FARMY Program receives $18,600 grant 

Feb 13, 2009

The Monsanto Fund, a private foundation and the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, has made an $18,600 grant to support the FARMY Program. ...

Turning on ‘Phaucet’ good choice 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Steve Stevens says the first time his employees heard about the new irrigation program he wanted to try on his farm they weren’t exactly thrilled at the prospect....

When to use soil-residual herbicides? 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I hope my last article and my continued remarks regarding soil residual herbicides will be taken in the positive vein in which they are intended....

LSU experts: outlook challenging 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Rick Bogren
LSU AgCenter

Falling futures prices for farm commodities combined with a general economic effect on demand and the leftover effects of hurricanes Gustav and Ike will put Louisiana farmers in a bind for 2009, according to economists in the LSU AgCenter....

Food inflation blame game 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Every six months or so, as I drive along the main drag pre-dawn, the siren call of dough deep-fried in artery-clogging fats and coated with sugar reaches out to ensnare me, and ever so guiltily I wheel in for a couple of glazed donuts....

2009 AgOutlook Conference Feb. 26 in Baton Rouge 

Feb 13, 2009

The LSU AgCenter will host the 2009 Agricultural Outlook Conference Feb. 26 in Baton Rouge, La. ...

Ceres: First seed for dedicated energy crops 

Feb 13, 2009

Ceres, Inc., has begun booking switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum seed under its Blade Energy Crops label. ...

Not your grandfather’s market 

Feb 12, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

This isn’t your grandfather’s commodity market, where bears and bulls play tug-o-war with a sturdy rope of supply and demand, and future price direction can be graphed with some degree of confidence....

4 keys: soybean disease management 

Feb 12, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There are four components of successful late-season soybean disease management....

Herbicide-resistant barnyardgrass in rice 

Feb 12, 2009,

By Bob Scott
University of Arkansas Professor and Extension Weed Specialist

Each year at the Extension Service, we receive a number of samples of various weeds to test for herbicide resistance....

USDA-ARS scientist garners physiology research award 

Feb 12, 2009

Philip Bauer, a USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist, received the 2009 Outstanding Research Award in Cotton Physiology. ...

Seminar targets women working in agriculture 

Feb 12, 2009

Women, who are often the sole decision-makers in their agricultural businesses, are the target audience for an upcoming seminar in the Mississippi Delta....

D&PL ‘09’ cottons increasing yields 

Feb 12, 2009

If the U.S. cotton industry is to survive and prosper through the current economic uncertainty, U.S. cotton producers must be able to harvest more of their crop on the same number of acres, experts say....

USDA ends base acres on federal lands 

Feb 11, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A new USDA regulation which unilaterally terminates base acres on federally-owned cropland has taken many of the nation’s farmers completely by surprise. ...

So why higher gasoline prices? 

Feb 11, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A couple of months ago, I was buying gas at a nearby convenience store for $1.33.9. ...

Minimize stand diseases in 2009 

Feb 11, 2009,

By Laura Sweets
Plant Pathologist
University of Missouri

It is difficult at this point in the year to know what conditions will be like during the upcoming planting season. ...

Boustany to host Farm Day Forum 

Feb 11, 2009

U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany Jr., R-La., will host the third annual Farm Day Forum. ...

Louisiana citrus resumes some interstate sales 

Feb 11, 2009

USDA has expanded the federal quarantine on the Asian citrus psyllid to include the entire states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain told Plaquemines Parish citrus growers gathered at the Saxon Becnel and Sons Citrus Farm in early February....

More conventional soybean acres? 

Feb 10, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Since mid-2008, Trey Koger has noticed a serious uptick of growers interested in conventional soybeans. ...

Crop rotations: plan, manage time 

Feb 10, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The fact less continuous cotton is being grown is a good thing, as rotations break up nematode and disease cycles. ...

Senate stimulus bill may miss the mark 

Feb 10, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For weeks, every economist worth his salt has been saying Congress needed to be bold in crafting the stimulus package needed to revitalize the economy....

Mississippi agritourism conference Feb. 21 

Feb 10, 2009

A Mississippi conference for agritourism entrepreneurs and those thinking about opening an agritourism business has been scheduled for Feb. 21 at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum in Jackson, Miss....

USA Rice: Amend payment limit, AGI rule 

Feb 9, 2009,

SOURCE: USA Rice Federation

USA Rice Federation leaders have strongly urged USDA to amend its interim final rule for the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 in time for the 2009 crop year to conform to congressional intent and to limit it to “that which is necessary to implement the specific statutory changes….”...

Vilsack to speak at USA Rice conference 

Feb 9, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will address rice producers, millers, merchants, and allied industry leaders during USA Rice Federation’s Government Affairs Conference general assembly Feb. 10 from 9 to 10 a.m....

Missouri governor: full funding of biodiesel 

Feb 9, 2009,

From the Missouri Soybean Association

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon unveiled his plan to balance the state’s budget and maintain funding for several key initiatives during his first State of the State address in late January. ...

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Huge cuts in university programs

Nov 5, 2009 10:43 AM

When Mark Keenum became Mississippi State University’s 19th president Jan. 5, he immediately underwent an economic baptism of fire....

Crop insurance industry - how healthy?

Nov 5, 2009 10:38 AM

With the federal deficit growing by billions of dollars daily, Washington observers expect members of Congress to begin taking a much closer look at farm programs in the coming months....

Wet fields, compacted soils

Nov 5, 2009 10:35 AM

Hurried harvesting of wet corn fields may have a long-term effect on soil compaction, said a University of Missouri Extension agricultural engineer....

NCC appeals Clean Water ruling

Nov 5, 2009 10:31 AM

The National Cotton Council of America and other agricultural groups filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S Supreme Court seeking reversal of the Sixth Circuit decision in NCC v. EPA....

Forecast prompts harvest hopes

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Arkansas farmers on Monday were trying to make the most of a rarity: consecutive days of sunshine. ...

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