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Weldon Shook is PPA winner of SouthwestJul 1, 2009 1:04 PM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff Weldon Shook has always wanted to farm. He grew up on a farm near Seagraves, Texas, and told his dad early on that he wanted to pursue that career.... HeadlinesGreat Plains Sorghum Conference scheduledJul 1, 2009 1:02 PM, By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University Two days of informative meetings and field tours are planned for the Great Plains Sorghum Conference and Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, to be held Aug. 11-12 in the Amarillo area.... AFT: "American Clean Energy Act" boost to conservationJul 1, 2009 1:00 PM “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 could be the most sweeping conservation legislation enacted in the 21st century," says Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust. ... Spraying herbicide on invasive weeds doesn't always payJul 1, 2009 10:37 AM It may not always pay for ranchers to use herbicides to kill exotic invasive weeds such as leafy spurge, according to a 16-year study by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and colleagues.... Simple strategy for keeping ponds cleanJul 1, 2009 10:30 AM, By Sean Hubbard, Oklahoma State University There are few things more frustrating for landowners than getting their pond or lake just the way they want it, only to have a new a pest come in and take over in a big way.... Winter canola harvest positive for OklahomaJul 1, 2009 8:04 AM, By Vic Schoonover Finally, Alan Mindemann, Apache, Okla., is doing something that gives him a lot of satisfaction.... U.S. rice acres increase slightlyJul 1, 2009 8:02 AM, By Elton Robinson USDA pegged U.S. rice plantings at 3.018 million acres for 2009, a slight increase over the 2.995 million acres planted in 2008. Rice acreage increased for Arkansas, California and Mississippi and decreased for Louisiana, Missouri and Texas.... Texas farms are increasing Internet useJul 1, 2009 8:00 AM, By Blair Fannin Over half of all Texas farms have some type of Internet access, according to the latest census data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.... Southwest Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Peanut Profitability award winners namedJul 1, 2009 10:47 AM, By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff This past year was probably the most interesting year growers have seen in the history of peanut production, says Marshall Lamb, research director for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards.... Across the SunbeltWater crisis worsens by the dayCentral California Congressman George Radanovich was miffed at being criticized for chastising the federal government for protecting the Delta smelt when he also authored controversial legislation to restore salmon to the San Joaquin River.... Arkansas corn hard-hit by rainsAfter last year’s rains, floods and early-season problems, Roger Gipson didn’t think “we’d face anything on that scale again. ... Alabama growers stick with conventional cottonThe conventional has become the unconventional, at least for some cotton producers in central Alabama who are bucking the trend and planting conventional cotton varieties.... 
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