Satellite decommissioning could interrupt GPS service for farmers 

Aug 13, 2007,

By Lamar James
Extension Communications Specialist

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mothballing two GPS satellites at the end of this month, a move that could interrupt service for many farmers and agricultural service providers, warned Dr. Terry Griffin, assistant professor and economist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. ...

Soaked Southwest farmers view dry, diversified West 

Aug 13, 2007,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The rain gauge at the new Superior Almond Hulling Company near Interstate 5 and Highway 33 on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley has collected one inch of rain since January 1. ...

Rain, flooding and mud stress cattle 

Aug 10, 2007

Recent rains and flooding have been hard on livestock, but producers can help them weather the unusually wet summer, says Joe Paschal, Texas Cooperative Extension livestock specialist. He says recommendations are for cattle but could apply to sheep and goats in most cases:...

Excess rainfall: both good and bad for Texas agriculture 

Aug 10, 2007,

By Edith Chenault
Texas A&M Communications Staff

COLLEGE STATION—Agricultural producers are trying to make hay while the sun shines. The problem is it won’t shine long enough. ...

NRCS watershed structures prevent greater flood damage 

Aug 10, 2007

Temple, Texas – Storms that produced heavy rains on June 18, 2007, brought flooding and flood damage to north Texas. Damage in Cooke, Grayson and Collin counties, according to estimates by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), could have been $7 million worse if not for the floodwater retarding structures located in those counties. ...

TALKIN' COTTON: Dryland cotton promising in Oklahoma fields 

Aug 9, 2007,

By Vic Schoonover

Dryland cotton is the best J.C. Banks has seen in several years. ...

Wheat, Stocker Cattle Conference is Aug. 14 in Wichita Falls 

Aug 9, 2007,

By Tim W. McAlavy

WICHITA FALLS — Area producers can update their knowledge of wheat production and learn more about stocker cattle at an Aug. 14 conference....

International Symposium on fruit, vegetables headed for Houston 

Aug 9, 2007,

By Kathleen Phillips

HOUSTON — Fruits and vegetables — tasty and a vital part of daily nutrition. But researchers worldwide continue to seek better ways to use the healthful properties of these foods. Many of these scientists will meet in Houston Oct. 9-13 to share the latest findings. ...

Not too late to beat high nitrogen costs this fall 

Aug 8, 2007,

By Robert Burns

OVERTON — There is a way to beat high nitrogen fertilizer costs for pastures when it comes to putting pounds on calves....

Porter new head of OSU plant and soil sciences 

Aug 8, 2007,

By Donald Stotts

STILLWATER , Okla. — David R. Porter has been appointed head of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources' department of plant and soil sciences at Oklahoma State University , effective July 30....

Consumer Beef: Producing Safe, Quality Product Focus of 53rd Beef Cattle Short Course 

Aug 8, 2007,

By Blair Fannin

COLLEGE STATION, While beef demand continues at a brisk pace, consumers are paying close attention to its source and cattle producers are taking note, said one Texas Cooperative Extension expert. ...

Peanut Profitability Award winners honored in Florida 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The three winners of the 2007 Farm Press Peanut Profitability Awards are outstanding farmers in every sense of the word, says Marshall Lamb, research leader for the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., and advisor for the awards program. ...

Dryland cotton promising in Oklahoma fields 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Vic Schoonover
For NTOK Cotton

Dryland cotton is the best J.C.Banks has seen in several years. ...

Farm group boning up on parity in case farm bill falters 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With the House just now about to debate the 2007 farm bill and the Senate Agriculture Committee yet to hold its first mark-up session for the legislation, farmers understandably are getting nervous about the outlook for a new law. ...

Wheat harvest delays spells lower yields discounts 

Aug 7, 2007,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Ellis County cotton and grain farmer Ricky Johnson had a near ideal window to plant wheat last fall. Moisture was adequate and the crop got off to a good start. It did well through the winter and into early spring, dodging a bullet from an April freeze and showing promise of 50-bushel per acre yields. ...

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