By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Crop consultants should play a key role in forging agriculture’s future as the industry faces serious challenges from changing government and public perception, emerging production problems (including weed and insect pest resistance), adopting new technology and a world demand for food that could double or triple today’s needs in less than 50 years....
Prompt action by the USA Rice Federation following the massive earthquake in Haiti last week facilitated U.S. government procurement of rice for emergency food aid to the Caribbean nation. ...
Ranchers, land managers and others attending the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio on Jan. 27-30 will have the opportunity to receive a free hands-on demonstration on how to map the soils on their land using the Web Soil Survey (WSS) at the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) booth. Attendees can also learn about the technical and financial assistance programs available through NRCS to help them meet their land management goals....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Slug problems “may be exclusive to no-till. False chinch bugs can also cause problems. ...
By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
The recent cold weather could yield the best chance in a decade to eradicate the boll weevil in South Texas according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
By Rod Santa Ana, Texas A&M University
-- Several agriculture-related meetings and events of interest to a wide variety of people are slated for the coming days, according to personnel at Texas AgriLife Extension Service....
Agrian Inc. and Farm Press Publications, a member of Penton Media, Inc.’s Agricultural Group, have announced an agreement in which Farm Press will become the national sales arm of Fresno, Calif.-based Agrian’s advertising division....
By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University
The sixth annual Wheat & Meat Symposium will offer producers an opportunity to evaluate important factors to consider in the 2010 wheat crop, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Burning down the green bridge that gives insect pests a path to move from winter hosts to cotton plants may reduce in-season insecticide sprayings significantly and could protect seedling cotton from early damage, says an Arkansas State University Extension entomologist....
Prospects for higher U.S. corn or old crop soybean markets faded somewhat when the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Jan. 12 that U.S. farmers produced record-large corn and soybean crops in 2009, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist....
The Grains Foundation and the National FFA Organization are now accepting applications for the International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) program. ...
The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) has announced winners of its 2009 Sorghum Yield and Management Contest. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Managing no-till or reduced-till cotton production properly, including following appropriate planting recommendations and taking care of early weed problems, may reduce potential for disease outbreaks....
From National Sorghum Producers
USDA’s 2009 Crop Production Summary released revealed that Kansas farmers raked in record yields for grain sorghum. ...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), a voluntary conservation program that helps farmers and ranchers keep their land in agriculture....
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