By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent Congressional Budget Office study projected that carbon offsets could be a $60 billion market in 2012, on a par with U.S. corn and wheat markets, and “as it grows beyond that, it will make forestry mitigation opportunities more important,” says Jeffrey O’Hara, senior economist, Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)....
With approximately 1,300 attendees and more than 115 exhibitors and sponsors participating, the 2009 Virginia Ag Expo overwhelmingly demonstrated this year's Expo theme, "More Than Ever Agriculture Matters." ...
By Patricia McDaniels, University of Tennessee
Experts with University of Tennessee Extension have documented the presence of Asian soybean rust in the state. ...
Farm Press Daily subscribers will notice a new look when their daily e-newsletter arrives Monday (Sept. 14)....
By Patricia McDaniels, University of Tennessee
Genera Energy LLC of Knoxville, Tenn., in collaboration with the University of Tennessee Biofuels Initiative, is among the five recipients of the DOE’s latest round of biomass grants....
A recent subsidy increase for India’s cotton farmers could drop world cotton prices by as much as 6 percent, according to a report from Texas Tech University’s Cotton Economics Research Institute (CERI)....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on a proposed rule that would establish the procedures and eligibility criteria for receiving assistance under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Four college students hauled in $20,000 in prize money in August as winners of the second annual student essay contest sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and Farm Press Publications....
By Kim Anderson, Extension Economist, Oklahoma State University
The good news is that wheat prices tend to bottom out in August. ...
Asian soybean rust continues to be a major concern for North American farmers, agri-business professionals and researchers, who came in record numbers to this year’s two-day Asian soybean rust short course in Quincy, Fla....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Breeding wheat varieties isn’t a quick proposition. Each takes about 10 to 12 years to develop and they tend to last only about five years before a change in disease races or other factors make them less competitive....
By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky
Cool temperatures and abundant rainfall have created ideal conditions for forage producers to establish or thicken grass pastures and hayfields....
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), has asked the public for comments on the Conservation Reserve Program and scheduled nine public meetings from Sept. 15 through Oct. 8 to solicit comments on the program....
Anyone who wants to see firsthand the latest cotton and peanut research conducted by University of Georgia scientists should attend the annual UGA Cotton and Peanut Field Day Sept. 9 in Tifton, Ga....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Following a lengthy dispute, the WTO Arbitration Panel has issued a ruling in favor of Brazilian claims that U.S. government payments to cotton farmers have been excessive....
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