Economist sees return to market fundamentals 

Dec 29, 2008

For agricultural economist Carl Anderson, the big question over the last year has been whether pogo-ing crop prices indicated a structural shift or just short-term adjustments....

Georgia Cotton Conference scheduled Jan. 28 

Dec 24, 2008

Plans are coming together for the Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2nd Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center....

Understanding global agriculture a must 

Dec 23, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Planting decisions in 2009 in the Southeast will likely be made later than at any time in recent history. ...

Quad-resistant weeds on the way 

Dec 19, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

When University of Georgia Weed Scientist Stanley Culpepper, and his mentor North Carolina State Weed Scientist Alan York, first documented glyphosate resistant pigweed in cotton and soybeans, one of their biggest fears was multiple herbicide resistance in the same weed....

Crop input costs at record levels 

Dec 17, 2008,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Row-crop harvest is winding down in Georgia. Farmers don’t know yet exactly how much corn, cotton, peanuts and soybeans they’ve produced....

Florida cotton harvest running late 

Dec 17, 2008

Growers in the Florida Panhandle and southern Peninsula welcomed rains of up to 8 inches. Santa Rosa and Jefferson counties received showers of 4.16 and 7.86 inches, respectively for the week ending Dec. 14. ...

December Doha ministerial postponed 

Dec 16, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy has decided against holding a mid-December ministerial meeting that some said would have been aimed at trying to wrap up the Doha Round before a new U.S. administration takes office....

USDA releases textile manufacturers agreement 

Dec 16, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. textile manufacturers can begin signing up for the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program that Congress included in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 to help stabilize the textile industry....

Production costs playing big role in cotton's decline 

Dec 15, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

How low will it go? That’s what many in the U.S. cotton industry are asking about planted acreage for the 2009 crop....

Falling corn use reflects ethanol's financial problems 

Dec 12, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Statistics tell a troubling story for the U.S. ethanol industry. ...

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