly 10 cents per pound....

Rice meeting, July 18, Cleveland, Miss. 

Jul 3, 2008

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Summer Rice Grower Meeting is scheduled for July 18 at the Bolivar County Extension Service Auditorium in Cleveland, Miss....

USDA’s Keenum nominated to FCA board 

Jul 3, 2008

President Bush has nominated USDA Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Mark Keenum to be a Farm Credit Administration board member until May 2014....

Harkin to USDA: Be flexible in disaster decisions 

Jul 2, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers in Iowa and other states affected by flooding should not be “penalized” for having to make decisions dealing with crop losses that could come back to haunt them when USDA finishes writing regulations for the new farm bill....

Soybeans reaching critical stage for fungicide 

Jul 2, 2008,

By Trey Koger
Extension Soybean Specialist
Mississippi State University

With much of Mississippi’s April-planted full-season soybean crop approaching the critical stage for fungicide applications, it’s time to discuss the factors that determine when to apply a fungicide....

Mid-South cotton crop off to excellent start 

Jul 2, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Mid-South producers are reporting good starts to their cotton crops this season, according to USDA’s June 30 crop progress report. ...

New soybean rust hotline available for Missouri farmers 

Jul 2, 2008

Missouri farmers have a new tool to help monitor and manage disease in their soybean fields this growing season....

Rough rice stocks down 49 percent 

Jul 2, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its rice stocks report yesterday showing that rough rice stocks in all positions on June 1 totaled 53.4 million hundredweight (cwt)....

Industry News: Monsanto submits SmartStax for approval by EPA 

Jul 2, 2008

Monsanto Company has announced it has submitted documents and extensive research data for SmartStax, a new insect-protection and weed control platform in corn, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval....

Non-Bt cornfields hit hard by corn borers 

Jul 1, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In late June, some non-Bt cornfields in Arkansas were hosting massive, first generation corn borer populations. ...

No soybean rust in Arkansas 

Jul 1, 2008,

By Scott Monfort
Arkansas Extension Plant Pathologist

At the end of June there had been very little change in the development and spread of soybean rust from the previous week in Louisiana and Texas....

MDAC to regulate aerial applicators 

Jul 1, 2008

Gov. Haley Barbour and EPA have authorized the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and Commissioner Lester Spell to assume the responsibility of regulating aerial applicators effective today....

Industry News: Coronet fungicide seed treatment receives EPA approval 

Jul 1, 2008

Coronet fungicide seed treatment from BASF recently received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use on brassica, bulb, cucurbit and legume vegetables and cotton....

Delta farmers march toward grain 

Jul 1, 2008,

By Chris Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With over 50 years in farming, Leon Parker possesses a deep-rooted knowledge of cotton....

Rains cut Midwest corn by 1.2 million acres 

Jun 30, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Midwest corn producers are reporting losses of around 1.2 million acres to extensive rains and flooding in June, according to USDA’s June 30 Planted Acreage Report....

Grain sorghum gets nod on toughest fields 

Jun 30, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One crop seems to handle adversity better than any other for Newport, Ark., farmer Malcolm Haigwood — grain sorghum....

Congress provides $479 million for flood relief efforts 

Jun 30, 2008

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says the supplemental spending bill passed by Congress late last week includes $479 million for emergency conservation efforts for areas affected by the Midwest floods....

Livestock producers could use ‘fuel adjustment’ clause 

Jun 30, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One of my brothers has worked in the trucking industry for years. When diesel prices began their meteoric rise, I asked him if higher fuel costs weren’t affecting his business?...

Late soybean planting continues 

Jun 30, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

You know the crop is late when, in mid-June, there are still full-season soybeans to be planted, never mind a hefty double-crop acreage....

Industry News: Brigadier insecticide available for cotton market 

Jun 30, 2008

Cotton growers looking for broad-spectrum control of tough insect pests now have a new option for fast knockdown and long-lasting residual control, according to FMC....

Five things to watch in next year’s cotton market 

Jun 27, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Keep an eye on five things listed below, and you might gain some insight about cotton prices over the next two years. But before you get too excited, remember the key word here is might.

...

USDA implementing new farm bill 

Jun 27, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The new farm bill — which the Bush administration opposed for many months — wasn’t completed until June 18. Although displeased with the legislation, the USDA realized a tidal wave of congressional support for the bill meant its passage was inevitable....

Arkansas harvesting good tomato crop, prices good 

Jun 27, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Harvest has arrived in south Arkansas’ tomato-growing counties and, so far, it’s shaping up to be a good one. The harvest window for the area usually opens the first week of June and closes in mid-July....

Difficult year sets up weeds in rice fields 

Jun 27, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

Most of the calls I am getting now are about typical big grass or grown-up weed messes. There are, however, a lot of clean fields....

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Winter herbicide could reduce plant bugs

Dec 3, 2008 10:22 AM

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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

Dec 3, 2008 9:56 AM

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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