Produce safety training curriculum released 

Nov 13, 2009

North Carolina Cooperative Extension is helping fruit and vegetable farmers across the state minimize fresh produce safety risks through a comprehensive set of educational tools....

USB calls for awards nominations 

Nov 13, 2009

The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff are currently seeking nominations for USB’s annual Outstanding Achievement Award and Excellence Award....

ASA outlines WTO priorities 

Nov 12, 2009

The American Soybean Association (ASA) has communicated to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk its priorities for restarting World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda on a foundation that offers an improved opportunity for a successful outcome for U.S. farmers....

U.S. peanut production forecast down slightly 

Nov 12, 2009

Peanut production in the United States is forecast at 3.63 billion pounds, down slightly from the Oct. 1 forecast and down 30 percent from last year....

Georgia cotton, soybean yield forecast down 

Nov 12, 2009

Based on a survey of growers contacted around Nov. 1, Georgia’s crop yields remained the same as last month for corn and peanuts, while cotton and soybeans showed a decline in yields....

Termites may hold key to cellulosic ethanol 

Nov 12, 2009,

By Stu Hutson, University of Florida

Termite damage costs the U.S. more than $1 billion each year, but that same destructive power might help solve one of the nation’s most pressing economic quandaries: Sustainable fuel production....

USDA numbers beginning to reflect harvest losses 

Nov 11, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

A statistical picture of the impact of wet weather on Mid-South crops still has not come into focus, although USDA is acknowledging significant problems with a portion of the Mid-South cotton crop....

Soybean market could dip below $8 in 2010 

Nov 11, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Huge soybean crops in North America and South America could push world inventories higher and prices lower in 2010, according to a market analyst speaking at the CME Group press briefing on USDA’s Nov. 9 Crop Production Report and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates....

Crop insurance agent: First contact after washout 

Nov 11, 2009,

By Jim Langcuster, Auburn University

If there is one thing farmers should avoid at the end of this bleak crop season, it’s jumping the gun....

Wheat production no longer cheap 

Nov 11, 2009,

By Bob Goodman & Max Runge, Auburn University

The July 2010 wheat contract peaked this summer around June 1, at $7.50 per bushel and has fallen pretty consistently since. ...

Chesapeake Bay proposals concern Virginia growers 

Nov 10, 2009

If new legislation is passed reauthorizing the Chesapeake Bay Program, some Virginia farmers might have to close up shop....

Chesapeake Bay draft strategy evolving 

Nov 10, 2009

Expanded action and increased accountability by the federal government are the focus of a draft strategy for restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay required by President Obama's Executive Order....

Clemson shares in fruit crop research grant 

Nov 10, 2009

Clemson University plant scientists are part of the largest USDA grant awarded to improve fruit crops....

County committee elections under way 

Nov 10, 2009

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess says the 2009 FSA county committee elections began Nov. 6, with USDA mailing ballots to eligible voters. ...

Many factors influencing corn, soybean markets 

Nov 9, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The best marketing advice for corn producers who did not price their crops in 2008 is to forget about last year…let bygones be bygones....

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