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Resistant barnyardgrass future of rice? 

Apr 23, 2009,

Bob Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas

I have been taking part in a series of industry-sponsored meetings, talking to rice consultants about the need to rotate chemistries for barnyardgrass control in rice. ...

UT Beef Field Day June 11 

Apr 23, 2009

Cattle management and hay production seminars will be of interest to cattle producers attending the 2009 UT Beef and Forage Field Day....

Wheat acreage, yield down — Louisiana  

Apr 22, 2009,

By Mary Ann Van Osdell
LSU AgCenter

Louisiana farmers planted less wheat than last year, but early herbicide applications and disease control can aid producers, LSU AgCenter experts said at a recent wheat and oat field day at the Macon Ridge Research Station....

Reform of rural health care system 

Apr 22, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

More than a third of rural Americans live in areas with a shortage of health professionals. ...

Shattered Clearfield rice fields 

Apr 22, 2009,

By Bob Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas

Last year two hurricanes caused many rice fields to shatter across the Mid-South, a problem we have faced before. ...

Texas Tech opens new fabric lab 

Apr 22, 2009

Texas Tech’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art fabric laboratory to help researchers continue creating products that can protect both military and civilian populations....

Political system can work  

Apr 21, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Joyce Whaley, a farmer’s wife in Marshall County, Miss., called me one afternoon in January with disturbing news impacting her, her husband, David, and dozens of other Mid-South farmers. ...

Farmers use more sustainable practices 

Apr 21, 2009

More than 70 percent of U.S. farmers and ranchers have taken steps toward implementing sustainable agriculture practices, a survey by one of the nation’s largest agricultural lenders has found....

Peanut supply pressures price 

Apr 20, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. peanut growers need to reduce acreage by 35 percent this year to bring production in line with demand....

Cattle ID system cost too high? 

Apr 20, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Controversy continues to swirl around the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), a USDA/APHIS-controlled registry for livestock and land where they are kept....

BASF and Monsanto to develop dicamba-based technologies 

Apr 20, 2009

BASF and Monsanto Company have announced a new joint-licensing agreement to accelerate the development of the next-generation of dicamba-based weed control chemistry products....

Ug99 — threat to world’s wheat 

Apr 17, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In recent years, a virulent strain of stem rust called Ug99 has largely overcome resistances bred into the vast majority of the world’s wheat varieties....

Cotton — higher quality, lower surpluses  

Apr 17, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Declining U.S. cotton acreage means the United States is doing its job to reduce cotton surpluses in the world, according to cotton market analysts speaking at the Ag Market Network’s April teleconference....

Spider mites bust cotton budgets 

Apr 17, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Spider mites are the insecticide “budget busters” in Mid-South cotton because of the costly — and often unexpected — sprays growers have to make to control them, according to Mississippi Extension entomologist Angus Catchot....

Insecticides’ benefits — CropLife study 

Apr 16, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A three-year study by the Crop Protection Research Institute has found that for every dollar spent by farmers on insecticides, $19 is returned....

ACRE or DCP? Decision aid online 

Apr 16, 2009

Funded in part by Cotton Incorporated, Texas A&M University’s Agricultural Food Policy Center (AFPC) has developed a decision aid for producers considering the new farm program ACRE....

Free trade overlooks predatory policies 

Apr 16, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A few weeks ago, I was traveling through north Louisiana to a conference. ...

Ethanol small factor in food prices 

Apr 15, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Corn ethanol had a minimal impact on higher food prices in 2007-08, according to a study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). ...

Oil game: paying to park a supertanker 

Apr 15, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Just when you think things can’t get any weirder, invariably they do. ...

U.S./Cuba policy change — ag cheers 

Apr 15, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The recent loosening of several trade and travel sanctions against Cuba (see Cuba trade/travel policy shift) has not produced a consensus of opinion for the Obama administration....

Peanuts good rotation option 

Apr 15, 2009,

By Patti Drapala
MSU Ag Communications

Many South Mississippi farmers have rotated peanuts with corn, soybeans and other crops to get through tough times, and word is spreading that this strategy can work for their counterparts in the northeast part of the state....

U.S. growers eager to sell rice to Cuba 

Apr 14, 2009,

By Martha Snyder Taggart
USA Rice Federation

Cubans have a saying, “No hay comida sin arroz,” that means, “Without rice, there’s no meal.” ...

Cuba trade/travel policy shift 

Apr 13, 2009

In a move that will surely excite the U.S. agriculture community, President Barack Obama has decided to loosen restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba....

High input costs press wheat acreage 

Apr 10, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Historic rises in farm input costs and falling wheat prices will likely add up to reduced profits and further declines in U.S. wheat acres, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service....

Crop marketing train wreck coming 

Apr 10, 2009,

By Steven H. Scott
Scott & Associates, Agricultural Marketing, Inc.

As our historic bull market rumbles to a possible end, producers find themselves traveling down two very different marketing paths. ...

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