By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Mike Johanns resignation as secretary of agriculture to run for a senate seat from Nebraska could be seen as a blow to the Bush administration’s efforts to influence the 2007 farm bill. ...
By Gaylon Morgan & Brent Bean
Texas A&M University
Texas wheat farmers had high expectations from the 2006-2007 wheat crop and statewide yield potential was excellent until the Easter weekend. Those expectations came to fruition for many in the High Plains and some in the Rolling Plains who made extremely high dryland yields. ...
Applications for the Rice Leadership Development program must be received by Oct. 6. Rice producers and others in industry-related occupations are encouraged to apply for the next class, which will be announced in December at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Orlando, FL....
Eight of Texas A&M Agriculture's bioenergy research projects will receive funding through the Sun Grant Initiative, a national program established to create new solutions for future U.S. energy needs. ...
By Tim W. McAlavy
Texas A&M University
The Texas Department of Agriculture awarded more than $280,000 to cotton research in the state during a Sept. 10 ceremony at Lubbock. ...
By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University
A bountiful, wet spring and summer have made playa lakes more noticeable as they fill with water across the state, a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist said. ...
The National Integrated Pest Management Center, USDA/APHIS, National Plant Diagnostic Network and USDA CSREES have issued a joint National Pest Alert warning of a pest thrips species "Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood" also known as chili thrips, castor thrips, assam thrips, yellow tea thrips and strawberry thrips. ...
By Lorri Jones
Texas A&M University
The rice harvest in East Texas is sinking, said Brenda Setliff, secretary-treasurer for the Texas Rice Improvement Association, which has offices located in the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Beaumont. ...
Coarse grain trade hit record levels with 2007/08 numbers increasing by more than 4 million metric tons this month to a record 115 million, according to USDA. The department reported that global demand for feed grains has been outstripping production and U.S. corn exports have filled the bulk of this additional demand. Specifically, corn trade increased by 3.7 million tons to a record 90 million tons (3.5 billion bushels). However, President and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council Ken Hobbie said corn producers are not the only beneficiaries in the current export scenario....
By Edith Chenault
Texas A&M University
Contented cows may be giving more than milk these days. Their manure could help to turn the lights on at farms, thanks to a project being undertaken by the Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas Cooperative Extension. ...
Oklahoma State University’s sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the effective production of ethanol in the farmer’s own field. ...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is offering rural Texans the opportunity to dispose of banned or unwanted pesticides, properly rinsed plastic pesticide containers, used motor oil, oil filters, and lead-acid batteries free of charge. ...
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
Texas Cooperative Extension will hold a range monitoring workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 20 at the Longworth Community Center....
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
Crickets, mosquitos, flies, fleas and spiders: Texans have seen them all this summer thanks to unprecedented wet weather. But a Texas Cooperative Extension entomologist says the worst may be yet to come. ...
Picture this - IV (intravenous) lines in a sorghum field. It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. It's one way that scientists at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station are researching crops that may contribute to the biofuel revolution. ...
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