More in Heat and Drought

This week the House is expected to vote on a disaster relief package for those impacted by lengthy drought....More

An executive order has been issued waiving size restrictions and permit fees on oversized loads of Louisiana hay en route to Texas....More

Louisiana Sen. Mary L. Landrieu has announced that the Corps of Engineers will be relocating a cutterhead dredge to the Port of Lake Providence to make the channel navigable again....More

As a prolonged drought saps U.S. corn yields, a tug-of war over shrinking stocks has intensified between livestock/poultry producers and proponents of the government-mandated Renewable Fuel Standard....More

Recent rains and irrigation have helped portions of Mississippi’s soybeans recover from June’s dry spell, but more moisture is needed to complete the season....More

As worsening drought conditions continue to envelop more than half of the United States, the American Soybean Association (ASA) is pointing to the farm bill currently stalled and awaiting debate by the full House of Representatives as an essential means of ensuring the continued coverage of American farmland through crop insurance and risk management, as well as disaster assistance programs....More

A one-year extension of the current farm bill – once a non-starter among many veteran farm-state lawmakers -- is being considered as a path toward not only passing a new farm bill but ensuring disaster relief reaches drought-struck farms and ranches....More

Crop insurance has become an integral part of the modern farm operation for producers throughout the United States. As such, federal crop insurance appears to have emerged as a mainstay of farm risk management and future farm legislation....More

Arkansas livestock producers in north-central Arkansas are invited to a Drought Survival Conference set for Aug. 7 at the Quitman High School cafeteria....More

The American Farm Bureau Federation has expressed appreciation for a series of emergency actions announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide much-needed assistance to America’s farm and ranch families suffering from the drought gripping much of the nation....More