By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
As I started the checkout process on a pre-dawn foray at the local supermarket, a hideous electronic wailing commenced at the nearby exit door, where the previous customer was leaving with her shopping cart. A synthesized voice boomed: “Please return to the store.”...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A U.S. Grains Council shipment of 44 metric tons of distiller’s dried grains with solubles to Algeria in January represents the first imports of U.S. DDGS by the country....
Andrew H. Paterson, a research professor in the University of Georgia’s Crop and Soil Sciences and Genetics departments, is the recipient of the 2007 Cotton Genetics Research Award....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Grain prices surged higher following USDA’s Jan. 11 crop production report estimating lower ending stocks for corn and beans and lower than expected wheat plantings....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Before Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas returned to Washington for a final attempt to forge a new farm bill in Congress, she spoke of the body’s biggest challenges — doing a lot of work in a short amount of time and dealing with a divergence of opinion on farm programs....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says Congress may be forced to allow farm programs to revert to “permanent” law if the Bush administration remains unwilling to forge a compromise on the 2008 farm bill....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
According to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the United States sold 2.5 million bushels of corn to Spain in January, the first sale of this magnitude to Spain since 1998-99....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Arkansas River Valley beef cattle producers can learn the latest in management trends by attending the upcoming River Valley Beef Cattle Conference, according to Van Banks, Yell County, Ark., Extension agent....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
One factor that could bring U.S. cotton acreage back to pre-grain-boom levels — cotton futures prices close to a dollar — could be on the horizon for 2009, according to a cotton analyst speaking at the 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in Nashville....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says he’s been having “frank” discussions with Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner regarding the 2008 farm bill....
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
With the increased wheat acreage in Arkansas, there are a lot of questions about ryegrass control. If ryegrass is present and has not been sprayed, now is the time to do it. Once ryegrass gets past about the two-tiller stage it is more difficult to control....
From the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
A mineral deficiency can reduce both the consumption and digestibility of feed for beef cattle, according to Mark Keaton, Baxter County staff chair for the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service....
You may have heard that soybeans can be used for a lot of things, but you probably didn’t know that you may be walking on them everyday....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Declining U.S. cotton acreage should send a message to those countries in the World Trade Organization criticizing the U.S. cotton program — U.S. cotton producers do indeed respond to market signals....
By Duane Dailey
Cooperative Media Group, University of Missouri
Biofuel mandates in the energy bill signed last year could result in significantly higher corn and soybean use for fuel than would have occurred under pre-mandate policies, said economists at the University of Missouri....
As farmers enter another year of agricultural complexity, the 56th annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will offer an opportunity for them to get a handle on how the 2008 season is shaping up by seeing firsthand a broad array of products and services and getting the latest information about markets, energy, and ag policy....
The 4th annual Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock, Ark....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricenter International has named Jeff Ellis as the farm’s research director, replacing John Bradley. Ellis began work at the research farm and educational facility on Dec. 31, 2007....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Bob Eley says he can understand how environmentalists would wonder why someone in Bolivar County, Miss., would be concerned about flood control problems in the South Delta....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent national survey by the Pew Research Center produced some interesting findings regarding public opinion on free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Members of the nation’s largest farm organization are asking Congress and the Bush administration to quickly enact a comprehensive new farm bill that maintains an adequate safety net for farmers and ranchers....
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has released a brochure to better assist growers in meeting the requirements of the Clean Water Act....
At the request of college financial aid administrators, the application deadline has been extended for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
For Mid-South High Cotton Award winner B Lindsey, good yields begin and end with erosion control — lots of it....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The National Grain and Feed Association is recommending that USDA not develop standards for biofuel products — such as distiller’s dried grains or DDGs — because existing government and industry frameworks for such products are working....
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Dec 3, 2008 10:22 AM
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Dec 3, 2008 10:06 AM
At the long-closed Sack ’n’ Save grocery in our town, the tall, steel pole billboard at their once busy gas station still advertises unleaded gas for $2.14.9 per gallon....
Dec 3, 2008 10:02 AM
By the year 2050, the world population, estimated to top 9 billion, will require twice as much food as today, and water demand will double — possibly stretching the “carrying capacity” of the planet. ...
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A Soybean Production and Planning Meeting will be held Dec. 8-9 at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Miss. ...
Dec 3, 2008 9:56 AM
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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.
