Conditions good for white mold in peanuts 

Aug 20, 2009,

By Eddie McGriff, Extension Coordinator, Coffee County, Ga.

We have nearly perfect conditions now for white mold to blow up on us — high humidity, rain, full canopy, etc. ...

Time, funding running out on Tennessee organics 

Aug 20, 2009

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture wants the state’s organic food producers, processors and handlers to take advantage of cost share assistance to help pay for organic certification before federal funding ends on Sept. 29....

Georgia conference highlights alternative fuels 

Aug 19, 2009,

By Brad Haire, University of Georgia

No single renewable energy source, such as biofuel, solar or wind, will break the country’s massive dependence on foreign oil. ...

Farmers to benefit from trade agreements 

Aug 19, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers will benefit from completion of trade agreements, including pending bi-lateral agreements as well as the Doha Round of WTO....

State legislation friendly to agriculture 

Aug 19, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm group leaders in the lower Southeast are claiming victories during state legislative sessions this year despite the constraints placed on lawmakers by budget shortfalls in every state....

Soybean rust still no threat to upper Southeast 

Aug 19, 2009,

By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Asian soybean rust made its usual mid-August push into soybean production areas in the Delta and moved farther into Georgia, but still poses no imminent threat to the crop in the Carolinas, Virginia and Kentucky....

USDA implements storage loan program 

Aug 18, 2009

Farmers may begin applying for Farm Storage Facility loans for corn, grain sorghum, rice soybeans and other crops following USDA’s implementation of the changes required by the 2008 farm bill for the program....

Renewable fuels, climate change debated 

Aug 18, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The issues of renewable fuels and climate change cannot be separated, says Barry Flinchbaugh, professor of agricultural economics and farm policy at Kansas State University....

More soybean rust found in Mississippi 

Aug 18, 2009

On Saturday, Aug. 15, Asian soybean rust was confirmed in multiple Mississippi counties. ...

Is EPA showing bias against ethanol? 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the Environmental Protection Agency deliberately trying to “stack the deck” against ethanol and other biofuels?...

Custom-blend fertilizers making mark 

Aug 17, 2009

The Betts brothers of Harnett County, N.C., grew up raising tobacco and, in 1991, assumed management of their father’s farm. ...

Texas cotton crop a mixed bag 

Aug 17, 2009,

By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Uncertainty over the size of the cotton crop in drought-stressed Texas, where over half of the U.S. crop is planted this season, will likely continue well into October, and perhaps November, according to experts speaking at the Ag Market Network August teleconference....

Virginia board funds small grains projects 

Aug 17, 2009

During July's annual meeting of the Virginia Small Grains Board, held in Richmond, 25 potential projects were presented to the Board with requests for funds. ...

Billy Bain is Virginia's Sunbelt Farmer of the Year 

Aug 13, 2009

Now in his 41st year as a farmer, Billy Bain of Dinwiddie, Va., is a diversified row crop and beef cattle producer. ...

CSP sign-up under way 

Aug 13, 2009

Sign-up is under way for the new Conservation Stewardship Program, with the first sign-up period cutoff scheduled for Sept. 30....

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