Southeast Farm Press News Archive

Correction 

Feb 8, 2010

In an article posted to this Web site on Feb. 5, 2010 titled “Vegetable growers seek methyl alternative” it was reported that methyl iodide, an active ingredient in Midas, a highly efficacious replacement for methyl bromide, has been linked to human health problems in California. ...

EPA rule benefits renewable fuels 

Feb 8, 2010,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Calling for 36 billion gallons of biofuel to be produced by 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a long-awaited final rule on the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) established in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act....

USDA announces new animal disease tracing framework 

Feb 8, 2010

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has announced that USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further strengthen its disease prevention and response capabilities....

Virginia Farm Bureau leaders take ag story to legislators 

Feb 8, 2010

More than 100 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation leaders asked their representatives to oppose reinstating Virginia’s estate tax, to oppose any legislation that would limit property rights and to support animal care that is science-based and allows production agriculture to remain in business....

Survey indicates 10.1 million cotton acres 

Feb 5, 2010,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

After three straight years of declines, U.S. cotton acreage could be headed back up, according to the National Cotton Council’s 27th annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey....

Grant will help North Carolina protect water resources 

Feb 5, 2010

The North Carolina Foundation for Soil & Water Conservation has received a $100,000 grant from Altria Group Inc. to develop a “Strategic Plan for Protecting Agricultural Water Resources for North Carolina,” agriculture and conservation leaders announced....

Obama announces biofuels, coal initiatives 

Feb 5, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs....

Precision agriculture advancing rapidly 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The mechanization of American agriculture has been ranked as one of the top 10 engineering accomplishments of the past century, right alongside the invention of the computer and putting a man on the moon....

Winter is good time to upgrade farm equipment 

Feb 4, 2010,

By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky

With grain crop producers gearing up for another growing season, many are thinking about adding, replacing or upgrading their equipment, especially after wet conditions this past fall....

Trade missions open door for ag exports 

Feb 4, 2010

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will participate in several international trade missions later this year....

National Farm Machinery Show set Feb. 10-13 

Feb 4, 2010

The country’s largest indoor farm show has provided farmers with agricultural resources for the past 45 years, helping to navigate farmers and business professionals through all of their farming needs....

China takes care of China 

Feb 3, 2010,

By Daryll E. Ray, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

It would not be a stretch to assert that Chinese imports have driven the recent growth in soybean production and exports by the U.S., Brazil, and Argentina. ...

Study shows big return on wheat export promotion 

Feb 3, 2010

U.S. wheat producers invested an average of about $10 million per year to promote their products overseas between 2000 and 2007, and for every one of those dollars they received $23 back in increased net revenue. ...

Ag economic symposium Feb. 14-17 

Feb 3, 2010

Never before have Southeast and Mid-South agricultural producers faced so much risk and uncertainty prior to a season....

Obama budget cuts farm programs 

Feb 2, 2010,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture advocacy groups have reacted with a flurry of unhappy responses to President Obama’s Feb. 1 release of his proposed 2011 budget...

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