South Texas citrus experts supportive of Florida citrus quarantine 

Jun 21, 2006,

By Rod Santa Ana III

Better safe than sorry: That’s how Lower Rio Grande Valley citrus experts reacted to last week’s quarantine of Florida citrus....

Industry report: technology adoption needed to reverse declining wheat trend 

Jun 21, 2006

Adoption of biotechnology may hold one of the keys to reviving the declining U.S. wheat industry, according to a new report jointly authored by the National Association of Wheat Growers, the North American Millers’ Association, U.S. Wheat Associates and the Wheat Export Trade Education Committee....

Producers seek peanut line resistant to Sclerotinia 

Jun 20, 2006

Southwest peanut producers are clamoring for a peanut that’s resistant to Sclerotinia blight, a disease that can reduce yields as much as 60 percent and once established in a field is virtually impossible to eliminate....

Irrigation timing, method affects producers’ bottom line 

Jun 20, 2006,

By Tim W. McAlavy

When does irrigation produce the most bang for the buck invested? Can farmers improve their irrigation water-use efficiency by simply changing their irrigation strategy or timing?...

Full capacity cotton offers marketing challenges 

Jun 16, 2006,

By Vic Schoonover

The last three years have been busy ones for The Oklahoma Cotton Cooperative Compress Association, headquartered at Altus, Okla....

Valley’s drought-stricken cotton growers offered rebates 

Jun 15, 2006,

By Rod Santa Ana III

Dryland cotton fields throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley are wilting under relentless heat and severe lack of rain. Irrigated cotton fields are growing well, but those without irrigation are suffering, a Texas Cooperative Extension expert said. ...

Organizations rally to keep Las Cruces gin open 

Jun 15, 2006

When it comes to historic significance, quality and economic importance, cotton is still king in the western United States....

Dry weather conditions continue for Texas 

Jun 14, 2006,

By Blair Fannin

Dry conditions continue to take a toll on agriculture production across the state, according to Texas Cooperative Extension....

Communities, not just crops, depend on irrigation 

Jun 14, 2006,

By Kay Ledbetter

About 90 percent of the Ogallala Aquifer water pumped in this region is used for agricultural crops. But that’s not all the irrigation water is growing, area economists say....

NAWG offers new, wheat-specific weed resistance module 

Jun 13, 2006

The National Association of Wheat Growers has launched the Wheat Weed Resistance Management Course...

More than drought is affecting wheat yields 

Jun 13, 2006

Wheat producers have more than the drought cutting into their yields this year, said two Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers....

Unified front critical to maintain 2002 farm law 

Jun 9, 2006,

By Ron Smith Farm Press Editorial Staff

Texas commodity associations may have some differences in what adjustments, if any, they want in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 but they agree that maintaining a unified front when talks begin in earnest will be crucial to hanging onto the program they have or at least using it as a base for one they hope to be nearly as good....

Soy-based products are helping clean up this spring  

Jun 9, 2006

With the start of spring, many people are dusting off lawn mowers and touch up their homes, yards and cars as usual. However, this year consumers may notice the cost of petroleum-based products, like cleaners, oils and building supplies, are rising. These costs have caused many people to look for alternatives, and soy is providing the answers....

Lajas Station important stop on rice breeding line 

Jun 8, 2006,

By Forrest Laws Farm Press Editorial Staff

Karen Moldenhauer says that when she first started coming to the Villa Parguera in 1982 there were no TVs or telephones in the rooms. “It was rather peaceful,” says the University of Arkansas rice breeder....

Beaumont rice research funding restored 

Jun 8, 2006

Thanks to a coordinated effort between rice farmers and members of Congress, federal funding for the ARS Rice Research program in Beaumont, Texas, was reinstated recently during a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee. Last week, the House Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee restored the $1,554,839 that had been targeted for elimination under the president’s 2007 budget. This is good news for rice farmers and affiliated industries throughout the southern rice production area....

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