National Peanut Board announces recipient of sixth annual Dr. George Washington Carver Award  

Jul 3, 2007

The National Peanut Board will award Jamie Ayers, a graduate student at Texas Tech University, the 2007 Dr. George Washington Carver Award and $1000. The award, honoring the "father of the peanut industry," recognizes excellence in peanut-related research and community involvement. Ayer's achievements also earned Texas Tech University a matching $1,000 award. ...

Defining calving season can produce more profit 

Jul 3, 2007

Research has shown that having a defined calving season can produce more profit for farmers and ranchers according to Kyle Stutts, Ph.D., Agricultural Specialist at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. ...

Farm tour offers participants learning opportunity 

Jul 2, 2007

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will host a farm tour to offer participants an opportunity to learn about the Noble Foundation's extensive work with legumes and grasses. ...

GIS to help ranchers manage natural resources 

Jul 2, 2007

Texas Cooperative Extension will present an introductory Geographic Information System workshop at 8:30 a.m. July 12 at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center in San Angelo. ...

Agriculture seeks immigration reform 

Jul 2, 2007,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Immigration reform is too important to agriculture for leaders to ignore or to assume the failure of the U.S. Senate once again to bring a compromise bill up for a vote will be the last gasp for those supporting a legislative fix....

SW wheat conditions deteriorate with heavy May/June rainfall 

Jun 29, 2007,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Southwest wheat farmers who just a few weeks ago anticipated yields approaching 60 bushels per acre and prices higher than they had seen in years may settle for salvaging the crop for livestock feed—if they can cut it at all....

Moisture levels show significant change throughout Southwest over 24 months 

Jun 29, 2007,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

This time last year Southwest farmers were already running irrigation systems full throttle to keep up with diminishing soil water supplies and to maintain growth rates on spring-planted cotton, corn, peanuts and grain sorghum. Much of intended dryland cotton acreage was either not planted or abandoned because of severe drought....

Extension provides free information on flood preparation, recovery 

Jun 29, 2007

Texas Cooperative Extension has free information available on what to do before, during and after a flood, said an Extension expert. ...

Texas to lead nation in renewable fuel production 

Jun 28, 2007,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Texas, long the nation’s leader in fossil fuel energy production, stands to assume that same position with renewable energy as the country attempts to replace 25 percent of its energy needs with renewable fuel sources by 2025....

TLC needed for 2,4-D injury 

Jun 28, 2007,

By Vic Schoonover
NTOK Cotton

COTTON DAMAGE from 2,4-D is being seen in all cotton producing areas in Oklahoma, according to J. C. Banks, Oklahoma State University Extension state cotton specialist....

Electric fences work effectively if built properly 

Jun 28, 2007,

By Adam Callaway
Noble Foundation

There are many different opinions on the best way to build a basic electric fence. ...

Precision Ag Expo scheduled for September 6, 2007  

Jun 27, 2007

The Precision Ag Expo will be held September 6, at the Ollie Liner Center in Plainview. The Expo is sponsored by the Texas Plant Protection Association (TPPA) and co-sponsored by USDA-ARS, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Cooperative Extension, New Mexico State University, Texas Tech University, West Texas A & M University, International Plant Nutrition Institute, National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants and the Texas Farm Bureau Texas Agriculture publication....

Senate passes renewable fuels standard 

Jun 27, 2007,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Senate passed a bill that would increase the 7.5-billion-gallon renewable fuel standard to 36 billion gallons by 2022 and require the adoption of a number of conservation measures aimed at reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil....

Merger will dramatically shift cottonseed industry 

Jun 27, 2007,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

If remedies are met, the U.S. Department of Justice will allow the Monsanto/Delta and Pineland merger to proceed. The purchase of Scott, Miss.-based D&PL has set Monsanto back $1.5 billion, but the ruling biotech company will control D&PL’s 50-percent plus share of the Southern cottonseed market (closer to 90 percent in some states)....

Late cotton needs special management 

Jun 26, 2007,

By J.D. Bilbro
Freelance Writer

The good news for Texas High Plains cotton producers, says Randy Boman, Texas Extension cotton agronomist, is that soil moisture conditions are excellent from much-above-average rainfall over the area; the bad news is much below average heat-unit accumulation. ...

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