By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Chilli thrips are here and if left untreated, an infestation at a bedding plant or nursery operation could cost the grower his or her entire season's production. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
He may be known as “Senator-for-life” Charles Grassley in Iowa, but that doesn’t mean farmers in a number of other states wouldn’t relish the idea of seeing him forced into retirement....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
U.S. soybean farmers have much to lose and little to gain from the current language in the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on the implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard....
By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M University
Helping landowners and others understand reduced quail habitat in the Blackland Prairies and Post Oak Savanna of Texas and how they might be restored is the focus of the Texas Quail Study Group workshop....
By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University
The Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch will host its second annual field day from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sept. 25. The research ranch is located 11 miles west of Roby on U.S. Highway 180....
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Hot, dry weather continued for most of Texas, with South Texas still the hottest and driest, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The use of fertilizer in rice has come a long way since USDA and Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station scientists began performing experiments at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station 100 years ago this spring....
David Gibson, executive director of the Texas Corn Producers Board (TCPB), was recognized July 21 as the District 2 Man of the Year in Agriculture at the annual Texas County Agricultural Agents Association (TCAAA) meeting and improvement conference in San Antonio. ...
By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M University
All those interested in South Plains agriculture should mark their calendars for the centennial celebration Sept. 17 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, said Dr. Jaroy Moore, resident director of research at the facilities....
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has removed a provision allowing certain speculators to exceed federal speculative position limits on agricultural commodities....
America has been celebrating the contribution of the U.S. rice industry got 18 years through the National Rice Month program sponsored by the USA Rice Federation....
The Tri-National Agriculture Accord has approved a statement introduced by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples and signed jointly by agricultural leaders from the United States, Mexico and Canada, that calls on all media and citizens from North America to properly identify public health threats with names that avoid public confusion and unwarranted backlash to other industries....
Three major national organizations representing the grain, feed and feed ingredient, grain processing and pet food industries have joined in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to phase in implementation of its new electronic portal, through which facilities will be required to report food- or feed-product safety incidents....
By Shawn Wade
Having closed out the 2008 Upland cotton marketing year, cotton producers across the U.S are shifting their thoughts to the upcoming USDA announcement of the Average Price Received by Growers and the final 2008-crop Counter-cyclical program payment rate....
Kansas State University veterinarian Dan Thomson believes that the U.S. beef industry is doing a lot of things right when it comes to animal welfare - but that there´s plenty more work to do when it comes to perceptions and realities about animal welfare....
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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)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.
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.
New CourseAmerican agriculture exports 20 to 30 percent of its production annually. For specific commodities, the percentage is much higher. When recommending and applying pest management products for crops, license Pest Control Advisers (PCAs) and applicators and farmers must be aware of which products applied are in compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) established by foreign customers. This CE course details the MRL issue and why compliance is critical to marketing into world trade.
