Renewable energy tops 10 percent of U.S. production 

Sep 29, 2008

According to the latest “Monthly Energy Review” issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 24, renewable energy accounted for more than 10 percent of the domestically-produced energy used in the United States in the first half of 2008....

LibertyLink soybeans big step forward 

Sep 26, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I continue to get a lot of questions about LibertyLink soybeans. ...

Hurricanes wipe out half of Louisiana sweet potato crop 

Sep 26, 2008,

By Tobie Blanchard

Hurricane Gustav dumped 18 inches of rain on Ken Thornhill’s sweet potato fields in Franklin Parish, La. ...

Initiative to diversify oilseed production 

Sep 26, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Tennessee soybean producer of today could be the Tennessee oilseed producer of tomorrow if an initiative to diversify west Tennessee agriculture is successful....

House votes to suspend farm bill base acre provision 

Sep 25, 2008

The House passed legislation supported by both parties that would suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a farm bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits....

Arkansas fields of glyphosate-resistant pigweed 

Sep 25, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As Roundup Ready crops have come to dominate Mid-South agriculture, so have glyphosate-resistant genes come to increasingly dominate a handful of problem Mid-South weeds. Currently, Palmer amaranth, a pigweed, tops the list of worries....

Louisiana farmer tells Senate about hurricanes’ impact 

Sep 25, 2008

The vice chairman of the National Cotton Council says the three hurricanes that passed through or near Louisiana’s primary cotton regions in August and September came “at the worst possible time” for his farm and those of his neighbors around Newellton, La. ...

High grain prices here to stay? 

Sep 25, 2008

An ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely hold, yielding the first sustained increase for corn, wheat and soybean prices in more than three decades, according to new research by two University of Illinois farm economists....

Ron Levy: Louisiana soybean specialist 

Sep 25, 2008

Ron Levy has been named the state soybean specialist for the LSU AgCenter, according to Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension....

Ryegrass control options for wheat 

Sep 25, 2008,

Bob Scott
Extension Weed Specialist
University of Arkansas

I often joke that our number 1, 2, and 3 weeds in Arkansas wheat are ryegrass, ryegrass and ryegrass! Some of this is due to the fact that most of our ryegrass in the state is resistant to Hoelon herbicide (acc-ase resistant)....

Oct. 1: Meat, poultry workshop 

Sep 25, 2008

Meat and poultry processors and producers can learn more about emerging issues in their industries at an upcoming workshop in Brandon, Miss....

Pioneer: Control growth in high-yield soybeans 

Sep 25, 2008

In 2006, Kip Cullers grew 130-bushel soybeans. That gaudy number was followed in 2007 with a yield of over 154 bushels....

Financial markets trouble hit cotton demand 

Sep 24, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Trouble in U.S. and world financial markets is weighing on the cotton market, according to market analysts speaking at the Ag Market Network’s September teleconference....

Senate committee wants to suspend 10-acre rule 

Sep 24, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The chairman and two high-ranking members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are seeking to clarify the 2008 farm bill so farmers can make changes in their farming operations and continue to receive farm program payments....

China and India ramping up fertilizer subsidies 

Sep 24, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In the World Trade Organization, a developing nation like China has certain rights that a developed country like the United States does not have. ...

ASA college scholarship opportunity 

Sep 24, 2008

The American Soybean Association will again offer the Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. ...

LibertyLink new weapon against resistant weed problem 

Sep 24, 2008,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist

LibertyLink soybeans have received final approval from the European Commission for importation into the European Union for food and animal feed use....

CI survey deadline Oct. 31 

Sep 24, 2008

Cotton producers have only until Oct. 31 to provide input through Cotton Incorporated’s Natural Resource Survey regarding on-farm stewardship of natural resources and how Cotton Incorporated research dollars should be spent to advance global respect for U.S. cotton as the premier natural fiber....

China and India waking up to fertilizer 

Sep 23, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Looks like more of the same next year for U.S. grain producers. ...

Mistaking bigness for greatness 

Sep 23, 2008,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Mississippi author David Cohn (1896-1960) achieved a measure of immortality with his oft-quoted observation, “The Delta begins in the lobby of Hotel Peabody and ends at Catfish Row in Vicksburg.”...

Tighthead sprangletop abundant in rice this year 

Sep 23, 2008,

By Ford L. Baldwin
Practical Weed Consultants, LLC.

I had a much higher number of calls this season on tighthead or Amazon sprangletop in rice. ...

Incident command makes disaster response effective 

Sep 23, 2008,

By Patti Drapala
MSU Ag Communications

Disaster response training will make members of Mississippi State University’s Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine better prepared to respond to major emergency events than they were three years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit....

Family farm could be a lasting legacy 

Sep 23, 2008

If you grew up on a farm, nobody has to tell you a farm is a good thing. ...

Oil prices expected to continue slide 

Sep 22, 2008,

By Lamar James
Arkansas Extension Specialist

Light crude oil prices are finally dropping, much to the relief of motorists. ...

International Farm Management Congress 

Sep 22, 2008

Registration has opened for the 2009 International Farm Management Congress (IFMA17) which will be held July 19-24 at the Illinois State University Campus in Bloomington/Normal, Ill....

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Diesel lags gas price drops

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....

7 revolutions for global sustainability

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. ...

Soybean meeting Dec. 8 in Greenwood, Miss.

Dec 3, 2008 9:58 AM

A Soybean Production and Planning Meeting will be held Dec. 8-9 at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Miss. ...

Asgrow: New high-performing soybean Elites

Dec 3, 2008 9:56 AM

Asgrow has introduced its 2009 class of 24 new high-performing Elites — its newest soybean products designed to deliver uniform plant health and higher yield potential....

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