Oil and grain costs way down, but consumer food prices still up  

Nov 21, 2008

The release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October proves what too many Americans already have learned the hard way: input costs for food processors are way down but the prices they charge grocery shoppers continue to climb. ...

Dry fall weather promotes harvests 

Nov 20, 2008,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

In much of Texas, mild fall weather allowed for the harvesting of cotton, sorghum and other crops, according to reports by Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel throughout the state....

Ag Technology Conference scheduled Dec. 11 

Nov 20, 2008,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Northeast Texas farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to learn the latest in weed control techniques Dec. 11 during the annual Ag Technology Conference at Texas A&M-Commerce....

Commissioner Staples appoints task force to protect Texas citrus from harmful disease  

Nov 20, 2008

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today appointed a task force aimed at protecting the Texas citrus industry from citrus greening – a disease transmitted by the Asian Citrus Psyllid. ...

House and Senate Leadership for the 111th Congress 

Nov 20, 2008

National Cotton Council Washington Operations has provided a listing of House and Senate Leadership for the 111th Congress:...

Day-long dairy conference scheduled during Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show 

Nov 19, 2008,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

A day-long dairy conference has been planned for Dec. 4 during the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show Conference, which runs from Dec. 2-4 at the Amarillo Civic Center....

K-State Ag Profitability conferences slated in six Kansas locations  

Nov 19, 2008

The current roller coaster economy is making it harder than ever to plan for a profitable future. ...

Reducing bark is biggest 2008 harvest challenge 

Nov 18, 2008,

By Randy Boman
Extension Agronomist-Cotton
Texas AgriLife Extension Service

USDA-AMS Cotton Division Classing office reports through November 13 indicate 34.3 percent of the 361,344 bales classed at Lubbock and 39.3 percent of the 118,606 bales classed at Lamesa have been marked down for bark content....

Texas Gulf Coast agriculture still suffering from Ike's aftereffects 

Nov 18, 2008

A deluge of saltwater from Hurricane Ike that ravaged the southeast Texas Gulf Coast has left some ranchers little options for wintering cattle, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts....

Turkey Day food trending higher in 2008 

Nov 17, 2008

Shoppers looking to outfit their Thanksgiving table with the traditional holiday trimmings will find themselves spending a bit more at the grocer this year, Farm Bureau’s 23rd annual Thanksgiving Day price survey shows....

Amarillo Farm and Ranch Management Symposium scheduled for Dec. 3 

Nov 17, 2008,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

The Amarillo Farm and Ranch Management Symposium will be held Dec. 3 in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show at the Amarillo Civic Center....

TDA: Commissioner Todd Staples urges comments on proposed organic livestock changes 

Nov 14, 2008

Recently the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) published a proposed change to the organic standards for livestock production. ...

Silent thief steals cotton patch profits 

Nov 14, 2008,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Texas AgriLife Research cotton experts working in the “world’s biggest cotton patch” have a silent thief under surveillance who often makes off with a quarter of the southern High Plains cotton crop annually – and like any successful theft, its done without most of the victims even knowing it....

Harvest conditions vary across Texas 

Nov 13, 2008

Most of the state continued to suffer from low soil-moisture levels, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....

Good news shoppers: Those supermarket prices will soon be falling 

Nov 13, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

You knew it was bound to happen. For two years, farmers have watched with amazement while corn and then soybean and wheat futures rose into uncharted territory as short crops and ethanol demand fueled wild speculation in the commodity markets....

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