Southeast Farm Press News Archive

Senate passes farm bill by 81 - 15 vote 

May 15, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The Senate was expected to pass a new farm bill by a wide margin on Thursday morning and that’s exactly what happened. ...

House passes farm bill conference report 

May 15, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The House has passed the farm bill conference report by a vote of 318-106, giving farm organizations a major victory over the national news media and environmental and social activist groups who waged a war against it....

Soybean seed supply tight, expensive 

May 15, 2008,

By John M. Woodruff
University of Georgia
Extension Agronomist-Soybeans

As soybean planting time arrives, doing it right could pay big dividends. ...

Georgia researcher to track pigweed resistance trait 

May 15, 2008,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Even though springtime tree pollen covers much of Georgia now, Lynn Sosnoskie plans to track a different kind of pollen this summer, one that has the potential to spread the worst thing to hit Georgia cotton in decades....

North Carolina catfish producers eligible for grants 

May 15, 2008

Licensed North Carolina catfish farmers have until May 31 to apply for assistance to offset losses due to drought conditions over the past three years. ...

Environmental groups try to sink farm bill 

May 14, 2008,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Environmental and social action groups were making a last-ditch effort to derail the 2008 farm bill conference report as the House of Representatives and the Senate prepared to debate and vote on the measure....

Herbicide-resistant weed problems spreading 

May 14, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For growers in the Southeast with a history of continuous use of glyphosate-based and ALS-inhibiting herbicides, the question is not if, the question is when will resistant pigweed become a problem....

Georgia's wheat production, yield up 

May 14, 2008

The initial forecast of Georgia’s wheat crop for 2008 shows production significantly up from 2007, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. ...

Tennessee adds grain storage to cost share program 

May 14, 2008

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has added new cost share opportunities to the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP). ...

It's not too late to respond to ag census 

May 14, 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer is reminding America's farmers and ranchers they should still plan to respond to the 2007 Census of Agriculture either by Internet or postal mail....

Crop progress widely varied across Southeast 

May 13, 2008

Strong storms and wind across many areas of the Southeast lodged large acreages of wheat, but also brought much needed moisture during the week ending May 11....

Farm groups address commodity market problems 

May 13, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

While extreme volatility and the threat of bank-busting margin calls is receiving much of the attention for today’s commodity market problems, lack of convergence is also a sticking point, according to farm leaders....

Farm bill conferees lambaste press coverage 

May 13, 2008,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

On May 8, the farm bill still wasn’t finished but was close enough that the main political players lined up to backslap and announce the latest provisions. ...

Kentucky wheat field day is May 20 

May 13, 2008,

By Laura Skillman
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s annual wheat field day will be Tuesday, May 20, amid a background of high wheat prices and high production costs....

WASDE report is bullish for soybeans 

May 12, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Prospects for continued wet weather in major U.S. growing regions and lower-than-expected ending stocks add up to bullish news for soybeans. ...

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