South Plains agriculture conference on Feb. 13 to explore wind energy 

Feb 2, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Texas AgriLife Extension Service will join the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Wildlife Association to conduct the South Plains Agriculture,Wind and Wildlife Conference Feb. 13 at Lubbock’s American Wind Power Center and Museum....

USDA issues partial 2008 CCP cotton payments 

Jan 30, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will make $490 million available in partial 2008 Counter-cyclical Program (CCP) payments to eligible producers with enrolled upland cotton base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP)....

Larry Smith named TBWEF Program Director 

Jan 30, 2009,

By Roger Haldenby
Plains Cotton Growers Inc.

The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, responsible for management of Texas' statewide boll weevil eradication program, announced the selection of Larry Smith as Program Director....

Health benefits of rural living negated 

Jan 30, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The image of farming as a healthy lifestyle, centered around a lot of body-toning outdoors work and exercise and home-cooked meals of fresh vegetables/fruits and farm-produced meats, is changing — and not for the better....

Drought extends its reach to east and southeast regions 

Jan 29, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents in eastern and southeastern Texas reported worsening drought conditions. ...

Vilsack extends payment limit comment period 

Jan 29, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he will extend the comment period for the 2008 farm bill farm program payment limitation and payment eligibility rulemaking process....

Phil Mulder named head of OSU entomology and plant pathology 

Jan 29, 2009,

By Donald Stotts
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University’s Phil Mulder has been named head of the department of entomology and plant pathology, part of the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources....

Conservation funds boost Texas rural economies 

Jan 28, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Conservation practices accounted for a $376 million economic impact on Texas communities in 2008, part of a total $2 billion benefit from funds allocated throughout the 2002 farm program....

Last minute CEU's for pesticide applicators 

Jan 28, 2009

Producers and others with a private, or commercial - noncommercial pesticide applicators license will have a final opportunity to receive CEU's to apply to their license or certificate for 2008. ...

Private pesticide applicator’s license training to be held 

Jan 28, 2009

The Monte Mucho Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Texas AgriLife Extension Service will be sponsoring private pesticide applicator’s license training in Hebbronville in late February or early March....

TFB president urges real change on eminent domain 

Jan 28, 2009

The president of the state’s largest farm organization called on Governor Rick Perry to sign legislation that truly reforms the state’s archaic eminent domain reform process....

Crop protection companies expect new products to improve efficiency 

Jan 27, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The world may not be getting smaller as clichés would have us believe but the amount of land available for agricultural production is shrinking rapidly, according to Jim Bloomberg, product development manager for Bayer CropScience....

Prescribed burn workshop scheduled for Feb. 2 

Jan 27, 2009

Landowners, land managers, county managers and local volunteer firefighters in Jim Wells County interested in learning about prescribed burning and the South Texas Prescribed Burn Association will have an opportunity on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Merchants Building at the Jim Wells County Fairgrounds, in Alice. ...

Texas Soybean Production Conference set for Victoria 

Jan 27, 2009

The Texas Soybean Association will hold its 42nd Annual Business session at the Victoria Community Center (2905 E North St, Victoria TX) on Thursday, February 5, 2009 in conjunction with the 2009 Soybean Production Conference sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension. ...

Irwin named to succeed Worthington as SCPA president 

Jan 27, 2009

Pete Irwin, regional business manager with BASF Corp., in Cary, N.C., has been named president of the Southern Crop Production Association for 2008-09. ...

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