Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has appointed a board of directors for the national Sorghum Promotion, Research and Information Program, or national sorghum checkoff....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Deltapine brand of upland cottonseed was the most popular planted in the United States for the 2008 season, according to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
This country might be better run if all the members of Congress, those in high government office, corporate CEOs, and others in exalted positions would do weekly grocery shopping....
DuPont has unveiled an advanced technology the company said will transform seed research and considerably speed up the development of higher yielding corn and soybean varieties....
Harvest is lagging behind in much of the United States, but growers are starting to make some progress as good weather days have outnumbered the bad ones....
USDA has approved 2009 operation budgets for the Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated. ...
Compiled by Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Mergers and acquisitions involving several seed companies in 2007 are behind us now, but numerous challenges still lie ahead for cost-conscious cotton producers, who are demanding high-yield, high-quality varieties that perform across a wide range of environmental conditions and stresses....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In late September, it was estimated that Louisiana had sustained $700 million in hurricane damage to its agriculture and forestry industries....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It’s the issue that just won’t go away....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Louisiana sugarcane harvest won’t be nearly as sweet after hurricanes lashed the state. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Hurricanes aren’t only impacting Louisiana row-crops and infrastructure....
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has approved a Section 24(c) registration in the state for the use of DuPont Accent herbicide on switchgrass to control weeds that can hinder switchgrass production, including signalgrass, johnsongrass and foxtail....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
I wish I had a couple of $1,000 T-bills for every time in the past few weeks that the talking heads on radio/TV and in Congress/the administration, in their pontifications about the financial industry bailout fiasco, have referred to “ordinary Americans.”...
Growers now will be able to quickly grasp specific information about new corn hybrids from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, due to a simplified naming system that will begin with 2009 products. ...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When asked what he liked about spinning U.S. cotton in the Lan Yan Textile Mill in the Shandong Province of China, textile manufacturer Sheng Wenzhong did not hesitate. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Reducing the carbon footprint. Environmentalists tell us we should be doing everything we can to lower the amount of greenhouse gases and other pollutants being released into the atmosphere....
Cattle producers attending the recent Beef Day at the University of Missouri South Farm learned new words that may help them improve efficiency and add profits from their herds....
The 33rd annual National American Agri-Women’s Convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 5-9, at the historic Menger Hotel near the Alamo....
Monsanto Company is launching Acceleron brand seed treatment as part of its seed treatment platform announced earlier this year....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Economic struggles in the U.S. and world financial markets and a bearish crop report have taken center stage in the grain markets, according to Brian Hoops, market analyst with Midwest Market Solutions, speaking at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange press briefing on USDA’s Oct. 10 crop production report and supply and demand estimates....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Since he’s very careful when choosing words, it’s striking that Billy Guthrie uses the word “bloodbath” to describe what he fears could soon strike Louisiana agriculture....
By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
Bob Scott had an excellent article on ryegrass control in wheat in the Sept. 19 issue of Delta Farm Press. ...
Universities in six states are recipients of federal funding to conduct research on measures to combat harmful pests and diseases, Ed Schafer, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, announced on Oct. 8. ...
Chemtura has received registration from EPA for Enhance AW, a new seed treatment for soybeans, cereals and other crops....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Louisiana has lost over 35 percent of its cotton crop to hurricanes and other weather maladies, according to USDA’s Oct. 10 crop production report. ...
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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....
Nov 20, 2009 10:53 AM
University of Missouri Extension is offering an eight-week online course on managing farm machinery using precision agriculture, Jan. 12 through March 4....
Nov 20, 2009 10:48 AM
Weather problems are now thought to be factored into market prices. ...
Nov 19, 2009 3:57 PM
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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