By Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
The USDA objective yield survey results collected between September 24 and October 6 have lowered 2009-crop cotton yield expectations and dropped projected cotton production in the High Plains region by 330,000 bales....
Texas is hosting a Citrus Greening conference on November 16-18, at the McAllen Convention Center, McAllen. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The chief executive officers of two of the nation’s largest agricultural companies say the world’s farmers must double their production of food between now and 2050 if the world’s population is to avoid widespread famine....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Heavy rain, as much as 10 inches in some areas, raised soil moisture levels and generally improved the agricultural outlook through most of the state, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
As quickly as cash disappeared from dairy farms in 2009, so too did forward contracts for feed. ...
By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University
The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership steering committee will meet Oct. 22 in Weslaco to continue its efforts to implement the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan, according to an official with the Texas Water Resources Institute....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agricultural innovations reach far beyond the immediate end-users that are primary targets for better varieties, more efficient irrigation systems and new technology that improves farm and ranch profitability....
By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University
Optimizing expertise and equipment to get solid answers both producers and government agencies can use was the goal of a massive two-week air quality monitoring project at an eastern New Mexico dairy, according to project researchers....
An El Niño in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean is expected to be a dominant climate factor influencing December through February winter weather in the United States, according to the 2009 Winter Outlook released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center....
Acequia irrigation systems are an essential part of New Mexico agriculture along the Rio Grande River. ...
By Cary Blake, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. cotton prices in 2009-2010 are expected to flounder between 57 and 65 cents per pound as the U.S. tries to market a crop of about 13 million bales, according to Jarral Neeper, president of Calcot, the grower-owned cotton marketing cooperative based in Bakersfield, Calif....
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) are supporting 63 applicants that are seeking a total of $793 million in funds from the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). ...
By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University
With the U.S. consumption of peppers at an all-time high, scientists and producers will meet in November in South Texas to explore ways to improve the industry, said Dr. Kevin Crosby, a pepper breeder with Texas AgriLife Research in College Station....
By Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University
The wheat marketing-year prices trend is normally set in late August and early September. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If African farmers and the world’s hungry are to climb out of their misery and become more productive citizens, technology will have to pave the way, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates says....
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