Immigration reform will be tough to pass 

Sep 3, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The thorny issue of immigration reform may get pricklier before it gets better, and Congress may have a narrow window of opportunity to make meaningful changes in a system that has not worked well for years before the cycle of national elections makes passing any contentious issue even more difficult....

Caution recommended when deciding on CRP land use 

Sep 3, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

At least part of the half-million acres coming out of the Conservation Reserve Program in Texas this year will be highly erodible land that should never have been broken out....

Quail field day should offer some insights 

Sep 3, 2009,

By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University

Dale Rollins, Texas AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist at San Angelo, wants anyone interested in quail to come out to "the ranch" on Sept. 25 for a day of learning devoted entirely to the pint-sized dynamos....

USDA seeks trade adjustment comments 

Sep 3, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on a proposed rule that would establish the procedures and eligibility criteria for receiving assistance under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program....

Cotton setting bolls in higher numbers  

Sep 3, 2009,

By Vic Schoonover, NTOK Cotton

In the three states of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, the following percentages are listed as of Aug. 23, 2009:...

WTO rules against U.S. cotton 

Sep 2, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Following a lengthy dispute, the WTO Arbitration Panel has issued a ruling in favor of Brazilian claims that U.S. government payments to cotton farmers have been excessive. ...

Texas crop, weather 

Sep 2, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

While cotton, both dryland and irrigated, looks very good in the Panhandle, it's not the same story for growers in the South Plains and the Rolling Plains, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomists. ...

Meeting provides information on wildlife management 

Sep 2, 2009

The 2009 joint meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society and Bollenbach Wildlife Symposium will take place from Wednesday, Sept. 9, to Friday, Sept. 11, in Ardmore. ...

Workshop details weaning, stocker cattle processing 

Sep 2, 2009

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation's Agricultural Division will host a Weaning and Stocker Cattle Processing Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Noble Foundation Oswalt Road Ranch in Marietta, Okla....

Proper hay harvest and storage retain quality 

Sep 1, 2009,

By Jeffrey R. Stapper, Nueces County Extension Agent-Ag/Natural Resources

The ongoing drought has resulted in many livestock producers looking for hay in Texas, and at the same time resulted in new folks getting into the hay making business. ...

$10,000 college natural resource scholarships available 

Sep 1, 2009

The Texas Wildlife Association Foundation (TWAF) and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. (SALE) have joined forces to offer four $10,000 Natural Resource-Excellence in Education Scholarships in the fall of 2009. ...

Agribusiness: EPA spells out final Bollgard rules 

Sep 1, 2009

EPA has approved an amendment to the registration of Bollgard cotton that will allow producers in the eastern Cotton Belt to plant Deltapine 555 and other varieties containing the original Bollgard gene in 2010....

Wheat price could fall to $3.50 

Aug 31, 2009,

By Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University

The good news is that wheat prices tend to bottom out in August. ...

Grazing management and stockmanship clinic  

Aug 31, 2009

A ranching clinic focusing on grazing management and effective stockmanship, including low stress cattle handling methods, will be held on Wed., Sept. 23 at the Brackenridge Park Main Event Center, 284 Brackenridge Parkway, in Edna, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ...

Options for expired CRP lands  

Aug 31, 2009

A conference designed to explore the opportunities and alternatives available to landowners with expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts has been scheduled in Canyon....

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