Farm Foundation will lead an examination of the impacts of the first decade of crop biotechnology and the opportunities and challenges for the second decade at a conference Jan. 16-17....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The House passed and President Bush signed energy legislation that sets new renewable fuel goals and raises the average fuel economy standard for automobiles for the first time in 32 years....
The world’s agricultural community will gather Feb. 12-14 at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif., for the 41st annual World Ag Expo....
The United States Department of Agriculture has opened a new agricultural trade office in China. The newest USDA office is located in the Sichuan capital of Chengdu, the fifth most populous city in China....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A World Trade Organization compliance panel ruling in the U.S.-Brazil cotton case appears to ignore the current world cotton market situation and the U.S. cotton program’s current operation, the National Cotton Council said....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner says the farm bill passed by the Senate fails to strengthen the farm safety net, relies on budget “smoke and mirrors” and continues to send subsidies to people among the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
So, what’s it going to be, soybeans or corn? With so many factors in play — futures prices, fertilizer and seed costs, fuel expenses, bankers, on and on — Arkansas farmers are concerned they get the right crop planted in 2008....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Textile mills are expected to increase their use of cotton by about 3 percent to 126 million bales in the 2007-08 marketing year, the International Cotton Advisory Committee, an association of 44 governments of cotton producing and consuming countries, says....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the plenary speakers for its 84th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, “Energizing Rural America in the Global Marketplace,” Feb. 21-22, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The nation’s farm organizations are gearing up for a battle in the House-Senate farm bill conference committee they hope will be the last major hurdle between them and final passage of the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
To understand what’s happening in the Louisiana sugarcane industry infrastructure, first focus on 2001-02, when growers planted just under 500,000 acres, the state’s peak....
An evening reception will give attendees at the National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference an opportunity to meet fellow producers who have excelled at stretching input dollars into profits....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Senate passed the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 by a 79-14 vote Friday, ending months of contentious debate and behind-the-scenes parliamentary maneuvering over the $286-billion, five-year legislation....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Senate passed an energy bill that will raise fuel economy standards for motor vehicles for the first time in 32 years and require the nation’s growing alternative fuel industry to produce at least 9 billion gallons of renewable fuels in 2008....
The 11th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, to be held at the Grand Casino Resort Convention Center, Tunica, Miss., Jan. 21-22, will have a new feature: roundtable discussions....
By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist
With skyrocketing corn prices, cattle producers are scrambling to find ways to cut corners on feed....
Newly elected Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain will present his views and visions on Louisiana forestry at the Ag Expo Forest Landowner Forum, Jan. 19 in West Monroe, La....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, fell four votes short of the supermajority they needed for an amendment aimed at imposing much stricter limits on farm program payments as the Senate inched closer to approving a new farm bill....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is preparing language to continue certain farm bill programs in legislation Congress is expected to pass before the end of this year....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It is indicative of the times, one supposes, that in a region where agriculture — and particularly, cotton — has been, and still is, a major economic driver, it “don’t get no respect,” to borrow a line from comedian Rodney Dangerfield....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Crop protection industry leaders are asking EPA to adopt a formal rule requiring the recycling of empty, disposable plastic pesticide containers used in agricultural and professional applications in the United States....
Reduced 2007 cotton plantings, along with increased demand among biodiesel manufacturers and crushers for cottonseed, have intensified the rivalry among feed, food and fuel interests vying for a share of the cottonseed supply....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
An amendment that would have eliminated direct payments and the non-recourse loan and replaced them with an expanded crop insurance program became the first to go down in defeat as the Senate began debating on and voting on changes to the 2007 farm bill....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
One might expect a sage, wise farmer behind a near 300-bushel corn yield. But Gary Shepard says his corn-planting prowess was shaky from the start....
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
In my last article for Delta Farm Press (Nov. 23, 2007), I began a discussion about the discovery of a Command-resistant population of barnyardgrass in Arkansas. In that article I discussed some ways to get some change or diversity into the pre-emergence grass control program....
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Jul 23, 2008 10:21 AM
This year, there are some 1.4 million acres of rice in Arkansas. Given the new chemistries available, researchers say it’s surprising that growers continue to find more fields of propanil-resistant and Facet-resistant barnyardgrass....
Jul 23, 2008 10:18 AM
The National Cotton Council has closed the doors on one era and opened the doors to another. ...
Jul 23, 2008 10:15 AM
Another well-known Mid-South brand will soon disappear into the new world of corporate mergers. ...
Jul 23, 2008 10:10 AM
Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry commissioner is challenging the residents of his state to eat local for one week....
Jul 22, 2008 9:45 AM
After years of being primarily a horticultural pest, Japanese beetles are emerging as a threat to field crops across Missouri, said Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri Extension entomologist....
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