By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Before Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas returned to Washington for a final attempt to forge a new farm bill in Congress, she spoke of the body’s biggest challenges — doing a lot of work in a short amount of time and dealing with a divergence of opinion on farm programs....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says Congress may be forced to allow farm programs to revert to “permanent” law if the Bush administration remains unwilling to forge a compromise on the 2008 farm bill....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
According to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the United States sold 2.5 million bushels of corn to Spain in January, the first sale of this magnitude to Spain since 1998-99....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Arkansas River Valley beef cattle producers can learn the latest in management trends by attending the upcoming River Valley Beef Cattle Conference, according to Van Banks, Yell County, Ark., Extension agent....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
One factor that could bring U.S. cotton acreage back to pre-grain-boom levels — cotton futures prices close to a dollar — could be on the horizon for 2009, according to a cotton analyst speaking at the 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Nashville....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says he’s been having “frank” discussions with Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner regarding the 2008 farm bill....
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
With the increased wheat acreage in Arkansas, there are a lot of questions about ryegrass control. If ryegrass is present and has not been sprayed, now is the time to do it. Once ryegrass gets past about the two-tiller stage it is more difficult to control....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
A mineral deficiency can reduce both the consumption and digestibility of feed for beef cattle, according to Mark Keaton, Baxter County staff chair for the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service....
You may have heard that soybeans can be used for a lot of things, but you probably didn’t know that you may be walking on them everyday....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Declining U.S. cotton acreage should send a message to those countries in the World Trade Organization criticizing the U.S. cotton program — U.S. cotton producers do indeed respond to market signals....
By Duane Dailey
Cooperative Media Group, University of Missouri
Biofuel mandates in the energy bill signed last year could result in significantly higher corn and soybean use for fuel than would have occurred under pre-mandate policies, said economists at the University of Missouri....
As farmers enter another year of agricultural complexity, the 56th annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will offer an opportunity for them to get a handle on how the 2008 season is shaping up by seeing firsthand a broad array of products and services and getting the latest information about markets, energy, and ag policy....
The 4th annual Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock, Ark....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricenter International has named Jeff Ellis as the farm’s research director, replacing John Bradley. Ellis began work at the research farm and educational facility on Dec. 31, 2007....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Bob Eley says he can understand how environmentalists would wonder why someone in Bolivar County, Miss., would be concerned about flood control problems in the South Delta....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent national survey by the Pew Research Center produced some interesting findings regarding public opinion on free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Members of the nation’s largest farm organization are asking Congress and the Bush administration to quickly enact a comprehensive new farm bill that maintains an adequate safety net for farmers and ranchers....
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has released a brochure to better assist growers in meeting the requirements of the Clean Water Act....
At the request of college financial aid administrators, the application deadline has been extended for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
For Mid-South High Cotton Award winner B Lindsey, good yields begin and end with erosion control — lots of it....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The National Grain and Feed Association is recommending that USDA not develop standards for biofuel products — such as distiller’s dried grains or DDGs — because existing government and industry frameworks for such products are working....
The 2008 Commodity Classic trade show is sold out and a waiting list is in place for additional exhibitors. The trade show, featuring cutting-edge products and services and technological demonstrations, will be the largest in Commodity Classic’s history with 213 companies in 840 booths....
It seems like everywhere you look, there is a new use for soybeans. Now, you may even see a new use for soy in some restrooms....
By Andrea Cooper
College of Forest Resources
Research by scientists at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station is reaping benefits for Nature’s Catch, the largest pond-based producer of hybrid striped bass in the United States....
By Elton Robinson
Farm PRess Editorial Staff
The new year has brought new optimism to the cotton market — with three top cotton market analysts saying December 2009 cotton futures could easily approach or top a dollar a pound....
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Aug 29, 2008 10:57 AM
South Arkansas — especially Chicot and Ashley counties in the extreme southeast — has had “buckets of rainfall in August,” says Jason Kelley, Arkansas Extension corn and grain sorghum specialist. ...
Aug 29, 2008 10:06 AM
Is another bull market in the running for corn despite bearish news from USDA for higher ending stocks and production? ...
Aug 29, 2008 10:04 AM
Corn with improved resistance to aflatoxin and soybeans that won’t lose quality from Louisiana’s heavy rains are two of the crop breeding goals of an LSU AgCenter researcher at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Station in Alexandria, La....
Aug 29, 2008 10:02 AM
The National Cotton Council-coordinated 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences is set for Jan. 5-8 at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk hotels in San Antonio, Texas....
Aug 29, 2008 10:00 AM
A wall of exotic corn varieties — some towering, some odd-looking — was the backdrop for a stop at the recent field day on Kip Cullers’ Stark City, Mo., farm....
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