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SOURCE: American Farm Bureau Federation
An economic stimulus bill up for consideration by lawmakers must include investment in programs that will strengthen American agriculture and rural life, the American Farm Bureau Federation said yesterday....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It’s not news to anyone in farming that crop production has become several orders of magnitude more efficient over the last quarter century, with a vastly reduced impact on the environment....
By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter
To get ready for the 2009 crop, many Louisiana rice farmers have been in the classroom learning from LSU AgCenter scientists....
The Monday, Jan. 26, opening session of the National Conservation Cotton & Rice Conference in Marksville, La., will have “three great speakers this year,” said said John LaRose, publisher, MidAmerica Farm Publications....
Producer expertise applied between the rows of a cotton field can go a long way toward making more pounds of lint. ...
Mid-South and Southeastern soybean growers should have ample opportunity to test Bayer CropScience’s new glyphosate herbicide-resistant alternative technology now that the company has officially launched its LibertyLink soybeans....
The biotechnology industry remains firmly opposed to the labeling of food products as “biotech-free” or “genetically engineered-free.”...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent surge in cotton exports after a dip in the market should start to put some fundamental legs under the market and perhaps solidify a bottom for the low end of a trading range, according to analysts speaking at the January Ag Market Network teleconference....
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration....
According to a trio of budget and policy analysts speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th annual meeting in San Antonio, America’s future financial well-being is at risk because of a future, long-term federal budget deficit. ...
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
I recently attended a University of Arkansas county grower meeting to get me up and running for the new year. ...
Southern farmers are entering 2009 confronted with perhaps the most unique set of challenges in recent years as they make cropping decisions, says Tim Price....
As the only farmer in the Virginia General Assembly, Matt Lohr knows the value of having his voice heard in order to educate his fellow lawmakers about agricultural issues....
In mid-January, the American Soybean Association submitted a document outlining its 2009 policy priorities to the Obama administration....
Americans’ “can-do” spirit will sustain the nation through today’s turbulent economic times, says former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, who delivered the keynote address at the 90th annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation in San Antonio....
In a mid-January letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln continued to push for disaster assistance for farmers impacted by severe storms in 2008....
Darryl E. Ray, director and founder of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center will be the keynote speaker at the joint annual meeting of the Louisiana Rice Council (LARC) and Louisiana Rice Growers Association (LARGA) Jan. 28....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA lowered average U.S. rice yield significantly in its Jan. 12 Crop Production report, but found a little over 50,000 additional acres, resulting in a slight increase in production from the previous estimate....
Food imports produced through biotechnology should be less of a problem for European Union countries as the rest of the world adopts them, EU official Dan Rotenberg said at a seminar on U.S./EU trade relations during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th annual meeting in San Antonio....
In what may be his last public speech before leaving office Jan. 20, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said one of the lessons he learned during his year in office is how interconnected the world is — and how agriculture can be a force for peace....
Soybean farmers soon will be one step closer to better drought-tolerant soybean varieties....
America’s rural communities face a challenge of declining populations and with this a drop in capital resources that make it difficult to improve services and enhance the quality of life for rural residents....
Agriculture Committee Chair Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota has announced the members selected to serve on the House Agriculture Committee for the 111th Congress....
Up to $58.4 million in financial assistance is available to agricultural producers and entities through the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program, established in the current farm bill to promote ground and surface water conservation and water quality improvement....
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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....
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....
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....
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....
Nov 3, 2009 1:01 PM
Arkansas farmers on Monday were trying to make the most of a rarity: consecutive days of sunshine. ...
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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).
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
