Rice production in Asia, Africa and Latin America is forecast to reach a new record level in 2008, FAO said, warning that world rice prices could remain high in the short term, as much of the 2008 crops will only be harvested by the end of the year....
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the sign-up period for the 2008 Conservation Security Program (CSP) until May 30, 2008. ...
Insect pressure on wheat has been relatively light so far in Kansas this year, a Kansas State University entomologist said, but there are three pests to watch for in wheat during May....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farm bill negotiators and major farm organizations have begun an intense effort to muster the 290 House votes needed to override a promised veto of the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act conference report....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....
By J.D. Bilbro
Contributing Writer
The number of cotton varieties carrying genes for resistance to Roundup has increased significantly over the last few years. ...
In a sign of the ag economy’s growing strength, CoBank, the leading cooperative bank for agribusinesses and rural utilities, said its net earnings rose 45 percent to $149.6 million in the first three months of 2008....
Commissioner Todd Staples is encouraging families who wish to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Family Land Heritage Program to get started on their applications now. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Site selection, rotation, variety choices and fungicides play crucial roles in managing peanut diseases and nematodes, says an Oklahoma State University Extension plant pathologist....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Most of the western parts of the state remained drought-stressed, while the northern and eastern parts of the state saw some relief, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents across the state. ...
The USA Rice Federation is sponsoring its annual National Rice Month (NRM) scholarship contest this September for high school juniors and seniors whose families are directly involved in the rice industry in the six major rice-growing states of Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
About the only thing farmers can depend on as they prepare for the 2008 cropping season is volatility....
Two years after questions arose regarding the viability of the U.S. rice industry, the sector has emerged stronger and has a very promising outlook with total U.S. rice exports forecast to increase around 20 percent, according to a new Rabobank report, “U.S. Rice.”...
Commissioner Todd Staples is pleased to announce the Texas Department of Agriculture has a new $250,000 wine grant program for farmers who wish to expand existing vineyard operations or start new ones....
By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Rioting in Haiti in which mobs attacked the presidential palace and several people were killed; violent protests in Egypt; a strike in Jordan; demonstrations in Bolivia, Indonesia, Mozambique; and unrest in a score of other countries — all stemming from skyrocketing food prices and shortages....
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