USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service said a continuance referendum of the 1991 amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order is not needed based on the number of grower and importer signatures received from Sept. 3 through Nov. 30, 2007....
Two of the most-talked about machines in the cotton industry will be on display at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show, giving farmers a first-hand look at the “next revolution” in harvesting technology....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
The donation of two research plot combines by Stewart Seeds, Inc., to the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture will help preserve valuable research data in eastern Arkansas, said Fred Bourland, director of field research units at Keiser and Marianna....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President Bush said he would make the “successful” conclusion of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization negotiations a top priority of his administration during his last year in office....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The stars are lined up for higher gin-run cottonseed prices — already over $300 for some end users and climbing, according to Cotton Incorporated’s Tom Wedegaertner, Cary, N.C....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Ed Schafer is the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture....
By Bob Scott
Arkansas Extension Weed Specialist
It is not too late to take care of some troublesome weeds in wheat....
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Tennessee announces that agricultural producers who want to apply for 2008 funding for the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) should do so by Friday, Feb. 8....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Martin Walker farms soybeans outside the Stoneville Research Station near Leland, Miss. There are many fans of his work....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
On Monday, after the Senate unanimously confirmed the former North Dakota governor to his new post, Schafer took the oath of office in Vice President Dick Cheney’s office. He then attended President Bush’s State of the Union speech as a member of Bush’s Cabinet....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agree with him or not, Collin Peterson’s tenure as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee has been marked by frank talk. And in late January, with a new farm bill mired in negotiations and political posturing, the Minnesota Democrat certainly isn’t changing his approach....
Cotton producers can learn specific market-based strategies on managing price risk for the 2008 season at the Cotton Price Risk Management and Pricing Strategies Seminar at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 13....
From the LSU AgCenter
Louisiana corn and soybean producers attending the recent 2008 Louisiana Corn and Soybean Forum in Delhi, La., were updated on research of corn storage....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. farmers are trying to “drive their steak and eat it, too?” That little bit of witticism is typical of the comments grain analysts and media commentators have been making in the ongoing debate over the world’s requirements for food-vs.-fuel....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, nominated by President Bush to helm the USDA, had an easy, bump-free ride during Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing. With many senators saying the nomination was uncontroversial, several suggested Shafer’s confirmation be put on the fast track....
By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist
Arkansas farmers are reaping long overdue high prices for their crops because of a bullish global market and a national push toward ethanol. Economist Bobby Coats doesn’t see those gains being derailed soon....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers who experienced crop, feed and livestock losses due to weather problems that occurred between Feb. 28 and Dec. 31, 2007, can apply for disaster payments at county Farm Service Agency offices, USDA announced....
By Rick Bogren
LSU AgCenter
Although only about 140 miles long, the Atchafalaya River is the fifth-largest ocean-discharging river in North America, said Andy Nyman, associate professor of wetland wildlife management in the LSU AgCenter’s School of Renewable Natural Resources, at a recent two-day conference on the Atchafalaya River held in Baton Rouge, La....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Since the Mid-South largely adopted Roundup Ready technology, farmers have moved to a reduced/no-till mentality. While understandable, it may not be the best approach for maximizing soybean yields....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Morgan remembers going to meetings of the House-Senate farm bill conference committee in 2002 and marveling at how he and the National Cotton Council’s John Maguire were the only farm group representatives there....
From the LSU AgCenter
Farmers and agribusiness personnel discussed an expected shortage of soybean seed for the 2008 growing season during recent soybean meetings in central Louisiana....
Renewable energy will be a major focus of the AgOutlook 2008 conference Feb. 25-27 in Monroe, La. The conference will focus on opportunities renewable energy sources such as ethanol and biodiesel can provide to increase agriculture’s contribution to the Louisiana economy....
A host of grassroots leaders were elected at the 89th American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual meeting, held recently in New Orleans, La....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When it comes to farming, Jason Smith admits he’s often single-minded and, once he makes a decision, isn’t easily dissuaded. But, as the large crowd attending the recent Tri-State Soybean Forum found, the flipside of the young farmer’s stubborn nature is an easy willingness to admit mistakes....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba were lifted, the USA Rice Federation and the Cuban government believe, Cuba overnight would become the second largest market for U.S. rice, with half of what they import coming from the United States....
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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).
A free American Society of Agronomy-accredited one-CEU course on spray drift management.
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).
A free American Society of Agronomy-accredited one-CEU course on spray drift management.
