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May 8, 2012
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On The Farm: Tyron Spearman discusses peanut consumption and impact on the peanut market

Tyron Spearman, executive director of the National Peanut Buying Points Association and chairman of the America Peanut Council, discusses the increase in peanut consumption and its impact on the peanut market on On The Farm....More
May 14, 2012
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Shading helps south Georgia peppers beat the heat

As the seasons turn, commercial bell pepper growers in the Southeast share a common foe: the sun....More
May 14, 2012
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Alabama Extension launches climate website

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has launched a website to help people, particularly the state’s farmers, gain a stronger understanding of climate- and weather-related factors and how these factors can help them better manage their lives and livelihoods....More
May 4, 2012
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Brenda Ortiz bringing precision agriculture to Alabama

Of all the challenges Brenda Ortiz encountered upon her arrival in the United States a decade ago, it was the American views on lunch that she found most flustering....More
May 11, 2012
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USDA projects record breaking corn crop in 2012

U.S. corn farmers are on course to shatter production, yield and supply records according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released May 10....More
May 7, 2012
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Growers look to climate forecasts for an edge

The North Florida Research and Education Center is a collection of dated-looking, low-slung buildings surrounded by fields that look like anywhere else....More
May 11, 2012
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Commodity markets plea for more soybean acres

The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. soybean supplies could be at their lowest level relative to use since 1965 following the 2012-2013 cropping year....More
May 11, 2012
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Anticipation builds for action in Senate, House on farm bill

Anticipation is building for 2012 farm bill action in the coming weeks, with reauthorization before the current bill’s expiration on Sept. 30 looking possible. 

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May 11, 2012
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Delta Farm Press

DOL regulatory back-down calms family farm tempest

The U.S. Department of Labor’s recent decision to withdraw the proposed rule dealing with family farms and child labor calmed a months-long storm in rural America....More
May 8, 2012
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Virginia Tech project exploring brown marmorated stink bug control 1

Virginia Tech researchers are exploring ways to sustainably control the brown marmorated stink bug in vegetable crops....More
May 7, 2012
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Corn prices moving in three distinct patterns

Corn prices have recently moved in three distinct patterns....More
May 9, 2012
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Southwest Farm Press

Large corn, wheat crops would put big pressure on prices

Record 2012 corn production and above average 2012 wheat production could easily result in relatively low (little) wheat and corn prices....More
May 9, 2012
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Annual ryegrass has potential to go from cover crop to weed

A popular cover crop has the potential to become a weedy nuisance with economic consequences because of its herbicide resistances, say two Purdue Extension weed science specialists....More
May 7, 2012
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Alabama catfish farmers say foreign production damaging industry

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R-Ala.), promised west Alabama’s catfish farmers he will protect United States industries on the world stage.

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