The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Department of Agriculture has 10 summer internships available to incoming high school juniors and seniors....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Despite “remarkable course changes” in the food-versus-fuel debate that occurred in 2008 when oil and many agricultural prices reached record levels, “the key drivers of food prices and their complex interactions remain the same now,” according to a new report from the Farm Foundation....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
While cotton acres have been in free-fall the past few years, demand and price for cottonseed have never been better....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When the Obama administration’s fiscal 2010 budget proposals reach Congress, the agricultural portion will likely face a wall of bipartisan opposition....
By Bob Cummings
Senior Vice President
USA Rice Federation
The confirmation of Ron Kirk as the new U.S. Trade Representative on March 18, 2009, is an opportunity for the Obama administration to refocus the U.S. trade agenda. ...
By Congressman Travis W. Childers
First District, Mississippi
We recently celebrated National Agriculture Day, honoring the innumerable contributions rural America has made to our country. ...
C.B. “Chuck” Coley, a producer/ginner from Vienna, Ga., was re-elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2009 during the NCC annual meeting in Washington, D.C. ...
One of the challenges facing Louisiana agriculture in 2009 is the loss of income caused by the 2008 hurricanes, Mike Strain, commissioner of agriculture and forestry, said at the 2009 Ag Outlook Conference held in Baton Rouge....
The LSU AgCenter’s Audubon Sugar Institute is presenting a two-day practical short course for specialists involved in the areas of sugars, sweeteners, renewable energy, foods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and water treatment June 1-2 in Baton Rouge....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The direction for December 2009 cotton futures could hinge on when and how much rain falls on the state expected to plant the most cotton acreage — Texas, said market analysts at the Ag Market Network’s March teleconference....
By Robert C. Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas
In 2008 I had complaints about glyphosate drift on rice than I have had since starting with the Extension service back in 2002. ...
On March 19, the Arkansas State Plant Board announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had granted a crisis exemption for Cruiser as farmers battle grape colaspis. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Scan agricultural Web sites and it’s quickly apparent the new farm bill’s ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election) program has not received a multitude of positive reviews. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
After a procession of natural disasters over the last few years, Louisiana agriculture is still trying to find its footing. ...
The same basic sugar program has been in effect for around 25 years. ...
Sixteen Mid-South cotton gins have won the Southern Cotton Ginners Association’s highest award for their safety programs....
Palmer amaranth, also known as Palmer pigweed, has always been tough to control all season long. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a prosperous nation largely made up of family farms is increasingly untenable. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
John Deere recently introduced a new 120-foot planter that can seed from 90 to 100 acres per hour. ...
Can new winter wheat varieties and improved agronomic practices result in more ducks flying south in the fall? ...
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to nominate James W. (Jim) Miller to be under secretary of agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and Dallas P. Tonsager to be under secretary of agriculture for Rural Development....
National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2009 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C....
David Boyd has been re-elected to a second term as president of the Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. ...
Cotton growers were first able to take advantage of a “natural refuge” for Bollgard II cotton in 2008. ...
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
“When are we going to have a Secretary of Agriculture who is for agriculture?”...
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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. ...
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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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