Research examines effects of breeding for RFI in heifers 

Apr 21, 2009

With feed costs such a significant portion of beef production, animal scientists at Kansas State University recently finished a study on heifers that were sired by bulls chosen for their genetic residual feed intake (RFI) merit....

Farmers own more wheat  

Apr 20, 2009,

By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University

There is 205 percent more on-farm storage wheat than last year (280 million bushels vs. 92 million bushels). ...

NRCS offers recovery assistance following wildfires 

Apr 20, 2009

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering technical and financial assistance to landowners impacted by drought and wildfires. ...

Cattle operations better through SPA program 

Apr 20, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has set the dates for its 2009 Beef Cattle Standardized Performance Analysis workshops....

Cattle theft bill passes Texas State Senate 

Apr 20, 2009

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association today applauded the Texas State Senate for passing SB 1163, a bill to increase the penalty for cattle theft in Texas....

Ballots needed to continue the National Peanut Board 

Apr 17, 2009

Earlier this month peanut farmers should have received a ballot in the mail asking them to vote on the re-authorization of the National Peanut Board (NPB). ...

Texas conservation efforts get $21.5 million boost from stimulus 

Apr 17, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Texas watershed projects got a $21.5 million shot in the arm Thursday with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s announcement that the USDA will send $84.8 million to state and local governments to improve water quality, increase water supply, decrease soil erosion and improve fish and wildlife habitat in rural communities....

What’s Better for My Farm ACRE or DCP? 

Apr 17, 2009

Funded in part by Cotton Incorporated, Texas A & M University’s Agricultural Food Policy Center (AFPC) has developed a decision aid for producers considering ACRE....

Dr. Norman Borlaug serves as exemplary role model  

Apr 17, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

We have a problem with role models in this country....

Free trade overlooks predatory policies 

Apr 17, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A few weeks ago, I was traveling through north Louisiana to a conference. ...

Wildfires struck several north Texas counties 

Apr 16, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Fostered by dry conditions and high winds, wildfires struck several north Texas counties, burning thousands of acres of rangeland and destroying small communities. ...

Cattle may have secondary injuries from fires 

Apr 16, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Analyzing injuries to cattle following a wildfire is important to minimize losses, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialists. ...

Travel restrictions ease, so must trade and payment restrictions 

Apr 15, 2009

President Obama’s action to lift travel restrictions for Cuban-American families and to allow remittances by them to Cuba are welcome steps in the process for reopening trade with an important agricultural market for the U.S. rice industry, USA Rice Federation Chairman Jamie Warshaw said....

TSCRA encourages ranchers to have cattle inspected 

Apr 15, 2009

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association encourages all ranchers whose cattle were on burned pasture to have their cattle inspected by a veterinarian for burns and other trauma from fires....

EPA asked to pursue a rehearing on pesticide ruling 

Apr 15, 2009

This week the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to request a rehearing of the recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision defining pesticides as pollutants and requiring Clean Water Act permits before they can be applied in or near water sources. ...

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