The National Agricultural Statistics Service released its June acreage report last Friday. Sorghum planted acreage was up 20 percent or 1.2 million acres from 2006. The largest increase was in Texas with 900,000 additional planted acres....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The ninth annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is scheduled for July 15-17, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Clint White figures the best reason to plant a peanut crop is to make a profit from it and not just to see how many pounds he can coax out of an acre....
The domestic demand for wine is so great that Texas could produce twice as many wine grapes as it does and sell far more wine, said a Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association official. ...
Southwest Farm Press has a new associate editor, Christian “Chris” Bennett, who joined the staff May 29....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Market demands forced many U.S. peanut producers to cut back on their acreage in 2006, and many who continued growing peanuts found themselves in a cost/price squeeze, with a surplus crop from prior years, rising fuel costs and dry weather conditions....
While rain has been plentiful across Texas, it's throwing a kink into hay harvesting activities but producing bumper grain crop yields, Texas Cooperative Extension reports....
As Oklahoma experienced record rainfall during May and June, the state’s 2,105 watershed flood control dams proved their worth many times over. According to a report by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, watershed projects prevented $290 million in damages that would have occurred had the dams not been in place. Another $46 million in damages could have been prevented if 330 dams that are planned but not built were in place....
Though shaping up to be a great Texas wheat crop, continued rainfall is putting harvest efforts behind schedule. Producers should be mindful of several potential issues when things do dry out, according to one Texas Cooperative Extension expert. ...
Hay production costs have risen sharply in recent years due to higher fertilizer, equipment, fuel, and labor prices. Supplemental feed costs have also increased....
According to latest estimates of USDA National Ag Statistics Service Texas Field Office, the acreage planted in the state of Texas to Upland Cotton is down 22 percent from 2006 and down 16 percent from 2005....
By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University
You would think that a cash wheat price of $5.45 would make wheat marketing decisions easy. The $5.45 price is up from $5.29 yesterday, down from $5.60 three days ago and up from $4.65 nine business days ago. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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