Wheat conditions imply little change in price 

Feb 23, 2009,

By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University

World wheat production for the 2008/09 wheat marketing year (June 1 through May 31) is in the bin....

Just because Treasury’s shoveling money doesn’t mean credit’s easy 

Feb 23, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

On the day Barack Obama was taking the oath of office as the nation’s 44th president, the U.S. stock market was tanking big-time....

Ethanol production will have to increase to meet government mandates 

Feb 23, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Ethanol plant construction has come to a halt, but the mandates by government are not declining, which could mean prices could jump again....

Cotton acreage projected at 8.11 million 

Feb 20, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. producers have told the National Cotton Council they intend to plant 8.11 million acres of cotton this spring, a decrease of 14 percent from 2008 that would continue a trend that began when corn prices hit $4 a bushel in 2007....

Peanut butter remains mainstay of this editor’s lunchtime diet 

Feb 20, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. ...

Grazing school for novices promises to save money for students 

Feb 20, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

In today's economy, it's not a question of being able to afford more training to better manage livestock operations, said a forage expert with Texas AgriLife Research. ...

Nusser named new AgriLife Extension Panhandle district administrator 

Feb 20, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Danny Nusser will assume the role of Texas AgriLife Extension Service district administrator for the Panhandle District beginning March 2, according to Dr. Darrell Dromgoole, AgriLife Extension associate director-county programs....

Light rains do little to break drought 

Feb 19, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Some counties received light rain, but the drought seems to have stubbornly dug in its heels for most areas, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents. ...

Green payments may replace traditional programs, secretary says 

Feb 18, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government must begin to look at new ways to support farmers – including the use of “green payments” – because of the impact of the recently passed economic stimulus package on the federal deficit....

EWG, Grocery Manufacturers trying to ‘drive wedge’ between consumers, ethanol 

Feb 18, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

New anti-ethanol commentary by environmental and food manufacturing organizations are “stirring up fear” among consumers at a time when all segments of the economy should be pulling together to bring about recovery....

Feral hog/vehicle collisions up 

Feb 18, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Last November, over a period of a couple of days, Armon Hewitt counted at least six road-killed feral hogs on the 10-mile stretch of state highway he drives daily to and from the Texas AgriLife Extension Service office for Trinity County in Groveton. ...

Texas peanut producers brace for impact of salmonella outbreak  

Feb 17, 2009

The Texas peanut industry is feeling the pinch after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) found the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) was willfully allowing salmonella contaminated peanut butter products into the food supply. ...

AgriLife Extension sets two annual peanut production workshops 

Feb 17, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct two free peanut production workshops on Feb. 24 in Levelland and on Feb. 25 in Seminole....

Interest in Texas wheat improves as quality goes up 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Finding out what the customer wants and then working toward that goal is paying off for Texas wheat producers, according to a Texas AgriLife Research wheat breeder....

New program will address on-farm food safety in Texas 

Feb 13, 2009,

By Rod Santa Ana
Texas A&M University

Two state agencies are joining forces to combat the devastating disruptions that occur when the food safety of farm products is called into question, according to a vegetable specialist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service....

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