Column: Tempest washes away homes, lives 

Sep 12, 2005,

By Ron Smith

We sat one evening in a French Quarter restaurant that embodied all the charm that makes New Orleans a city one never forgets. ...

Rural America on the cusp of ‘historic opportunity’ 

Sep 8, 2005,

By Hembree Brandon

Energy production and the attractions of rural life are going to have a major impact on rural America, says Tom Dorr, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development....

A big bullseye: More sniping at cotton programs 

Sep 7, 2005,

By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The way things have been going with trade and legislation issues over the last several months, cotton growers and ginners “may feel they have a bullseye target hanging on them,” says Harrison Ashley....

'Snip squad' helps cotton find its voice 

Sep 7, 2005,

Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

They fan out in Florence, weave through the streets of Osaka and tread down the sidewalks of Shanghai, sharp-eyed women who can spot a fashion trend quicker than a farmer can turn a cotton picker....

USDA assists with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts 

Sep 5, 2005,

Forrest Laws

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today issued two directives to further meet the food and housing needs of Hurricane Katrina survivors....

Panel addresses looming issues, market opportunities 

Sep 1, 2005,

By Andy Bell

Controversial immigration rule changes, health care needs and a changing produce shopper provided fodder for a forum at the 2005 Texas Produce Convention held on South Padre Island....

U.S. rice producers may not share in increased Cuban imports 

Aug 31, 2005,

By Forrest Laws

The Cuban government’s food buying agency, ALIMPORT, could import up to 1 million metric tons of rice annually by the end of the decade. But U.S. rice producers may not participate in the increase from current levels of 712,000 metric tons....

Hailstorms cost growers 100,000 acres 

Aug 30, 2005,

By Farm Press Editorial Staff

LUBBOCK, Texas – The 2005 High Plains cotton crop is about 100,000 acres shorter than it was last week, following a weekend series of hailstorms that devastated fields in Hockley and surrounding counties. ...

Boll weevil eradication begins in Rio Grande Valley 

Aug 30, 2005,

By Georgia Tuxbury

Last fall, Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers voted to be part of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation. Out of 17 zones in Texas, the Lower Rio Grande Valley was the next to last zone to do so....

USDA preparing to use buyouts to reduce FSA county office staffs 

Aug 29, 2005,

By Forrest Laws

Some of those smiling faces you’ve grown accustomed to seeing at your county Farm Service Agency office may not be there when you go in to sign up for a new program or check on your LDPs this fall....

Eliminating commodity programs reduces net farm income 

Aug 26, 2005,

By Daryll E. Ray

The structure of the 2007 Farm Bill has engendered a lot of discussion at most of the meetings we have attended this summer. Of particular interest has been the impact that trade negotiations will have on the shape of the new farm legislation....

Fall stand establishment crucial to quality alfalfa 

Aug 26, 2005,

By Calvin Trostle, Texas Extension agronomist, Lubbock, and Leonard Lauriault, New Mexico State University forage agronomist, Tucumcari

The most important day in the life of an alfalfa stand is planting day. Proper establishment is critical to production of high quality alfalfa hay....

International rice genome sequence effort completed 

Aug 25, 2005

Researchers from the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP) completed a sequence of the rice genome that will help become a key resource to improve the nutritional quality and productivity of rice....

Certified Crop Advisers can earn free CEU on Farm Press Web site 

Aug 24, 2005

A free, nationally accredited continuing education unit for American Society of Agronomy (ASA) licensed Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) has been launched by Southwest Farm Press....

Sorghum producers approve name change and new structure 

Aug 22, 2005

The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) has changed its name, adopted a new governing structure and celebrated its 50th anniversary. "As they say, it's all in a day's work," said NSP President James Vorderstrasse of Hebron, Neb....

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