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Natural predators tested for stink bug controlNov 20, 2009 9:40 AM, By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff The arrival of bacillus thuriengensis-containing seed a few years back created a good environment for stink bug buildups across the Southeast. ... HeadlinesWTO awards Brazil retaliation authorityNov 20, 2009 9:17 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff The World Trade Organization has authorized Brazil to seek retaliation against the United States for it support of two U.S. commodity programs.... Dairy insurance purchase deadline at handNov 20, 2009 9:10 AM Deadlines for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency’s (USDA-RMA) Dairy Gross Margin Insurance are rapidly approaching, according to West Virginia commissioner of agriculture Gus R. Douglass.... Growers respond to peanut over-supplyNov 19, 2009 10:31 AM, By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff To say that it has been an interesting year for the peanut industry is a great understatement. ... ASA launches advocacy training for growersNov 19, 2009 10:23 AM The American Soybean Association (ASA) has unveiled its new online Advocacy Training Center that teaches basic skills and protocols for advocating farmer-friendly policy to elected officials. ... Contaminated Asian catfish discovered by Alabama labsNov 19, 2009 10:19 AM, From Catfish Farmers of America The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries halt on the sale of imported Asian catfish and related fish contaminated by banned drugs underscores the urgency of implementing a congressionally-approved law for tough USDA inspections and regulations of imported catfish and catfish-like products, according to the Catfish Farmers of America.... Pork producers seeing record lossesNov 19, 2009 10:16 AM, By Duane Dailey, University of Missouri As of noon on Friday the 13th of November, pork producers had lost more money than they lost in the pork price disaster of 1998-99, said Ron Plain, University of Missouri Extension livestock economist.... NIFA: The future of ag research?Nov 19, 2009 10:13 AM, By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff Launched in early October, the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture carries the hopes of many: Hope that NIFA will find answers to increasingly daunting questions about feeding the world, hope that agricultural science will attain the status in the United States that it deserves, hope that the institute will streamline funding for agricultural research.... Southeast Farm Press News Archive Commentaries
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Solarization helps clean plant bedsNov 20, 2009 9:30 AM, By Tom Nordlie, University of Florida Sunshine helps flowers grow, and it can help rid soil of harmful organisms that hurt Florida’s $9 million cut flower industry, a University of Florida expert says.... Across the SunbeltSweet sorghum to ethanolA cold, October rain did not slow the harvesting and roller milling of about 8,000 pounds of sweet sorghum during a development trial conducted in rural west Tennessee by BioDimensions, a Memphis-based firm that is coordinating efforts to build a bioeconomy in the Mid-South. ... Challenging year for peanut productionJimbo Grissom harvests his 34th consecutive peanut crop this fall. His father brings in his 63rd straight.... NLGMA based on safety and sciencePublic hearings always amaze and amuse in how issues can be so widely (and wildly) interpreted.... 
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