U.S. rice group reports new Cuban sales near 

Jun 4, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A delegation of U.S. rice-state members of Congress and rice industry representatives completed its trip to Cuba with no new sales of U.S. rice. But industry leaders were told new purchases of U.S. rice by Cuba were likely later this year....

Clean water proposal concerns corn growers 

Jun 4, 2007

Legislation introduced to expand the reach of the Clean Water Act would put agricultural production practices at risk and create additional economic burdens on producers, warns the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)....

Delta FARM names new watershed specialist 

Jun 4, 2007

Dan Prevost has been named watershed specialist for Delta FARM to further develop and implement comprehensive watershed restoration projects in the Delta, the Stoneville, Miss.-based conservation organization announced....

Face of cotton seed industry changing 

Jun 1, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One huge splash and a couple major waves rippled through the cotton industry Thursday afternoon, May 31, as no less than three companies announced acquisitions involving cotton seed brands....

Corn could rise to 112 million acres 

Jun 1, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. farmers could plant 94 million acres of corn in 2008 as more refineries come on line to meet the growing demand for ethanol, a study conducted by Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says....

Corn after corn takes more intense management 

Jun 1, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

If you can’t “lick them,” why not help them find a better way?...

Spring planting season winding down 

Jun 1, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Spring planting in the United States is nearing completion in most states, according to USDA’s crop progress report for the week ending May 27....

China’s cotton purchases just starting? 

May 30, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Flutes of champagne clinked at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis on Friday morning, May 18, to toast a ceremonial signing of contracts for China to purchase 360,000 tons of U.S. cotton worth over $500 million....

Situation on conservation title fluid 

May 30, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Conservation Security Program, Sen. Tom Harkin’s hard-luck brainchild that seemed headed for an even more uncertain future in the new farm bill, may get new life, after all....

Online registration open for corn yield contest 

May 30, 2007

Entering the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) just got easier. For the second year, corn growers entering the nation’s premier agricultural production competition can register online....

Groups applaud bioenergy proposal 

May 30, 2007

The American Soybean Association and the National Biodiesel Board are applauding House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) for proposing to reauthorize and double funding for the CCC Bioenergy Program in the 2007 farm bill....

New stem rust threatens wheat 

May 30, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There are three major wheat rusts — stripe, leaf and stem — and all three can cause serious problems for a crop. In terms of yield loss potential, though, stem rust is king....

Energy farm in your future? 

May 30, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is it possible for farmers to participate more directly in the ethanol boom — to derive additional income not just from high grain prices, but from the sale of ethanol itself? Is there an energy farm in your future?...

Sweet sorghum harvester needs tweaking 

May 30, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Sweet sorghum is touted as an ideal feedstock for small-scale energy farms because of its low input cost, its sugar content and its drought tolerance. But the forage cutter header used to harvest it isn’t working efficiently — plants tend to bunch up as they are fed into the crushers....

EU official: Doha Round can be concluded soon 

May 30, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The European Union’s chief agricultural spokesperson still has hope negotiators can complete a basic agreement on the Doha Round by summer. But those hopes continue to hinge on whether other countries are willing to change their stance....

Thrips swarm Mid-South cotton 

May 29, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Large numbers of thrips are moving from Mid-South wheat into cotton and soybeans. Add in early populations of spider mites and entomologists admit concern....

Payment limit bill back in hopper 

May 29, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Senators Charles Grassley and Byron Dorgan have re-introduced legislation that would put a “hard” limit of $250,000 on the amount of annual farm program benefits an individual farmer can receive....

Extending the grazing season through interseeding 

May 29, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Interseeding cool-season annual grasses into bermudagrass is a common practice from the Deep South into Oklahoma. By doing so many producers expect to be able to graze the annuals in mid-March like they would with a small grain type field....

Drift problems flow into rice fields 

May 29, 2007,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I am back in the middle of glyphosate drift situations in rice fields. I had hoped we had dodged the bullet this season. I also had hoped that the hard work put in by the glyphosate task force and Arkansas Plant Board would pay off....

Sunbelt growers planting much less cotton 

May 28, 2007

Cotton acreage has taken a significant hit throughout the Southeast, Mid-South, Southwest, and Far West....

ACGA: re-establish loan floor, strategic reserve 

May 28, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The American Corn Growers Association has asked the Senate Agriculture Committee to consider a farm bill approach that, in some respects, would take U.S. farm policy back to the future....

GM rice — proposed class action 

May 28, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Last August, markets reacted negatively when the USDA announced a Bayer CropScience GM trait had been found in the U.S. rice supply. Most thought lawsuits were inevitable....

Louisiana feedgrains off to good start 

May 28, 2007,

By David Lanclos
LSU AgCenter Specialist

The 2007 Louisiana feedgrain crops are off to a superb start. Acreage across the state has shifted in several commodities, including cotton, corn and soybeans. Corn and sorghum are up, cotton is down and soybeans will be down slightly as well....

Congress prevails on disaster aid 

May 25, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ignoring another veto threat from the White House, the House and Senate have passed a supplemental appropriations bill that includes about $3 billion for agricultural disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers who experienced weather-related losses in 2005-07....

Trade promotion authority may be hard sell 

May 25, 2007,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The old vaudeville comedians often complained of unresponsive audiences, “It’s a tough house.” Those in the White House and on Capitol Hill these days should know the feeling....

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Farm bill and flooding: economist Daryll Ray

Jul 3, 2008 12:08 PM

After the first round of producer organization-sponsored farm bill meetings, Mid-South farmers still have plenty of questions about the new legislation....

Long-time Arkansas goat rancher — Jack Black

Jul 3, 2008 12:06 PM

As Jack Black looks on in the afternoon’s fading light, a flock of guinea fowl fords tall pasture grass pecking at insects and weaving through 30, or so, multi-hued goats. ...

Peanuts appeal to Mississippi growers

Jul 3, 2008 12:04 PM

Strong market prices and the ability to cope with less moisture than most crops have Mississippi’s peanut growers expanding their acreage again this year....

Rice field day in Richland Parish set for July 21

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