Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that up to $58.4 million in financial assistance is available to agricultural producers and entities through the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP), established in the new farm bill to promote ground and surface water conservation and water quality improvement....
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that USDA is seeking public comment on changes to the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), designed to develop and improve fish and wildlife habitat on eligible land and water areas....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Extreme volatility in cotton prices in 2008 not only hurt producer confidence in the futures market, but eventually led to a loss of 30 percent of U.S. merchandizing capacity, according to Gary Taylor, president and CEO of Cargill Cotton Co., in Cordova, Tenn., speaking at the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio....
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's largest conservation program for working agricultural lands. ...
With the addition of CSI™ Safener 500FS to its product line, Bayer CropScience just added the perfect complement to a strong lineup of sorghum seed treatments. ...
By Vic Schoonover
NTOK Cotton
Establishing winter canola as an important money crop in the Southern Plains is a team effort says team member Chad Godsey, Oklahoma State University Extension cropping systems specialist....
The Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition is scheduled for Feb. 24-25 at the City Limits Convention Center in Colby, Kan....
The first ever product stewardship workshop focusing on agricultural films and other "ag" plastics will be held as part of the annual conference of The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA), Feb 22-24 2009, at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said he will do all that is in his power to “administer a robust safety net and create real and meaningful opportunities for U.S. farmers and ranchers to compete” if confirmed as President-elect Obama’s agriculture secretary....
By J.D. Bilbro
Contributing Writer
The Texas High Plains 2008 cotton crop will not match the 2007 crop and will be smaller than earlier predictions....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Only eastern and southeastern parts of the state continued to hold get-out-of-drought-free cards, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....
The American Farm Bureau Federation favored additional funding for beef research and promotion in a delegate vote at the organization’s annual convention Tuesday afternoon....
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Agricultural Division will host an educational workshop on prescribed burning from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Noble Pavilion and Lake Murray State Park in Ardmore. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture probably will not escape unscathed from the recession that has hit the U. S. and world economies....
By Paul Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The outlook for fresh vegetables this winter indicates reduced acreage and supplies, according to the latest USDA Vegetables and Melons Outlook Report. ...
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