A thaw in relations with Cuba? 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Among the hopes being pinned on the Obama presidency is one by American farmers and agribusiness that, at long last, meaningful steps can be taken toward easing the almost half-century-long standoff with Cuba....

Rice struggled through tough 2008 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Hot, dry, windy and smoky or cold, rainy, wet and cloudy — you name it, the 2009 U.S. rice crop experienced it in some form or fashion in 2008....

Mississippi crop values increase 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Linda Breazeale
MSU Ag Communications

Agricultural economists are predicting Mississippi’s 2008 crop values will reach a record $5.9 billion, but cost-of-production increases have dampened most year-end celebrations....

USA Rice: “Healthy Rice Bowls” Winner 

Jan 6, 2009

Cynthia Dawso Van Druff, foodservice director for Upper Moreland Middle School in Willow Grove, Pa., is the winner of the USA Rice Federation’s 2008 school foodservice “Healthy Rice Bowls Contest.”...

Ag groups urge end to railroad antitrust exemptions 

Jan 5, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For much of 2008, corn, soybean and wheat farmers were on the receiving end of a continuous barrage of bad publicity from a campaign that appeared to be mounted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association....

Second lowest cotton acreage since Civil War? 

Jan 5, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The only good news in cotton these days seems to be that the price has managed to hold its ground despite a very bearish USDA crop report in December....

New tool fertilizes, reduces runoff 

Jan 5, 2009

A new field tool developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists applies poultry litter to fields in shallow bands, reducing runoff of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen....

Nanotechnology for food safety 

Jan 5, 2009

A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service scientist and university colleagues. ...

Obama, EWG, and High Cotton 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

You probably received — as I did — a lot of requests for donations during the holidays. ...

Jazzman: new aromatic rice variety 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter

The LSU AgCenter has approved a new variety of aromatic rice to compete with foreign imports. ...

Rice borer moves into western Louisiana 

Dec 31, 2008

A new pest has migrated into the western Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry....

Women in agriculture seminar Feb. 24-26 

Dec 31, 2008

The Capps Center in Indianola, Miss., will host the Mississippi Women in Agriculture seminar Feb. 24-26. ...

Winter soil test good strategy 

Dec 31, 2008

Knowing what nutrients are in your soil and what nutrients are needed is a basic step towards good plant health. ...

NCGA: more answers on VeraSun bankruptcy 

Dec 31, 2008,

From the NCGA

The National Corn Growers Association has updated information for corn growers concerned about the status of pending contracts with the bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun....

LSU AgCenter rice meetings 

Dec 31, 2008,

From the LSU AgCenter

Southwest Louisiana rice farmers making plans for their 2009 crop can get help with their decisions at a series of LSU AgCenter-conducted meetings Jan. 6 through Jan. 15....

LSU to host annual Tri-State Soybean Forum 

Dec 31, 2008

Producers from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi will have an opportunity to hear the latest information about soybean research and production at the 53rd annual Tri-State Soybean Forum Jan. 9 in Oak Grove, La....

USDA: updated DCP information 

Dec 31, 2008

At its online farm bill page, USDA has updated information for Direct Countercyclical Payments and for the Milk Income Loss Contract. ...

USTR begins process against Chinese subsidies 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested consultations under the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process to try to force Chinese officials to end their government’s “Famous Brands” export subsidy programs....

New technology for weed control 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I recently had a busy week for a retired guy. ...

Ag Expo tickets available 

Dec 30, 2008

Tickets for the North Louisiana Agri-Business Council’s Ag Expo 2009 are on sale. ...

USDA: dairy program signup 

Dec 30, 2008

USDA’s Farm Service Agency has begun signup for the Milk Income Loss Contract program....

Grain breeders, elections at ASGA meeting 

Dec 30, 2008

Slated for Jan. 15, the 92nd annual meeting of the Arkansas Seed Growers Association will be held at the Brinkley Convention Center, Brinkley, Ark....

BASF: TwinLine wheat fungicide 

Dec 30, 2008

BASF is strengthening its wheat portfolio with TwinLine, a cereal fungicide powered by pyraclostrobin, the active ingredient in Headline fungicide and a unique triazole....

Water and energy limiting factors 

Dec 29, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Water and energy are the two most fundamental resources of modern civilization and demands for each are increasing at what may be an unsustainable rate....

Louisiana rice farmers look to 2009 

Dec 29, 2008,

By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter

U.S. rice industry leaders met recently for the USA Rice Federation Outlook Conference with one eye on the economy and the other peering at the prospects for the 2009 crop....

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Arkansas loss near quarter billion dollars

Nov 6, 2009 2:56 PM

A wetter-than-normal growing season has cut into Arkansas’ farm receipts by more than $224.8 million as of Nov. 1, according to a preliminary report issued by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....

Cotton: a lot on the ground

Nov 6, 2009 11:13 AM

Cotton losses due to record rainfall during September and October in Mississippi totaled $71 million by early November, or nearly half the value of the expected crop, according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce....

Rep. Cassidy: rethink conservation efforts

Nov 6, 2009 11:02 AM

The only Louisianan on the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Bill Cassidy tries to keep his state’s agricultural interests at the forefront....

Residuals in LibertyLink program

Nov 6, 2009 10:57 AM

Before continuing with my pigweed control articles, I have tried to think of something encouraging to say about trying to get a crop out with the weather we are having. ...

Letter: Mule-headed bunch of farmers

Nov 6, 2009 10:54 AM

I was greatly disappointed in Morgan Freeman’s recent comments referring to the base stock of this state as a mule-headed bunch of farmers (see Behind the curtain: ‘mule-headed farmers’?). ...

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