Lamy text could prove to be U.S. farm programs’ undoing 

Jan 26, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The National Cotton Council created a stir last December when it released a series of articles examining the latest proposal for restarting the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations....

USDA pulling rug from under farmers? 

Jan 26, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farming operations leasing federally-owned lands are being told their base acres will be terminated and they will not receive government payments for any crops grown on the land....

Texas Peanut Producers Board seeks National Peanut Board nominees  

Jan 26, 2009

The Texas Peanut Producers Board is seeking eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board. TPPB will hold a nominations election to select a member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a meeting on March 3 at the Embassy Suites in Lubbock....

TFB: Constitution change a good first step 

Jan 26, 2009

Governor Perry’s attempt to codify a current eminent domain law into the Texas Constitution is a good first step toward the true reform needed for property owners in Texas, said the leader of the state’s largest farm organization....

Economy could improve by late 2009 but look for more bleak news first 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The U.S. and global economy will get better, perhaps as soon as the fourth quarter of 2009. ...

Arroyo Colorado watershed steering committee meets Jan. 26 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Rod Santa Ana
Texas A&M University

The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership steering committee will meet Jan. 26 in Weslaco, according to an official with Texas A&M AgriLife’s Texas Water Resources Institute. ...

Advanced rainwater harvesting program set for Jan. 29 in Brownwood 

Jan 23, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Brown County will conduct a free Advanced Rainwater Harvesting Program at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Brown County Fairgrounds Home Economics Building on U.S. Hwy 377 South in Brownwood....

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation to again sponsor award 

Jan 23, 2009

As part of their continuing commitment to the agriculture producers of Oklahoma and to our state’s natural resources, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) announced that they will again partner together in presenting the Outstanding Conservation District Director Award.” ...

Vision 21 project seeks to collect data on cotton flow, markets, sustainability 

Jan 22, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Mark Lange, president and CEO, National Cotton Council, readily admits that the U.S. cotton industry faces some tough times....

Burn bans increase; stock tanks drying out 

Jan 22, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

As drought prevailed, pasture and stock tanks dried out and burn bans were put in place in many counties, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents. ...

2009 pre-plant soil moisture survey now in progress 

Jan 22, 2009

Personnel from the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) are now gathering data for their annual joint pre-plant soil moisture survey....

Senate confirms Vilsack as agriculture secretary 

Jan 21, 2009

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the secretary of agriculture in the new Obama administration....

Nominations sought for 10th Peanut Profitability class; advisory board set 

Jan 21, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

As the Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards Program begins taking nominations for its 10th class of winners, the task of earning the prestigious honor hasn’t gotten any easier, says Marshall Lamb, research leader for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the program....

Grape information offered at Jan. 23 prospective grower workshop 

Jan 21, 2009,

By Paul Schattenberg
Texas A&M University

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service for Harris County will present a “Prospective Wine-Grape Growers Workshop" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at its offices, located at 3033 Bear Creek Drive in Houston....

TFB blasts GMA request for elimination of ethanol funding 

Jan 21, 2009

The president of the Texas Farm Bureau said today that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has launched “round two of their vicious smear campaign against the U.S. biofuels industry.”...

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