ASA urges activism to safeguard biodiesel demand 

Aug 27, 2009

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is encouraging all U.S. soybean producers, and their family members, neighbors and friends, to voice concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule on the implementation of the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2). ...

New Virginia wheat variety honors seedsman 

Aug 27, 2009,

By Michael Sutphin, Virginia Tech University

Small-grain farmers across the Commonwealth will remember a leader in their profession every time they grow a new wheat variety named Merl, which was recently released by Virginia Tech....

Taste tests help improve blueberries 

Aug 27, 2009,

By Stephanie Schupska, University of Georgia

Most consumers agree that crispness and sweetness are the two most important things they want in a tasty blueberry....

More grain storage heightens safety need 

Aug 26, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Grain storage entrapments/deaths don’t get much attention in the media because they don’t happen often (a farmer is more likely to be in an vehicle- or farm equipment-related accident), they aren’t high profile, and there has been little university interest and no funded research into numbers/causes....

Kentucky farmland values hold steady 

Aug 26, 2009,

By Carol Spence, University of Kentucky

Farm real estate values across the country fell 3.2 percent as of Jan. 1, the first decline since 1987, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...

Influenza reference costly to pork industry 

Aug 26, 2009

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is asking public health officials, academics and the media to refrain from calling the current H1N1 influenza pandemic "swine flu" as the characterization is both inaccurate and contributing to the collapse of the pork industry throughout North America....

Agribusiness: Delegate gets SLN label for Florida citrus 

Aug 26, 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Special Local Need (SLN) registration for Delegate WG insecticide, according to Dow AgroSciences. ...

Maximum cotton counter-cyclical payment expected 

Aug 25, 2009,

By Shawn Wade, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.

Having closed out the 2008 Upland cotton marketing year, cotton producers across the U.S are shifting their thoughts to the upcoming USDA announcement of the Average Price Received by Growers and the final 2008-crop counter-cyclical program payment rate....

Cotton classing fee increases 

Aug 25, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The 2009 fee for cotton classing services will increase to $2.20 per bale, up from $2 last year, according to David Rowland, assistant area director of the USDA Cotton Classing Office at Dumas, Ark....

Crop insurance sessions planned for Georgia 

Aug 25, 2009

USDA's Risk Management Agency Administrator Bill Murphy will participate in two crop insurance listening sessions in Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 27. ...

CFTC removes speculative position loophole 

Aug 24, 2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has removed a provision allowing certain speculators to exceed federal speculative position limits on agricultural commodities....

Virginia ag exports remain a bright spot 

Aug 24, 2009

Last year was a record year for Virginia with agricultural exports of $2.2 billion for the 12 month period. ...

Kentucky announces soybean contests 

Aug 24, 2009

In an effort to encourage producers to strive for higher yields and higher levels of oil and protein, the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) and the Kentucky Soybean Association (KSA) announce the 2009 Kentucky Soybean Quality and Yield Contest....

Exports critical with large grain crop 

Aug 24, 2009

The United States is more than able to continue supplying domestic and international customers with necessary feed grains, according to the U.S Grains Council, the leading organization for developing export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their co-products. ...

North Carolina updates ag burning rules 

Aug 20, 2009

North Carolina farmers will have more specific guidelines for acceptable outdoor burning under an agreement that state environmental and agricultural officials signed recently....

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