Cotton market ‘biding time’ 

May 14, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Sit back and enjoy the ride. That’s basically the advice marketing experts were giving producers this morning now that cotton futures have risen out of the 40s and 50s and into the low 60-cent range....

American Agri-Women gets grant to produce TV program 

May 14, 2009

American Agri-Women (AAW) has received a grant from USDA to produce a television program for farm and ranch women, which is planned to air nationwide in 2009....

Selecting quality wheat seed 

May 14, 2009,

Gaylon Morgan – College Station
Brent Bean – Amarillo
Todd Baughman – Vernon

Most of the Texas wheat crop has endured drought and late-season freezes this year. ...

EPA rules on carbofuran tolerances  

May 14, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

FMC Corp. officials said they strongly disagree with and will file objections to EPA’s decision to revoke all U.S. food tolerances for carbofuran, the active ingredient in the company’s Furadan pesticide....

Grazing rates losing steam 

May 14, 2009,

By Mike Fritz

Private grazing rates across the Western U.S. inched up just 1.4 percent over the past year to $14.70/animal unit month (AUM) as of Jan. 1. ...

Myth of ethanol and food prices  

May 13, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

What a difference a year makes – unless you’re a grocery manufacturing company or oil conglomerate CEO....

New phorid fly species kills red imported fire ants  

May 13, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Zombie fire ants may not sound like a cool thing, but wait a minute, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. ...

Paying taxes is a patriotic opportunity 

May 12, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Back in November I exercised one of my most important rights as a citizen of the United States of America....

Landowners face decisions on conservation lands 

May 12, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Many Conservation Reserve Program contracts are due to expire this September, and landowners need to give careful consideration as to what comes next for once highly erodible land, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. ...

Dead wheat and production alternatives 

May 11, 2009,

By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University

Oh, to have bought Revenue Assurance or Crop Revenue Coverage crop insurance!...

Obama budget riles farm groups 

May 11, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Obama administration is continuing to push for a $500,000 cap on direct payments, a new limit on total farm program payments and elimination of cotton storage credits in its budget proposals for fiscal year 2010....

Wet soil can lead to nitrogen loss  

May 11, 2009

With the recent heavy rains across parts of Kansas, saturated soils have become common in many areas. ...

Wheat field day offers look back, forward 

May 11, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Wheat producers have tackled a tough year of drought, pests, disease and a late freeze. ...

Insecticides provide major, quantifiable benefits 

May 8, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A three-year study by the Crop Protection Research Institute (CPRI) has found that for every dollar spent by farmers on insecticides, $19 is returned....

Funding for black farmers suit 

May 8, 2009

The Obama administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget proposal will include funds to provide a final settlement for the lawsuit that alleged discrimination against minority farmers in USDA’s farm programs. ...

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 | 220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 | 277 | 278 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 | 289 | Next

Subscribe to RSS headline updates from:
Powered by FeedBurner

Continuing Education

Accredited in Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina and Tennessee:


(New Course)
Weed Resistance Management in Cotton

This course covers a wide range of options to effectively control weeds in cotton and reduce the risk of weed resistance management. It is accredited for hours/units for licensed/accredited applicators in 7 U.S. Cotton Belt states (Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina an d Tennessee. CCA credit is pending).

(New Course)
New Mode of Action Chemistry for Vegetable Production

Integration of a new mode of action compound like Coragen into IPM and IRM programs to control Lepidoptera in leafy greens, fruiting vegetables, peppers and brassica or cole crops is always welcome. This online CE accredited course details how best to use this new mode of action insecticide in intensive vegetable production. It is accredited by the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program and by state agencies for licensed applicators in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

This course is accredited in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as well as for CCA credits:

(New Course)
Spray Drift Management

Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to not waste money allowing products to drift off the intended target. This accredited online continuing education course covers the critical elements of spray drift management.

Top 10 Articles of 2008

Back to Top

Browse Print Issues

Additional Resources

subscribe to Farm Press Daily Delta Farm Press Southeastt Farm Press Western Farm Press