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Property rights, pigs and pristine waters

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:41:00 +0000

With family and friends, I have spent some of the best hours of my life on the Buffalo, which was designated the nation’s first “national river” in 1972. The designation was well-deserved. Outside Ponca, Arkansas’ only elk herd can be heard bugling as it moves through the morning mist blanketing riverside meadows. Rental cabins – rustic or tricked out -- are plentiful, as are hiking trails, small-mouth bass, and friendly folks.

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Constant quest for improvement has rewards for Keith Morton

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:00 +0000

Continually seeking ways to do things better has paid dividends for Mississippi farmer Keith Morton.

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Supreme Court stuffs seed patents back in Pandora’s box

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:10:00 +0000

The High Court squeezed seed patents back into Pandora’s box, but more cases will come.

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As rains, frosts ushered in May, year past racked up heat records

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

As spring weather turns Mid-South planting plans topsy-turvy, 2012 drought and heat set records

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Crawfish and catfish – imports cause concern

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:39:00 +0000

Do you know where your crawfish and catfish came from? Next time you're in a restaurant, ask.

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Incentives to U.S. railroads could boost ag shipments, save millions for farmers

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:58:00 +0000

Tax and other incentives to railroads could mean millions of dollars in benefits to U.S. agriculture, according to a new study for the United Soybean Board.

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Labor on an organic farm – harmony or harm

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:42:00 +0000

Is working for free on a organic farm a bamboozle?

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A new farm bill, specialty crops and onerous government regulations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:41:00 +0000

In recent years, lawmakers wrestling with farm legislation have increasingly given specialty crops more elbow room at the negotiating table.

That’s just fine with Barry Bushue, who farms specialty crops in Oregon and is an American Farm Bureau Federation vice president. In the run-up to the House Agriculture Committee’s expected mid-May start on a 2013 farm bill, Bushue spoke at an April 24 hearing of the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

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Cotton’s biggest fan – human skin

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:48:00 +0000

Are cotton customers happy with the substitution of man-made fiber for cotton. Not exactly, says a recent survey.

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Mother Nature’s wrath: Tornado takes a toll on farming community

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:14:00 +0000

The April 11 tornado that swept through areas of Kemper and Noxubee counties in the northeastern prairie region of Mississippi had an impact on the farming community.

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Surviving adversity is a process not a comeback

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:59:00 +0000

So, one can assume professional football players and Texas cotton farmers have nothing in common. Well maybe they do. Baron Batch thinks so. It’s adversity.

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America’s vanishing middle class: Gap between rich and poor widens

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:28:00 +0000

As the gap between the rich and the poor widens, the middle class that helped build America continues to shrink.

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Will the EPA become more farmer friendly?

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:18:00 +0000

On Tuesday (April 16), the EPA’s senior agricultural counsel said clean energy and building bridges with the farming/ranching community will be priorities going forward.

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Demon seeds: Searching for the planet's hottest pepper

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:36:00 +0000

In the ruthless world of hellfire chiles, nobody stays at the top for long. Behind marijuana, Superhot peppers have the potential to become the second- or third highest money per acre crop.

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Swimming pigs, giant cat-eating spiders

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:39:00 +0000

Have you been hoodwinked by yet another piece of Internet misinformation?

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