Southwest Farm Press News Archive

Keep legumes´ nitrogen credits in mind when topdressing wheat

Oct 22, 2007

As producers plan for winter topdressing wheat or another small grain cereal, they should be conservative in the amount of nitrogen (N) credit they count as coming from a preceding legume crop, a Kansas State University agronomist said....

Conner urges Senate to finish farm bill

Oct 19, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner said he is “grateful” that the Senate Agriculture Committee has reached an agreement on a new farm bill and could schedule a mark-up session on the legislation as early as next week (Oct. 24)....

Presidential panel discusses food import safety

Oct 19, 2007

An ever-changing U.S. consumer who enjoys the convenience of ready-to-eat produce and seasonable fruits during the dead of winter has brought new challenges to food import safety, experts said Oct. 18. ...

Devastating hail storm strikes Hale County Texas

Oct 19, 2007,

By J.D. Bilbro
Contributing Writer

A severe storm, packing wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, heavy rain, and devastating hail swept through the western part of Hale County Oct. 10, leaving behind hail accumulations of 5 inches, rainfall amounts exceeding 3 inches, and some $15 million in crop losses. ...

Texas crop and weather report

Oct 18, 2007,

By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University

Rainfall that swept through portions of the state this week should help improve wheat pastures used for stocker cattle grazing, according to Texas Cooperative Extension reports....

Coastal bend farmers completing cotton harvest look at growing wheat

Oct 18, 2007,

By Harvey Buehring
Nueces County Extension Agent

Cotton farmers across the Coastal Bend area were working diligently to complete harvest of this season’s cotton crop during the final week of September. Most cotton was a month behind from the start, since spring planting was delayed due to wet field conditions. ...

WTO panel slams U.S. cotton program — again

Oct 18, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

A World Trade Organization panel has agreed with Brazil’s claim that the United States is not moving fast enough to comply with a 2005 ruling against the U.S. cotton program, according to press reports....

Yield and quality expectations high for Kansas, North Oklahoma cotton

Oct 17, 2007,

By Vic Schoonover
NTOK Cotton

Yield and quality of the 2007 cotton crop in Kansas and northern Oklahoma could be the best yet, according to Dick Cooper, marketing specialist for the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, Liberal, Kansas....

U.S. soybean exports reach record high

Oct 17, 2007

U.S. soybean farmers have had a record-setting year. Marketing year 2006-07 ended Aug. 31 with U.S. soybean exports totaling 1.11 billion bushels....

A wheat for all seasons – and reasons

Oct 17, 2007,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

The seeds may be lacking for perennial wheat to be grown on any significant basis in Texas, but interest is not, according to Dr. Charlie Rush, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station plant pathologist....

Sticking to cactus control pays off

Oct 16, 2007,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

New products make controlling prickly pear and cholla cactus a paying venture, as long as planned for on a long-term basis, a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist said. ...

Extension Economist: South Texas hunting prospects best in years

Oct 16, 2007,

By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University

Though crop losses from record rainfall earlier this year reached $200 million, hunting prospects across South Texas are excellent and the money spent on related activities throughout the region will be welcomed, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension economist. ...

Could wheat prices re-test recent highs?

Oct 16, 2007,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As projected U.S. wheat ending stocks and Australian wheat production both plunge lower, U.S. wheat prices appear poised to test old highs approaching $10 a bushel, according to market analysts speaking at Midwest press briefings on USDA’s Oct. 12 U.S. crop production report and world supply and demand estimates....

Texas crop, weather report: Cotton production heating up

Oct 15, 2007,

Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Cotton needs heat units to mature and while things started out slowly for much of the crop, it is now back on track on the High Plains, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist....

2007 Texas pumpkins on their way to market

Oct 15, 2007,

By Tim W. McAlavy
Texas A&M University

Growers in Texas' largest pumpkin patch haven't yet sited the Great Pumpkin, but they haven't had much time to look for him. They are busy harvesting, processing and shipping a bountiful crop of decorative squash to wholesale and retail outlets....

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