By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Sparks is calling it a “potential crisis” — the rainy weather conditions throughout most of September and October that have frustrated growers who were eyeing pretty good cotton, peanut, soybean and corn crops....
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has just announced the state’s Top Twenty agricultural commodities for the 2008 production year....
A nationwide survey conducted for the National Corn Growers Association found broad public respect and trust for family farmers and support for corn as food, feed and fuel. ...
From the U.S. Grains Council
Morocco’s livestock and poultry sector will soon have high protein U.S. sorghum available for inclusion in feed rations....
By Stephanie Yao, United States Department of Agriculture
The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS)....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA hit U.S. wheat with a major surprise in its Oct. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, increasing projected U.S. ending stocks for wheat to 864 million bushels....
By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff
In a production year in which rainfall is plentiful and some growers even have to cope with flooding, it’s easy to forget about the specter of drought....
Virginia Farmers who grow corn, soybeans, cotton, hay and peanuts are expecting a successful fall harvest. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
As reports of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth continue to spread throughout the Southeast, farmers are turning to hand labor to try to keep the pesky weeds at bay. ...
Speakers painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture at Farm Bureau’s mid-October commodity outlook conference, in Albuquerque, N.M. ...
The 13th annual National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice Conference, Southern Corn and Soybean Conference, and the Southern Precision Agriculture Conference will be joined in 2010 by the newly-organized Southern Field Crop Alliance....
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
Harvesting this year's crop is an uphill battle for Kentucky’s corn and soybean producers as frequent, heavy rains are keeping combines out of the fields for days at a time....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
If African farmers and the world’s hungry are to climb out of their misery and become more productive citizens, technology will have to pave the way, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates says....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Gebisa Ejeta says the world will have to increase its production of food more in the next four decades than it has since the dawn of civilization....
Based on a survey of Georgia growers contacted around Oct. 1, corn yields were down slightly from September....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Ample rainfall, a fertility program designed to maximize yield and good hybrids could make for a pleasant ride on the combine this season for Triple G Farms in Arlington, Ky....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Excessive rainfall in September is eroding yield expectations for Mid-South corn and cotton crops, according to USDA’s Oct. 9 Crop Production Report....
U.S. Wheat Associates has released its 2008-2009 Annual Report covering worldwide marketing activities and developments from June 2008 through May 2009 for all six classes of U.S. wheat. ...
A new National Corn Growers Association video on the subject of increasing sustainability in agriculture made its television debut Oct. 3 on the program This Week in Agribusiness. ...
By Aimee Nielson, University of Kentucky
Fall is the perfect time for farmers and homeowners to check their soils to determine acidity....
As the National Corn Growers Association prepares for another fiscal year, outgoing NCGA President Bob Dickey recently reflected on a successful year in which leadership addressed many vital issues, setting the stage for further policy successes....
By Jim Langcuster, Auburn University
Much like the struggling patient who makes some progress but not enough for complete recovery, farmers are making modest improvements in their bottom line but not enough to turn the corner to full prosperity....
Small grain plantings for 2009 progressed at a normal pace in the fall of 2008, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
One of the challenges for the National Corn Growers Association in responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulations implementing the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard was dealing with its very conservative estimates of future corn yield at a time when yields are significantly increasing. ...
The U.S. Grains Council projects lower corn yields in China for 2009 compared to 2008, with total production resulting in 148.79 million metric tons (5.86 billion bushels)....
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