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U.S. planting lags behind normal pace

May 7, 2008 9:24 AM

According to USDA’s May 5 crop progress report, 5 percent of the nation’s soybean crop has been planted, which is behind the five-year average of 14 percent....

Soybean rust battle gets boost from kudzu

May 5, 2008 10:45 AM, By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Ag Communications

Ongoing efforts to track Asian soybean rust and minimize its threat to Mississippi soybean acres led researchers to note that some kudzu, a rust host, resists the disease....

What sort of energy crops might Louisiana grow?

Apr 30, 2008 10:26 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Energy needs and the resulting chase for more corn and soybean acres have already changed the nation’s cropping landscape. ...

MSU design drives toward energy independence

Apr 25, 2008 9:30 AM, By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

An award-winning hybrid SUV is not only a crucial first step toward energy independence in the United States, but it’s also the handiwork of a design team from right here in the Delta....

2007 cotton crop and stocks grow

Apr 21, 2008 9:50 AM, By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA raised estimated old crop cotton production nearly 400,000 bales from last month, pushing last year’s crop to 19.4 million bales....

Residual herbicides for soybeans making comeback

Apr 21, 2008 9:47 AM, By Bob Scott
Arkansas Extension Weed Specialist

There was a time when you could barely think of a weed control program for soybeans that did not include starting off with some kind of residual program. ...

Later planting considerations in Arkansas

Apr 18, 2008 9:42 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Generally speaking, late-planted crops are subject to more insect problems during the growing season. With rains and flooding keeping Mid-South farmers out of the field, scouting should be more intense this year....

News from the Farm Bill

House, farm groups seek override votes

Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....

House-Senate conferees to announce farm bill agreement

Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....

Food banks urge passage of farm bill; critical shortage of food as clients increase

The Nation's Food Bank Network reported the results of a new survey that found 100 percent of food bank respondents have seen an increase in the number of clients served within the past year. ...

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