By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. producers, taken aback by high nitrogen costs and spurred on by good soybean prices, intend to plant 18 percent more soybean acres this spring, according to USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings Report. The higher acreage comes mostly at the expense of corn, down 8 percent from last year....
By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist
Farmers along the Arkansas River, its tributaries and other rivers on the eastern side of Arkansas are waiting nervously for the floodwater covering their wheat to drain away....
The Arkansas Agriculture Department is accepting grant applications from Arkansas catfish farmers who suffered feed losses from natural disasters during the period from Feb. 28 through Dec. 31, 2007....
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is informing landowners in middle Tennessee that they may be eligible for the Conservation Security Program. Farmers and other landowners living in the Red River and the Upper Duck River watersheds may apply for funding through NRCS....
The 11th annual Louisiana 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament will be held April 4 at the Tamahka Trails Golf Club in Marksville, La....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In the coastal areas southwest of New Orleans, La., Asian soybean rust is likely to pop up anywhere each and every spring. It’s up to Blaine Viator, a Plattenville, La., consultant, to make sure that the disease does not cause economic damage for his clients....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee — and chair of the Production, Income Protection and Price Support Subcommittee — Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has been in the thick of crafting a new farm bill. When she spoke with Delta Farm Press on March 20, the Democrat expressed frustration with the seeming “snail’s pace” in the bill’s final phase of deal making. However, she said good legislation was still possible by mid-April. Among her comments:...
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The investment now taking place in alternative energy sources “is phenomenal,” but agriculture’s role in that picture is still being determined, says Kater Hake, Cotton Incorporated vice president for agricultural research....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It has become fashionable of late for big city reporters to beat up on ethanol and other renewable fuels with “doomsday” articles. (Ever notice how the national media seem to travel in packs on these?)...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Corn growers — and to a lesser extent, cotton, soybean and wheat producers — have a public perception problem, and the National Corn Growers Association, industry and environmental groups are joining together to try to do something about it....
By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist
Recent rains and flooding have many Arkansas farmers cooling their heels. They would like to be preparing their land for planting corn, but weather-related problems have delayed tillage operations....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. farmers could plant fewer acres of corn than in 2007 but more acres than analysts are expecting them to put in the ground in 2008, the president of the National Corn Growers Association said....
By Cary Blake
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The differences remaining between the Bush administration and Congress in the 2007 farm bill could be worked out within the next few weeks, predicts Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer....
The Mississippi Peanut Growers Association is seeking peanut producers interested in serving on the National Peanut Board....
Richard Fontenot, a farmer from Ville Platte, La., was named the 2008 Louisiana Farmer of the Year at the 11th annual awards program and banquet held March 7 at White Oak Plantation in Baton Rouge, La....
Seventy-two cattle-producer associations and various agricultural, consumer and religious groups are asking U.S. Department of Justice officials to consider blocking JBS SA’s plan to purchase National Beef Packing, Smithfield Foods’ beef operations and Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The days of backing up to the tank, filling up with glyphosate and spraying it on every Roundup Ready acre for excellent weed control are officially behind us now. According to west Tennessee weed scientist Larry Steckel, a new era of weed control has begun....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Where’s Tom Daschle when you need him? The last time Congress wrote a farm bill, Daschle, or so the story goes, called agriculture committee leaders in at one point and told them to pass a farm bill. Period. End of story....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Despite the projections for another downturn in cotton acres this year, there is “a message of optimism, of opportunities,” says Kater Hake, vice president of agricultural research for Cotton Incorporated....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In the face of increasing world energy demands, could the abundance of woody biomass in the South provide some relief? William Batchelor certainly believes so....
By Mary Ann Van Osdell
LSU AgCenter
Conducting a family meeting with open discussions to establish and maintain legacies and groom successors is an important part of maintaining family forestlands, Allen Nipper said at the recent 24th annual Ark-La-Tex Forestry Forum held in Shreveport, La....
By Chris Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
World consumption of rice continues to rise and outpace production. The trend will continue in 2008, bringing with it a host of factors that will impact U.S. rice producers. Speaking at the recent Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tenn., Carl Brothers, senior vice president of Riceland Foods, outlined the current status of the U.S. rice industry and gave a summary of key issues on the horizon....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Early in 2007, glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth was confirmed in Tennessee. Now, a year later, giant ragweed has been added to the official glyphosate-resistant list....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Most likely, a lot more people around the country guzzled green beer to celebrate St. Patrick’s day than celebrated National Ag Day this past Thursday, March 20....
Soybean varieties with improved yield, pest resistance, protein and oil quality and quantity and other traits are among the benefits expected of a new project in which USDA’s Agricultural Research Service scientists will create a “library” of 50,000 DNA markers called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)....
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Oct 14, 2008 10:37 AM
Reducing the carbon footprint. Environmentalists tell us we should be doing everything we can to lower the amount of greenhouse gases and other pollutants being released into the atmosphere....
Oct 14, 2008 10:34 AM
Cattle producers attending the recent Beef Day at the University of Missouri South Farm learned new words that may help them improve efficiency and add profits from their herds....
Oct 14, 2008 10:30 AM
The 33rd annual National American Agri-Women’s Convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 5-9, at the historic Menger Hotel near the Alamo....
Oct 14, 2008 10:26 AM
Monsanto Company is launching Acceleron brand seed treatment as part of its seed treatment platform announced earlier this year....
Oct 14, 2008 10:16 AM
Economic struggles in the U.S. and world financial markets and a bearish crop report have taken center stage in the grain markets, according to Brian Hoops, market analyst with Midwest Market Solutions, speaking at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA’s Oct. 10 crop production report and supply and demand estimates....
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This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).
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A free American Society of Agronomy-accredited one-CEU course on spray drift management.
