By Vic Schoonover, NTOK Cotton
The 2009 cotton crop is looking good, but needs a rain, says J. C. Banks, Oklahoma State University Extension state cotton specialist....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has promoted Jonathan Coppess to be administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency after Doug Caruso resigned from the post, citing philosophical differences with the Obama administration....
Forage production is the leading agricultural crop in the Middle Rio Grande Valley with 20,050 acres planted in 2007 in Valencia and Bernalillo counties....
By Donald Stotts, Oklahoma State University
Understanding and avoiding heat stress in cattle can be a valuable management tool in Oklahoma, where most areas of the state experience 70 or more days each year with temperatures that exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit....
American farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report....
By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University
A combination of academic, industry and legislative efforts have created a premier research cattle feeding facility at the Texas AgriLife Research and U.S. Department of Agriculture complex near Bushland....
By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University
Hurricane Dolly’s trek through South Texas last summer is the likely suspect in a 12 percent drop in citrus production there, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service citrus specialist....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If the situation wasn’t so serious, it would almost be funny. ...
The drought has made hay scarce in some areas. But before producers buy, they should remember drought can also make any warm-season sorghum forages toxic, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage expert....
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced $2 million in grants is available for non-profit organizations to purchase excess produce resulting from overproduction. ...
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The 11th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is scheduled for July 12-14, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Noting that other countries are showing no signs of reducing their export subsidies, USDA has announced the initial round of allocations under the Dairy Export Incentives Program for the period July 1 through June 30, 2010....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
One of the biggest benefits to growing peanuts in Mississippi has been the relative lack of disease pressure compared to other more established growing regions of the Southeast. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Hard as it may be to believe, I’ll hit a significant milestone this month. ...
By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University
A new and as yet unidentified insect is causing heavy damage to Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton fields already battered by an extended drought, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service cotton expert....
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