Fall field day scheduled Aug. 26  

Aug 18, 2009

Kansas State University´s Agricultural Research Center at Hays will host a Fall Field Day on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the center, located at 1232 240th Ave. in Hays....

SDI field day slated Aug. 25 

Aug 18, 2009

The Texas Agri-Life Research Center at Halfway, Texas, will host a subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) field day August 25th....

Cotton industry faces trade challenges 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The cotton industry faces a double handful of trade issues in the near future, including an announcement of damages in the Brazil WTO case that could affect the economic well being of cotton farmers, ginners and others....

Is EPA showing bias against ethanol? 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the Environmental Protection Agency deliberately trying to “stack the deck” against ethanol and other biofuels?...

Texas cotton crop ranges from awful to excellent 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Uncertainty over the size of the cotton crop in drought-stressed Texas, where over half of the U.S. crop is planted this season, will likely continue well into October, and perhaps November, according to experts speaking at the Ag Market Network August teleconference....

August report the start of a bearish slide for corn? 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

USDA’s August 12 corn crop production estimate is likely too low and forecasts for corn use and exports too high, which will add even more bearishness to corn once the information is digested by the market, according to Richard Feltes, an analyst with MF Global, speaking at a CME Group press briefing....

Cultural wars inside farm country could threaten agriculture alliances 

Aug 13, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

A cultural war inside farm country may be emerging between conventional agriculture and organic production and the issue is “not worthy of debate,” says Barry Flinchbaugh, professor of agricultural economics and farm policy at Kansas State University....

Non-profit organization selected to map state for broadband availability 

Aug 13, 2009

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced Connected Nation has been selected to measure and map the availability and use of broadband in the state of Texas. ...

Beltwide cotton prospects excellent to awful 

Aug 13, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton crop conditions across the U.S. Cotton Belt range from a complete disaster to some of the best prospects observers have ever seen in late summer, according to spokesmen at the American Cotton Producers/Cotton Foundation joint meeting yesterday in Nashville....

Future farm bills may look different from prior programs 

Aug 13, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The United States Treasury Department will always be involved in agriculture policy to some extent to provide people with food and energy, says former ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Charlie Stenholm ad current policy advisor for the law firm Olsson, Frank and Weeda....

K-State Extension to offer pasture management 101 workshops 

Aug 13, 2009

K-State Research and Extension is offering two workshops targeting small acreage landowners who would like to learn more about managing their pastures. ...

Corn crop on pace for 2nd largest 

Aug 13, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicted that American farmers would produce the second largest corn crop in U.S. history, falling just short of 13 billion bushels. ...

Farmers will benefit from bi-lateral, WTO agreements 

Aug 12, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers will benefit from completion of trade agreements, including pending bi-lateral agreements as well as the Doha Round of WTO....

Record soybean crop in the making 

Aug 12, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

A record U.S. soybean crop is in the making, and U.S. corn producers are on the way to producing the second largest crop on record, according to USDA’s August 12 Crop Production report. ...

Too dry in South Texas even for feral hogs? 

Aug 12, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

Rain in the last couple of weeks has lessened the stress on some crops and allowed many agricultural producers to take a second or even third cutting of hay, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....

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