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Texas FSA director explains farm law changes  

Nov 6, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Juan Garcia, a 30-year veteran with USDA, was named Texas state executive director of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) last summer and faces the daunting challenge of ushering in significant changes in farm programs mandated by the 2008 farm bill....

Gates lends name, money to helping fight hunger 

Nov 6, 2009

The 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?”...

Additional counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas 

Nov 6, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 69 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas because of losses caused by drought, above-normal temperatures and associated wildfires that that occurred during 2009. ...

Tomorrow’s agricultural leaders serve as focus for project 

Nov 6, 2009

Developing the next generation of agricultural industry leaders is the focus of a joint project between The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program (OALP)....

Ag Tech conference focuses on aflatoxin management options 

Nov 5, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Managing aflatoxin, reduced tillage in Blacklands soil, feral hog control and pasture weed management top the list of issues to be explored at the Ag Technology Conference Dec. 10 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the Texas A&M-Commerce campus....

Herbicide resistant sorghum in development stages 

Nov 5, 2009

The United Sorghum Checkoff Program is currently funding research to showcase new over-the-top grass control solutions to allow sorghum growers better management opportunities and flexibility in crop rotations. ...

Rain too much of a good thing 

Nov 4, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

Many parts of Texas had excessive rain, taking them from drought to flood, but overall it's a good thing, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts....

Cotton referendum: Nov. 10 deadline 

Nov 4, 2009

Tuesday, Nov. 10 is the last day cotton producers can vote in the current Cotton Research and Promotion Act referendum....

Lower production, higher prices in 2009-10? 

Nov 4, 2009

The International Cotton Advisory Committee is projecting world cotton production will fall 5 percent to 103 million bales in the 2009-10 marketing year; potentially sending cotton prices 9 percent higher....

NCC appeals Clean Water ruling 

Nov 4, 2009

The National Cotton Council of America and other agricultural groups filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S Supreme Court seeking reversal of the Sixth Circuit decision in NCC v. EPA....

Cotton breeding pushing through yield barriers 

Nov 3, 2009,

Compiled by Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. cotton acreage may have taken a hit recently due to improved economics for corn and soybeans, but cotton breeders and technology companies have stepped up efforts to narrow the gap through advancements in yield, quality and resistance to pests....

Airline boondoggles result in more inefficiency 

Nov 3, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

I don’t particularly enjoy flying. Years ago, it used to be something of a novelty when I started working for Farm Press and found myself posted to faraway and exotic places like Roanoke, Va, and Lexington, Ky....

Twelve recipients selected for Scholars Program 

Nov 3, 2009

The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced 12 recipients of the program's 2009 fellowships at the Borlaug Dialogue at the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa....

Texas state veterinarian to retire December 31 

Nov 3, 2009

Dr. Bob Hillman, Texas’ state veterinarian and executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), has announced that he will retire December 31, ending his nearly seven-year tenure with the state’s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. ...

Where’s the economy headed? 

Nov 2, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. farmers and consumers who are trying to figure out what the future holds aren’t getting much help from Washington these days. ...

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