Tractor sales in the United States for 2009 are expected to be strongest for 4-wheel-drive tractors and the 100-horsepower-and-over 2-wheel drive tractors, with Canadian sales strongest for 2-wheel-drive tractors in the under-40-horsepower range, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers in its annual forecast for U.S. and Canadian agricultural machinery sales, a snapshot of manufacturers’ predictions for 2009 business....
The 2008 Bootheel Irrigation Conference and Tradeshow will be held Dec. 16 in Rone Hall at the University of Missouri Delta Center in Portageville....
C.J. Naquin of Baton Rouge, La., a retired Louisiana 4-H state program leader, was one of 17 people named to the 2008 National 4-H Hall of Fame....
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
Last week I wrote about Command and how we will continue to depend on it as our first line of defense for barnyardgrass control in conventional and (in my opinion) Clearfield rice....
By Patti Drapala
MSU Ag Communications
While Elvis Presley had a “Blue Christmas” in mind when he recorded his 1957 seasonal hit, today’s environmentally conscious consumers think of “going green” for the holidays....
Views and visions on Louisiana forestry will be presented at the 2009 Ag Expo Forestry Forum sponsored by the LSU AgCenter in conjunction with the North Louisiana Agri-Business Council....
By Mark Lange
The world cotton market is replete with subsidies across the entire spectrum of producing countries, large or small, developed or developing. ...
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
Last week I wrote about the need to control barnyardgrass before it emerges. ...
The following letter, dated Dec. 4, was sent to Arkansas fish farmers by Ted McNulty, director of the aquaculture division at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture....
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has been named a “Friend of Farm Bureau” for her work championing agricultural legislation in the 110th U.S. Congress....
Corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers who attend the 14th Annual Commodity Classic, Feb. 26-28, in Grapevine, Texas, will “discover bright horizons.” ...
“In the best interest of U.S. soybean farmers,” the board of directors of the American Soybean Association has voted unanimously to ask the secretary of agriculture to order an investigation and financial audit of the National Soybean Checkoff Program....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The current fall production area for harvest for the leading fresh-market vegetables in the United States is expected to decline from a year earlier. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In a bid to protect valuable crops — whether row type, vegetables, or fruit and ornamentals — producers have increasingly turned to fungicides. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers may find potentially profitable opportunities by capitalizing on consumers’ demand for locally grown fruits and vegetables....
David Waide, a row-crop and cattle producer from West Point, Miss., was re-elected to his seventh term as president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Jackson, Miss....
Stoneville says its cotton seed varieties are recognized for their early emergence and seedling vigor, and this year, growers and consultants are seeing the advantage at harvest....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. rice farmers have moved a giant step closer to putting the genetically engineered LibertyLink-trait controversy behind them....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Over the years, as grain margins have been crunched or pressured, many elevator facilities have relied more heavily on fertilizer divisions for profit....
According to Dan Keefe, U.S. Grains Council manager of international operations for distiller’s dried grains with solubles, U.S. DDGS exports are likely to recover in January, rebounding from a sluggish fourth quarter....
Agricultural producers from Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi will have an opportunity to hear the latest in soybean research during the 2009 Tri-State Soybean Forum Jan. 9 at the Thomas Jason Lingo Center in Oak Grove, La....
The National Corn Growers Association and BASF Corp. are helping to combat the rising cost of higher education and help future farmers and current producers looking to sharpen their skills in the classroom....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Congressman John Salazar, D-Colo., appears to have moved to the top of the list of the candidates to become secretary of agriculture in the Obama administration....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
With the world demanding more grain and the United States demanding more biofuels, this nation’s rural landscape and infrastructure are being transformed....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Dealing with “surplus” stocks of commodities has often been a contentious issue for farmers and government officials, but USDA appears to have found a way to move those stocks without having an adverse impact on crop prices....
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Nov 20, 2009 11:01 AM
The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs....
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University of Missouri Extension is offering an eight-week online course on managing farm machinery using precision agriculture, Jan. 12 through March 4....
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Weather problems are now thought to be factored into market prices. ...
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Mississippi State University agricultural economists calculate Mississippi farmers are suffering an estimated $485 million value loss in 2009. ...
Nov 19, 2009 10:05 AM
If the U.S. is to reach the government-mandated target of producing 36 billion gallons of biofuels annually by 2022, “We will need to change the way we do business,” says a USDA official....
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