By Donald Stotts, Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma’s cold winter weather has had wheat plants growing in slow motion, resulting in many being behind “normal” for this time of year in terms of reaching first hollow stem stage....
In the ninth statewide election since the Texas Corn Producers Board (TCPB) became a statewide entity in 1990, five board members were elected or re-elected in the organization’s biennial elections held in January. ...
By Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University
Wheat prices rallied about 15 cents. Producers with wheat in storage sold the rally and prices fell up to 23 cents the next day. ...
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In order to figure out where the rice market will go in 2010, “we need to look back and see where we’ve been in 2009,” said Thomas Wynn at the recent 2010 Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference in Tunica, Miss....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Petersburg, Texas, farmers R.N. Hopper and his father Ronnie are pleased with the progress they’ve made with residue management from reduced tillage systems....
By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University
A mini-workshop aimed at grain sorghum production in the Rolling Plains has been scheduled for March 9 by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
An effective fungicide program is necessary for sheath blight and help from the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency may be needed to help control the stink bug, said two Texas AgriLife researchers at the Texas Plant Protection Association annual conference in College Station last December....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Chad Wetzel is learning how to farm from his dad, Bruce, on a Grayson County, Texas, grain operation....
By Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University
At this writing, Oklahoma cash wheat prices range from about $3.90 to $4.05. ...
February is Heart Health Month. To help spread the word to Texas families and remind them to take charge of their heart health, USA Rice Federation has partnered with H-E-B and local nutritionists to offer tips and recipes for “hearty” nurturing meals. ...
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