Commodity Classic attendees will enjoy an exclusive show at the Grand Ole Opry during the Evening of Entertainment at the 2008 convention and trade show, Feb. 28 to March 1 in Nashville, Tenn....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced USDA has begun sending payments to farmers and ranchers who suffered losses due to weather-related disasters in 2005, 2006 or early 2007....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
For someone who was being hailed as the “answer” for the nation’s energy woes just a few months ago, corn growers and ethanol manufacturers have been getting a boatload of negative press recently....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The biggest concerns for rice producers and others attending the 2007 USA Rice Outlook Conference in Orlando in early December was what a new farm bill would look like and whether or not it would be in place by the time they’re deciding on their crop mix for 2008....
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....
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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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