Clark to address 58th Annual Texas Rice Council Meeting in El Campo on January 14 

Jan 7, 2009

Fred Clark, executive vice president and general counsel of Cornerstone Government Affairs in Washington D.C. and a well-known figure on Capitol Hill, will be the guest speaker at the 58th Annual Texas Rice Council Meeting in El Campo, Texas on January 14 at the El Campo Civic Center. ...

Ag groups urge end to railroad antitrust exemptions 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For much of 2008, corn, soybean and wheat farmers were on the receiving end of a continuous barrage of bad publicity from a campaign that appeared to be mounted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association....

Nitrogen top-dressing wheat decision 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University

When winter wheat was planted, 46-0-0 cost about $1.06 per pound of nitrogen applied. ...

Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop scheduled for Feb. 5 

Jan 6, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

The Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop will be held Feb. 5 at the Ashmore Inn and Suites, 2301 Interstate 40 East in Amarillo....

FSA streamlining likely to continue under Obama administration 

Jan 5, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm Service Agency Administrator Teresa Lasseter said streamlining the agency will continue under the Obama administration, with fewer offices available to serve ranchers and farmers across the country....

No immediate changes for ag sector likely 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Likelihood of the next U.S. Congress making a mad dash to renegotiate the farm bill passed last summer is remote, but that doesn’t mean agricultural interests can afford to let their guard down says Representative Mike Conaway, R-Texas....

Corn yield contest winners double national average 

Dec 31, 2008

Corn growers shattered yield records in a year beset with weather problems, using innovative production techniques and improved seed varieties to achieve top numbers in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) 2008 National Corn Yield Contest....

American Agri-Women has two college scholarships available 

Dec 31, 2008

American Agri-Women (AAW) provides two scholarships for farm, ranch or agribusiness women or their daughters, to pursue accredited courses in ag leadership, communications, rural sociology, medicine, or any other courses directly related to agriculture. ...

U.S. rice production uncertain, imports up 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

There’s not much new in the U.S. rice outlook other than another year of record imports, a mixed report on exports and continued uncertainty over production....

`Cover Your Acres´ ag conference set for Jan. 20-21 in Oberlin 

Dec 31, 2008

The 2009 Cover Your Acres Winter Conference is slated for Jan. 20-21 at the Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, Kan. The conference will be held for two days with the same program on both days....

Dr. Tom Fuchs to retire from Texas AgriLife Extension Service 

Dec 31, 2008,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Dr. Tom Fuchs, Texas AgriLife Extension Service's state integrated pest management coordinator headquartered at San Angelo, will retire Dec. 31....

USTR begins dispute settlement process on Chinese subsidies 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested consultations under the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process to try to force Chinese officials to end their government’s “Famous Brands” export subsidy programs....

World produces another record rice crop 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For the fourth year in a row, the world produced a record rice crop. But the increase was due primarily to higher area rather than higher yields. ...

Don’t wait too late to use prescribed burning as tool 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

“Plans” for prescribed burns need to be turned into “actions” before a wildfire occurs, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist....

Nine South Plains Ag Conferences set for new year 

Dec 30, 2008,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

South Plains producers can learn the latest in crop production and management techniques while earning Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units at any of nine Texas AgriLife Extension Service conferences spread across the South Plains in early 2009....

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