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High prices aren’t friendly to some elevators

Mar 14, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Although rising grain prices are the source of great excitement to many commodity producers, two industries could be crushed by them....

Economist sees big movement in economy

Mar 13, 2008,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist

The global economy will strengthen after 2011 as America enters what could be “an amazingly dynamic economic period, a period unlike any ever experienced in world history,” said Bobby Coats, an Extension agricultural policy analyst with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....

Computer modeling predicting resistant weeds

Mar 13, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It may not be on the catwalk, but Paul Neve does plenty of modeling. His latest work isn’t aimed at the couture crowd, unless your idea of high fashion is a pair of jeans and work boots....

Pension fund ag investments growing

Mar 13, 2008,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agricultural investments by the nation’s 1,000 private and public pension funds account for about 5 percent of the funds’ total investments....

Agriculture’s future rests in FFA’s confident hands

Mar 13, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture’s voice should ring loud and clear in the years to come — in schools, in Washington and from the farm — if FFA has anything to do with it....

Wheat and soybean ending stocks fall further

Mar 13, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. ending stocks for wheat declined further from last month due to higher exports, although the market for some classes appear to have stalled, according to Tom Willander, analyst for Country Hedging, speaking at a Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA’s March 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates....

Ethanol may eventually tap pastureland, CRP

Mar 12, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A growing ethanol industry is sure to have a significant impact on land use and availability in the United States, according to researcher Harold Collins, USDA-ARS, Prosser, Wash....

Some things more difficult than controlling weeds

Mar 12, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I attended most of the winter grower meetings that Riceland held around Arkansas and they reminded me all over how much I like working with farmers —especially when they are in a good mood....

Soybean weed control program begins at burn-down

Mar 12, 2008,

By Bob Scott
Arkansas Extension Weed Specialist

Starting off with a good burn-down program in soybeans is a must these days. In many systems and areas it is the most important weed control decision that is made for the whole year. Weeds have evolved, especially in reduced tillage systems that are complicating many burn-down scenarios....

Fellowship of Christian Farmers providing tornado relief

Mar 12, 2008

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International, has announced a campaign to help farmers and ranchers in Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky clean up and re-build following damage from tornadoes which struck Feb. 5....

Senate votes to extend farm bill until April 18

Mar 12, 2008

The Senate passed an extension of the 2002 farm bill to give its and House Agriculture Committee leaders more time to try to reach an agreement with the White House on a new farm bill....

$11,000 in awards for cotton essay contest winners

Mar 11, 2008

If you’re a college student and love Delta cotton, Delta Farm Press and Syngenta Crop Protection want to hear from you....

Harkin: $10 billion above baseline and framework by Easter break

Mar 11, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Having a week earlier promised that Congress was preparing “a final range” of funding for the farm bill (see http://deltafarmpress.com/farmbill/harkin-negotiations-0305/), at a March 6 press conference Senate Agriculture chairman Tom Harkin announced a figure of $10 billion above baseline had been agreed upon....

Pilot program reduces crop insurance costs for trait corn varieties

Mar 11, 2008,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agricultural biotechnology is moving into a new era next season in four Midwest states where the USDA Risk Management Agency has agreed to reduce crop insurance premiums for dryland growers who plant at least 75 percent of their acreage to transgenic corn varieties....

Duck’s buffet of carbs, fats and proteins

Mar 11, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Whether you farm crops, wildlife, or both, the objective is the same, according to wildlife biologist Jody Pagan and crop consultant Ronnie Helms. Find the highest and best use for each field on the farm....

Ethanol production rising; demand outpacing supply

Mar 10, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ethanol may be losing some of its luster as a renewable fuel — in part because of media attacks purporting to portray the dark side of the alternative fuel’s impact on food prices. But the U.S. ethanol industry produced 32 percent more of the corn-based fuel in 2007 than in 2006, according to year-end data recently released by the U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration....

Consumers’ strange views of farmers’ role

Mar 10, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A recently released survey by The Center for Food Integrity shows an alarming number of U.S. consumers are oddly unaware of the role farmers play in providing food to the world. The findings may bolster those claiming agriculture must do a better job of getting its positive message to the masses....

Publication helps ID weeds in rice

Mar 10, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I recently returned from the Rice Technical Working Group meeting. As the name would imply, it is a meeting where scientists working on all aspects of rice production and processing meet to exchange information....

Ginner groups elect officers

Mar 10, 2008

Clark Carter, Associated Producers Gin, Rolling Fork, Miss., has been elected 2008 president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association....

BMP workshops set for March

Mar 10, 2008

Mid-South cotton producers and consultants are urged to reserve a seat at either of two special workshops aimed at increasing their awareness of best management practices....

Soybean checkoff recognizes industry leaders

Mar 10, 2008

The United Soybean Board announced winners of its Outstanding Achievement Award and Excellence Award at the recent Commodity Classic in Nashville, Tenn. Through the awards USB recognizes the commitment of individuals and companies who have made an outstanding, positive impact on the soybean industry....

Dreams on the campaign trail: tax cuts and deficit reduction

Mar 7, 2008,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It all sounds so positive and forthright — the promises the candidates are parroting as they try to persuade voters to give them the job of running the country....

Crawfish producers keep eye on pond oxygen

Mar 7, 2008,

From the LSU AgCenter

Most crawfish producers don’t check oxygen levels of their water, but that step can help improve production, according to an LSU AgCenter aquaculture expert....

Alternative fuels from forests

Mar 7, 2008,

By John Chaney
LSU AgCenter

Fifty forest landowners and industry leaders learned about the potential of using low-grade wood products to produce biofuels during the recent Beauregard Forestry Association annual meeting at Deridder, La....