By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Most folks already knew, but the statement still hit with a whoosh, like air suddenly rushing out of a hot air balloon high above the world....
The numbers are in and according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the value of the state’s agricultural exports for 2008 increased more than 27 percent over the 2007 total....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cotton market could take a bullish turn once the world recession starts to lift, and textile mills suddenly have to start refilling pipeline supplies of cotton, says Joe Nicosia, chief executive officer of Allenberg Cotton Co., speaking at the Mid-South Farm and Show’s ag update session....
By Don Shurley
University of Georgia Extension Economist
In 2001, Georgia is on the road playing at Tennessee. ...
By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer
Normally, you would think the end use of the sweet potato is baked and buttered. ...
By Chris Bickers
Corresponding Writer
When Christopher White of Clarkton, N.C., asked his father Jerome a few years ago if he could get more involved in the family farming operation, the logical decision seemed to be adding more tobacco....
The health of the livestock industry is linked to the health of the broader economy, and producers of beef, hogs and chicken will have to wait for the global recession to end before they can expect any significant price improvement....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The National Cotton Council created a stir last December when it released a series of articles examining the latest proposal for restarting the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations....
By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent surge in cotton exports after a dip in the market should start to put some fundamental legs under the market and perhaps solidify a bottom for the low end of a trading range, according to analysts speaking at the Jan. 14 Ag Market Network teleconference....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
If cotton prices have, in fact, bottomed out and begun what many hope will be a return to profitability, U.S. cotton producers may owe a debt of gratitude to “friends” in some rather unlikely places....
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