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NCC: 10.1 million cotton acres 

Feb 8, 2010,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

After three straight years of declines, U.S. cotton acreage could be headed back up, according to the National Cotton Council’s 27th annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey....

EPA rule benefits renewable fuels 

Feb 8, 2010,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Calling for 36 billion gallons of biofuel to be produced by 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a long-awaited final rule on the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) established in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act....

Wide-ranging issues on Cotton Council slate 

Feb 8, 2010,

By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff

“The cotton industry has excellent prospects for achieving profitable production and processing,” National Cotton Council Chairman Jay Hardwick said at the opening session of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences....

Tests indicate no Liberty Link in 2009 rice  

Feb 8, 2010

The USA Rice Federation today released the results of voluntary testing of the 2009 rice crop for the presence of the genetically-engineered Liberty Link (LL) trait. ...

U.S. cotton acres: 10.1 million 

Feb 5, 2010

U.S. cotton producers are expected to plant more than 10 million acres for the first time in three years as they begin making preparations for the 2010 planting season....

Innovation improves cotton profitability 

Feb 5, 2010,

By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Some of his neighbors said it was innovative; others said it was insane, but regardless of what you call it planting conventional, non-transgenic cotton on marginal land paid off nicely in 2009 for Garysburg, N.C., grower David Grant....

TDA receives funds to enhance biosecurity 

Feb 5, 2010

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $772,301 in funding from USDA to monitor entry of plant pests at strategic checkpoints and conduct reviews of Texas’ plant pest detection and response activities....

Texas AgriLife Research director appointed 

Feb 5, 2010,

By Dave Mayes, Texas A&M University

Dr. Craig Nessler of Virginia Tech began career at Texas A&M....

K-State´s Department of Grain Science to host Centennial Lecture Series  

Feb 5, 2010

In commemoration of its 100th anniversary, the Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry will host a six-part lecture series featuring speakers from across the grain and biotechnology fields. ...

Transgenics crucial to maintaining surface residue 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton varieties with transgenic traits allow West Texas farmers to produce good yields while improving soil structure....

Budget proposal undermines farm safety net 

Feb 4, 2010

The National Cotton Council said today that President Obama’s FY2011 USDA budget ignores the extensive changes to production agriculture support that were embodied in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. ...

PCG's "Seed Cost Calculator" updated for 2010 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Roger Haldenby, Plains Cotton Growers Inc.

PCG's "Seed Cost Calculator" has been updated for 2010 and is now available from our website....

ASA opposes cuts in farm programs 

Feb 4, 2010

The American Soybean Association (ASA) expressed disappointment in the Obama Administration’s proposals to cut funding for key farm programs, federal crop insurance, and the Market Access Program (MAP)....

Changing tactics necessary to manage resistant weeds 

Feb 3, 2010,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Herbicide resistant weeds threaten farmers across the Cotton Belt and some are already facing weed populations that exact heavy yield losses along with reductions in fiber quality....

Panhandle wheat growers always like a good snow 

Feb 3, 2010,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

What’s being billed in the Panhandle as the worst winter storm in 10 years might have been bad for drivers, but it was nothing but good news for wheat growers, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....

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