By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Delegates to the National Farmers Union’s annual meeting in Las Vegas called on the Bush administration and congressional leaders to resolve their differences so a new farm bill can be enacted immediately....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In another indication that farm programs are working as designed, USDA announced no partial 2007-crop-year counter-cyclical payments would be made for corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and other oilseed base acres....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Jackie Warren, like many West Texas cotton farmers, took time last fall to appreciate the exceptional yields and quality he made from the 2007 crop. Then he got down to the business of figuring out how to do it again....
By Paul Schattenberg
Texas A&M University
A personnel management conference for agribusiness will be held April 16-17 at the Windcrest Civic Center, 9310 Jim Seal Drive, in northeast San Antonio. ...
Horse owners: Do you purchase hay but are unsure of the quality? Do you know what alternative to hay can be used when hay is in short supply? Do you know how to raise the best hay for horses? And do you know which plants in your pasture are toxic to your horses?...
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If you’re considering variable-rate applications of a high-end nematicide for root knot nematode in cotton, don’t forget that your soil profile could be hiding variability, according to new research....
Texas cattle and forage producers have faced many frustrating conditions over the past ten years. ...
National Agriculture Day takes place on the first day of spring as a way to celebrate American agriculture and the farmers who help provide the food, fiber, shelter, energy and other materials we use on a daily basis....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
That’s the advice J. C. Banks, Oklahoma Extension cotton specialist, offers farmers as they take soil samples to determine fertility rates for the 2008 crop....
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
The 2008 Agri-Plex Ag Day is set for March 20 at Ballinger High School. The biennial event is coordinated by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service with support from area agribusinesses and trade show exhibitors. ...
South Korea has recently purchased the country’s first shipment of biotech corn via optional origin for the use of food purposes. As of today the Korean Corn Processing Industry Association (KCPIA) has bought 697 thousand metric tons (27.4 million bushels) of genetically modified (GM) corn for April – August shipment at $318.23 - $337.33 per metric ton, cost and freight. Most of the corn will be shipped from the United States, according to the exporters and KCPIA officials....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
After years of seemingly endless ministerial meetings, position papers and, yes, posturing by participants, the Doha Round of the World Trade Organizations seem to be taking a turn for the worse for U.S. cotton....
By Laura McGinnis
USDA
Consumers want durable, comfortable fabrics. Producers want easy-to-manufacture textiles. And growers want hardy, thriving plants. Uniting these traits is the goal of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) cotton breeders at the U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Ariz....
By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University
A South Dakota wheat producer wrote, “I never thought high prices would be so hard to deal with. The right decisions are more important than ever.” At this writing, you can forward contract a truckload of wheat (1,000 bushels) for about $10,000. Less than a week ago, the same truckload was worth $9,000 and three weeks ago, the load was worth $7,700. Last year the load was worth about $4,500....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Drought stretching from early fall into mid-winter, coupled with an unusually wet spring and summer that produced abundant vegetation in rangeland, pastures and Conservation Reserve Program acreage, makes much of the Southwest vulnerable to potentially devastating wildfires....
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