By Stephanie Schupska
University of Georgia
Southerners may best know sorghum as sweet, biscuit-topping syrup. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cost and availability of fertilizer took an unprecedented roller coaster ride in 2008, leaving many farmers wondering — what’s next. ...
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
Biofuels continue to be a hot topic in many grain crop producers' circles with some of the most recent discussions surrounding the use of crop residues, such as corn stover, to produce ethanol. ...
There is still time to register for the 14th Annual Commodity Classic to be held Feb. 26-28 in Grapevine, Texas. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When to buy seed and fertilizer, even lower cost diesel fuel, has left many farmers in the Southeast in a gridlock over what crops to plant. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The problem of root-knot nematodes is getting a harder look in corn production, says Austin Hagan, plant pathologist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. ...
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
With input costs remaining high, farmers are looking for ways to make their money go further. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When comparing crop budgets for 2009, there just aren’t any clear winners, says Nathan Smith, University of Georgia Extension economist....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Compared to other major fertilizer components, potassium is harder to find, harder to process and less available on a global basis than nitrogen and phosphorus. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Virginia crop advisors have counseled farmers for years on the advantages of long-term no-till. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers who have not already done so should be prepared when visiting with their lenders to show a positive cash flow for the crops they intend to plant this spring....
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The next few years could prove very complicated for corn producers as they painstakingly search for the perfect hybrid for their fields....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In its Jan. 12 Crop Production report, USDA’s estimated U.S. cotton production was lowered 577,000 bales, due mainly to a reduction in Texas. ...
Weather conditions for the 2008 crop year were warmer and drier than normal, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
The new United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board of Directors has approved a contract with the National Sorghum Producers as the management entity for the USCP. ...
U.S. farmers and their commodity organizations won’t have to spend as much time defending farm programs from claims they’re no longer needed because of high grain prices this year....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Statistics tell a troubling story for the U.S. ethanol industry. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Demand for phosphorus fertilizer is expected to increase slightly for 2009 globally, with the U.S. likely to have a slight drop in use in the coming crop year....
Jan. 23, 2009 marks the date for the 15th Annual Kentucky Commodity Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Ky....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Southeast farmers can expect nitrogen prices to remain high in the coming years, primarily due to limited increases in supply and dramatic increases in demand globally....
By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky
Lower grain prices this past fall caused many of the state's producers to store their crops. ...
By Carol Spence
University of Kentucky
After a boom year for grain prices and a surge in nitrogen costs, farmers might be wondering what 2009 has in store for them....
Corn growers shattered yield records in a year beset with weather problems, using innovative production techniques and improved seed varieties to achieve top numbers in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) 2008 National Corn Yield Contest....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If you want to design the perfect weed, start with a blueprint of Palmer amaranth pigweed....
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If current trends continue corn and soybean acreage will probably remain fairly stable, cotton acreage will trend down slightly and peanuts and tobacco will be up and down only slightly, says Rich Pottorff, an economist working with Doan Advisory Services....
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