USDA has extended by 30 days (to Oct. 28) the public-comment period for the Conservation Stewardship Program’s (CSP) interim final rule (IFR). ...
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The authority to regulate every pond and puddle — that’s how many agricultural interests see proposed changes in the Clean Water Act....
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Ag Communications
Nearly 80 percent of Mississippi’s corn crop is safely in storage, and the remaining acres are ready for harvest but stuck in wet fields getting rain-drenched for days....
By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Crop water use in the Delta and Mid-South has dropped below 0.1 inch, telling us that crops are drying down. ...
Ben L. Pryor, who for nearly 20 years was a member of the Farm Press editorial staff, died Sept. 21 following a long illness....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
After passing the House, a cap and trade bill continues to be hotly debated in the Senate. ...
By Mary Hightower, Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Estimated yield losses for Arkansas cotton are growing each day rain continues to fall, Tom Barber, Extension cotton agronomist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, said Thursday....
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its decision to incorporate indirect land use changes in calculating the impact of biofuel production on greenhouse gas emissions for the Renewable Fuel Standard 2....
A new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin has been announced by USDA....
Textile executives from 12 Asian, Latin American and European countries will traverse the U.S. Cotton Belt Sept. 28 to Oct. 8 to familiarize themselves with U.S. cotton and how the fiber is produced, processed and marketed....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Since early September, Asian soybean rust has been very active in Arkansas. The weather — a long string of rainy, cloudy days — has been “perfect” for disease to develop, says Rick Cartwright, Extension plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The good news for U.S. peanut producers is that the demand for their crop is likely to remain relatively strong, and the market will need more peanuts next year than it does this year....
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If you conducted an informal survey of the rapidly growing senior citizen segment (which includes a substantial percentage of farm family husbands/wives), you’d find that three of the greatest fears of the elderly are (1) having to go into a nursing home, (2) an end-of-life scenario in which they’re connected to machines that maintain life but with no hope of a recovery, and (3) a lengthy medical care situation that will leave them financially destitute....
Ag Expo 2010 and the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention will be held simultaneously in January in West Monroe, La., according to a joint announcement by the North Louisiana Agri-Business Council and the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Three Midwest senators have introduced legislation that would prevent EPA from penalizing U.S. corn and soybean growers for land use changes or potential land clearing for increased biofuel production in other countries....
By Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.
I have spent a lot of time in the heart of pigweed country over the past few weeks. ...
Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research plant physiologist Gregory M. Glenn....
Innovative uses for forest and forage biomass will be featured at the LSU AgCenter’s Calhoun Research Station field day Oct. 29....
By Duane Dailey, University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Asian soybean rust was found in fields in the Missouri counties of New Madrid, Pemiscot and Dunklin Sept. 18, said Allen Wrather, University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist at the MU Delta Center, Portageville, Mo....
By Rebekah Ray, Delta Branch Research and Extension Center
Rainy weather late in the season creates problems for soybean producers, but one researcher at the Delta Branch Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Miss., is looking for ways to improve the seed quality of soybeans under adverse weather conditions....
Safety, safety, safety, is the mantra of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers every day of the year, and especially during National Farm Safety and Health Week (Sept 20-26)....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Just as harvest was to begin in earnest, lingering mid-September rains settled over much of the Mid-South....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In the third week of September, with new sets of Mid-South counties and/or parishes frequently being added to the Asian soybean rust “confirmed” list, the disease is certainly worrisome for producers with late-planted soybean crops....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Last March 25 I sat in a crowded banquet hall at The Northwood Club in Dallas and listened to Dr. Norman Borlaug speak humbly but eloquently about what the agriculture industry must do to feed the world....
The Cotton Board approved Cotton Incorporated’s proposed 2010 plans and budget of $67 million during its recent annual meeting....
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 | 220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | 329 | 330 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 | Next
advertisement
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....
Delta Farm Press News
Southeast Farm Press News
Southwest Farm Press News
Western Farm Press News
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).
Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.
