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Great Plains Sorghum Conference scheduled  

Jul 1, 2009,

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 conservation 

Jul 1, 2009

“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 pay 

Jul 1, 2009

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 clean 

Jul 1, 2009,

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 Oklahoma 

Jul 1, 2009,

By Vic Schoonover

Finally, Alan Mindemann, Apache, Okla., is doing something that gives him a lot of satisfaction....

U.S. rice acres increase slightly 

Jul 1, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

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 use  

Jul 1, 2009,

By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University

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....

Soybean acres at record high 

Jun 30, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. farmers planted a record-breaking soybean crop this spring, according to USDA’s June 30 Planted Acreage report....

Wheat harvest survey mapping tool introduced 

Jun 30, 2009

Wheat harvest across Kansas has commenced. ...

Key issues for stocker cattle producers  

Jun 30, 2009

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation's Agricultural Division will host a Stocker Cattle Seminar from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Kruse Auditorium on the Noble Foundation’s Ardmore campus....

Farm industry groups weigh in on climate change amendment 

Jun 29, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The nation’s farm industry associations responded quickly last week to the announcement that an agreement had been reached between the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee making the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 more palatable to agriculture....

Talkin' Cotton 

Jun 29, 2009,

By Vic Schoonover
NTOK Cotton

Early cotton in the Kansas and northern Oklahoma area is in a lot better shape this year compared to the unpredictable planting weather of 2008, according to Dick Cooper, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association marketing specialist at Liberal, Kan.....

Producers learn to cope with dry conditions 

Jun 29, 2009,

By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University

Input costs and lack of rainfall were on the minds of many row crop producers at the 46th Stiles Farm Field Day recently....

Climate change legislation seen as either boon or bust 

Jun 25, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Greenhouse gas emission legislation will be either a boon to agriculture or a nightmare to farmers and ranchers....

Southern ag leaders oppose climate change legislation 

Jun 25, 2009

Commissioners and secretaries of agriculture representing 17 southern states and U.S. territories have said the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) formally opposes H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009....

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