Online registration for the USA Rice Federation’s Outlook Conference is now open. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent column on climate change (When greenhouse gas meets ice age) has prompted a round of bouquets and brickbats from readers, which I have excerpted below. ...
By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 20-year meteoric ride for American Pima cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley spiraled down over the past two seasons, as production and consumption nosedived right along with the world economy....
By Tobie Blanchard, LSU AgCenter
Frequent rains during September and continuing into October have kept cotton farmers out of their fields and have jeopardized the crop, according to Don Boquet, LSU AgCenter cotton specialist....
At the Cotton Board’s annual meeting in September, Alabama producer V. Larkin Martin was elected the new chair of the board. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
For much of Arkansas’ rice crop, it’s been a difficult year. In mid-September persistent rains continued, hampering harvest and flooding low-lying fields. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, last week released a long-awaited, 800-page climate change bill that largely focuses on carbon sequestration through a cap and trade system....
President Barack Obama has nominated Islam A. Siddiqui for the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). ...
Almost daily rainfall from Sept. 8 until Sept. 26 has caused significant damage to row crops in many areas of the state. ...
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is supporting a national proposal to address the critical economic saturation of American dairy, pork and poultry products, while simultaneously providing much-needed nutritional assistance to Americans facing hunger due to job loss and other economic hardships....
By Roger Haldenby, Plains Cotton Growers
This morning was chilly across the Texas High Plains, with some weather stations in the Panhandle and northern counties reporting temperatures at or near freezing. ...
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
As the decades pile up for those of us who’ve made it to senior citizen status, one of the ongoing sadnesses of life is bidding farewell to those who have in one way or another been a part of our time on the stage: long-ago classmates, parents, family members, friends, co-workers....
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Tariffs on Chinese poultry imports are damaging our commodity export potential to China. ...
By Scott Crumpecker, USDA-NRCS RC&D Coordinator
Producers in Southeast Missouri who have participated in the Conservation Security Program will see its successor being promoted over the duration of the new farm bill. ...
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If you want to control Italian ryegrass next spring, the time to attack is this fall, research on the weed in Mississippi indicates....
By Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
I ended the last article on pigweed control in conventional soybeans re-stating the need for residual herbicides but pointing out the need for a postemergence follow-up program....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Reduced acreage, lower production and fewer imports mean a significant decline in Cotton Incorporated operating funds and a $14 million budget cut for 2010....
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation
Changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would impede the growth of the U.S. biofuels industry, limit opportunity for American farmers and ranchers to grow their businesses and hinder American energy independence, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
You have a $2-million loan at a local bank. You and your lender are on good terms, or as good as that type of relationship normally allows....
By Larry Fugate, University of Arkansas
Arkansas’ wheat acreage may fall to near 2006 levels because of problems associated with this year’s higher than normal rainfall and low commodity prices, according to an agricultural economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas
The return of sunshine has farmers harvesting as fast as they can, trying to beat the rain that’s expected on Thursday....
The USDA Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the initial fiscal 2010 allocation of the overall sugar marketing allotment among domestic sugar beet and sugarcane processors....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
During their August recess, members of the Senate toured their home states, facing heated questions about pending health care reforms. ...
Download Mississippi Wheat and Oat Variety Trials published by the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station....
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced loan rates for 2009-crop sugar as required by the 2008 farm bill. ...
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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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