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Patience is a virtue in wine productionNov 19, 2009 10:56 AM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff If you’re going into the winery business, don’t get in a hurry.... HeadlinesWTO awards Brazil retaliation authorityNov 20, 2009 10:13 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs.... Texas grain warehouse under investigationNov 20, 2009 10:09 AM, By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff Texas Department of Agricultural officials are poring over books and examining warehouses to try to determine the whereabouts of “a significant amount” of grain reported missing from the Dorchester Grain Company, near Sherman, Texas.... Farmers urged to contact crop insurance agentNov 20, 2009 10:05 AM With the wet weather continuing to wreak havoc on the Midwestern corn and soybean harvest, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) is urging farmers to contact their crop insurance agent as soon as possible. ... Weed and brush online decision aid now availableNov 20, 2009 9:55 AM, By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University Pestman, a new online application for weed and brush control, is now publicly available, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.... Pecos River Basin Assessment Program moves into implementation phaseNov 19, 2009 10:43 AM, By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University The Pecos River Basin Assessment Program has announced the watershed protection plan for the Pecos River in Texas is now complete, printed and ready to be implemented.... AgriLife Extension offers continuing educationNov 19, 2009 10:39 AM, By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual Texas Farm and Ranch Management Symposium following the Texas Commodity Symposium at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show. ... WTO award no win, but no lossNov 18, 2009 10:12 AM, By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff The World Trade Organization arbitration report on the infamous Brazilian cotton case says the U.S. will have to forfeit $300 million in export trade to the South American country.... Southwest Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
Gates lends name, money to helping fight hungerThe first thought that runs through your mind when you watch Bill Gates speaking at the World Food Prize’s Norman Borlaug Dialogue is “How strange is this?”... Featured Photo Galleries
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Smart irrigation controllers not so smartNov 19, 2009 10:51 AM, By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University Tests of "smart" irrigation controllers found most of the devices currently on the market were not as smart as hoped, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service irrigation experts.... Across the SunbeltKeys to CYSDV controlAbout three years have passed since researchers first found Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus (CYSDV) in melon fields across the low desert-growing areas of California, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.... Soy rust — Arkansas revises recommendationsSoybean rust is continuing to develop and spread throughout much of the Arkansas Delta and is not showing any signs of slowing down, reports Scott Monfort, Arkansas Extension Plant Pathologist.... Armyworm infestations heavy in cottonFall armyworm doesn’t historically cause much problem in cotton, but in some areas of South Carolina this year Clemson Entomologist Jeremy Greene says infestation have been the highest he has ever seen.... 
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