Let your voice be heard on Proposition 11 

Oct 16, 2009

Want to stop government from taking your property and transferring it to someone else? ...

Loan to expand wind energy generation, create green jobs 

Oct 16, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the approval of a $17.4 million loan to Greensburg Wind Farm, LLC, to provide financing for the 10 wind turbine project that will supply power to the community of Greensburg, Kan. ...

Still plenty of cotton in the world 

Oct 15, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Extremes of weather throughout the growing and harvest seasons have prompted USDA to lower projections for the 2009 U.S. cotton crop. ...

Cool weather slows armyworm advances 

Oct 15, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

Following rains, armyworms marched in and devoured improved pastures and wheat throughout the state. ...

No final DCP payments for corn, peanuts 

Oct 15, 2009

USDA will not issue final 2008 counter-cyclical payments to farmers enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program for peanuts, corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and oats because average commodity prices remain above levels that trigger these payments....

Cattle producers should consider retained ownership 

Oct 15, 2009,

By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University

Recent rainfall has been beneficial to Texas small grains pastures, and cattle producers may want to weigh their options when marketing calves in 2010, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....

‘Land grants’ could lead hunger fight 

Oct 14, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Gebisa Ejeta says the world will have to increase its production of food more in the next four decades than it has since the dawn of civilization....

Financial problems grip dairy farmers 

Oct 14, 2009,

By Daryll E. Ray

One of the pleasures of my job is the opportunity to get out of the office and speak to farm organizations. ...

2010 DCP, ACRE signup begins 

Oct 14, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that enrollment for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program has begun and will continue through June 1, 2010....

Zebra chip, citrus greening conference  

Oct 14, 2009,

By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University

A conference to address serious plant diseases in citrus and potato crops is drawing national and international attention, according to organizers....

Most popular cotton varieties identified 

Oct 14, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Deltapine cottonseed was the most popular brand of upland cotton planted in the United States in 2009, according to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. ...

Dispute Resolution training reveals farm and ranch concerns 

Oct 13, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

A few years ago I was invited to speak at a Texas Dispute Resolution System mediator training session in Austin. They asked me to talk about the farm bill under debate at the time and to offer some insight into what sorts of disputes might arise from changes in the 2002 legislation....

Strong interest in new Conservation Stewardship 

Oct 13, 2009

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced that NRCS has received 21,300 applications to participate in the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). ...

Biomass gasification, biochar show commercial promise 

Oct 13, 2009,

By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M University

Biomass gasification and the resulting production of “biochar” were among the topics addressed at the Texas Animal Manure Management Issues Conference Sept. 29-30 in Round Rock, north of Austin. ...

Producers should apply less fertilizer in certain cases 

Oct 13, 2009,

By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University

Texas cotton producers may be using too much of a good thing when it comes to fertilizer....

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