Management

Farm bill officially introduced in Senate

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:15:00 +0000

The Senate Agriculture Committee

On May 24, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) was officially introduced in the U.S. Senate.

LSU AgCenter, University of Louisiana at Monroe sign agreement

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:29:00 +0000

Laura J. Woodard and Rick Bogren

The LSU AgCenter and the University of Louisiana at Monroe signed a memorandum of understanding on May 18 that will establish cooperative research projects between the two institutions.

What’s happened to bipartisanship in Congress? Part 2

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Congressional redistricting and political polarization have created a situation in which members find it more difficult than ever to compromise.

From out of the past, updating a young farmer’s zeal to succeed

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:47:00 +0000

After nearly three decades, Mississippi farmer Jaby Denton's business principles still are sound.

Farm Press Blog

Delta Farm Press Calendar of Events

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:00 +0000

Important meetings, trade shows, field days and conferences for those involved in Mid-South agriculture.

What’s happened to bipartisanship in Congress?

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:00 +0000

The new realities of partisan politics are leading to more paralysis in Congress, a veteran Congressional observer says.

Cutting-edge research could improve deer populations, health

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter

White-tailed deer researchers at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones Idlewild Research Station in Clinton are using sperm from dead bucks to keep their favorable genes alive.

Tracking weeds easier with apps and databases

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Weed Science Society of America

Online databases and new smartphone applications are making it easier to track and map infestations of invasive weeds, says the Weed Science Society of America.

Advice for stocking crawfish ponds

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter

Louisiana rice farmers who plan to harvest crawfish from their fields next year should consider restocking crawfish once their rice crops have been flooded.

LeadAR program seeks candidates for Class 16

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:00 +0000

The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Learning to be a leader requires global thinking, a major part of the training provided by LeadAR, or Lead Arkansas, the Arkansas agricultural and rural leadership development program now seeking participants for its sixteenth class.