USAID tops $1.39 billion in emergency food aid provided in FY 2008 

Apr 30, 2008

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing assistance in response to the increase in food prices worldwide. ...

Plains Cotton Growers face weather, policy changes in ‘08 

Apr 29, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As Barry Evans, Kress, Texas, cotton and grain farmer, prepared to assume leadership of Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., at the organization’s 51st annual meeting recently in Lubbock, he reflected on the challenges facing the cotton industry....

Wheat production, profitability will highlight Wheat Field Day on May 15 

Apr 29, 2008,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Wheat producers from throughout Texas and Oklahoma will have a chance to hear other producers talk about their fertilization successes at the Wheat Field Day on May 15 at the AgriPro Wheat Breeding Facility in Lockett, just south of Vernon....

Keith Menchey rejoins National Cotton Council 

Apr 29, 2008

Dr. Keith Menchey will rejoin the National Cotton Council on May 1 in the organization’s Washington, DC, office where he will serve as manager, Science and Environmental Issues....

Dierschke regarding Governor Perry’s request on Renewable Fuels Standards 

Apr 28, 2008

“A request by Governor Rick Perry to the Environmental Protection Agency to waive a portion of the Renewable Fuels Standard is misguided, would do little to lower food costs and would ultimately cause consumers to pay more at the gas pump....

Pineywood Cattle Congress set for May 9 in San Augustine County 

Apr 28, 2008

The upcoming Pineywoods Cattle Congress, set May 9, will take a "two-pronged" approach, said Cary Sims, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for San Augustine County. ...

Conferees achieve farm bill breakthrough 

Apr 28, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate negotiators, defying a White House demand they pass a one-year extension of the farm bill, appear to have reached agreement on a spending framework for a new five-year law....

Rice fluff: economist says supplies aplenty for U.S. consumers 

Apr 25, 2008,

By Kathleen Phillips
Texas A&M University

Reports about shortages of rice in the United States probably apply only to several imported varieties, and definitely not to the domestic supply of the popular grain. ...

Texas Farm Bureau supports transportation alternatives 

Apr 25, 2008

Texas Farm Bureau offered several viable transportation and funding alternatives to the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) in meeting Texas’ future transportation needs during testimony before the Senate Transportation Committee....

Conference committee approves 3 farm bill initiatives 

Apr 25, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House-Senate conferees approved three major initiatives for the 2008 farm bill this week although they seemed to be making little progress toward passage of the full legislation, congressional sources said....

Senator outlines farm bill dynamics 

Apr 25, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There was no farm bill conference on Wednesday but plenty was going on behind the scenes, promised conferee Sen. Blanche Lincoln....

Senate OKs another farm bill extension 

Apr 24, 2008,

Farm Press Editorial Staff Report

The Senate once again has approved a short-term extension of the farm bill, giving House-Senate farm bill conference committee members until May 2 to complete new legislation....

Tips for planting corn focus on seed placement 

Apr 24, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

When a researcher from a state that annually plants 13 million acres of corn speaks, farmers generally listen. ...

Passing of Polaroid stirs editor’s memories 

Apr 24, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

This week marked the passing of a good friend, one that helped me make more than one deadline in my early career as a reporter, one that allowed me the opportunity to, if not correct mistakes at least to mitigate the damage, and one that, if somewhat south of high class was nonetheless as dependable as a cur dog saved from the pound....

Texas crop, weather 

Apr 24, 2008,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

With few exceptions, most of the state's topsoil remained critically dry. And in regions where a little rain came, strong winds followed, taking moisture with it. ...

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