By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
Those interested in wind energy and its effects on wildlife should mark their calendars for the South Plains Agriculture Wind and Wildlife Conference set to start with registration at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at Lubbock’s American Wind Power Center and Museum at 1701 Canyon Lake Drive. ...
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Thirty-five years ago this month, President Richard Nixon declared the country would be energy independent in a mere seven years....
By Linda Fresques
NMSU College of Engineering
New Mexico State University engineers and the boards of supervisors for the Central Valley and Peñasco Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) have developed a novel herbicide sprayer that will provide an efficient and cost effective way to eradicate invasive plant species. ...
By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University
The Academy for Ranch Management will host two prescribed burn workshops in 2009 at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA is publishing an interim final regulation that will require individuals and entities to make significant contributions of (1) capital, equipment, land or a combination of those and (2) personal labor or active personal management to be considered “actively engaged in farming.”...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced farmers can begin signing up for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment program today....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Cost of farm financing may be a bit higher and producers may need to be more prepared when they apply for operating and capital investment loans in 2009, say Texas agricultural lenders Alan Eubank and Jeff Taylor, both with the Panhandle-Plains Land Bank....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
You know those annoying news flashes that creep across the bottom of your television screen while you’re trying to watch some educational program like Samantha Who or the Big Bang Theory?...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Monsanto Co. has claimed responsibility and pledged “to take appropriate actions,” to prevent experimental cotton and cottonseed from entering the marketplace as either fiber, livestock feed or oil products....
The National Algae Association is the first national trade association for the algae industry in the United States. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama has named former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be his secretary of agriculture, saying he will be “fiercely protective of family farms but also forward looking on how we can develop cellulosic ethanol and harness wind and solar power to boost rural economies.”...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement of his nominees for agriculture and interior secretaries drew a quick and mostly positive response from members of the agricultural, conservation and environmental communities....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
It won’t come as a surprise to those who grow them, but a recent USDA report reveals the cost of producing vegetables and melons has risen significantly, by about 32 percent from 2004 to 2006. ...
By Paul Schattenberg
Texas A&M University
The Texas Water Resources Institute and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will co-sponsor the South Texas Irrigation Conference and Trade Show on Jan. 20 at the Medina County Fair Hall, Farm-to-Market Road 462 in Hondo....
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is pleased to announce $5 million is now available to help farmers and ranchers improve production efficiency and air quality by upgrading their farm equipment through the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)....
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