Final peanut counter-cyclical payments announced 

Sep 3, 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will issue $82 million in final 2007 counter-cyclical payments (CCP) to eligible producers with enrolled peanut base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP). ...

Virginia soybean, corn yields up from 2007 

Sep 3, 2008

Virginia soybean producers are currently expected to harvest 530,000 acres with an average yield of 29 bushels per acre....

No-till farming on-going learning experience 

Sep 2, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Fred Browning is a sixth generation farmer, studied agriculture in college and has spent most of his life managing a farm. ...

Bull corn market gone kaput? 

Sep 2, 2008,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is another bull market in the running for corn despite bearish news from USDA for higher ending stocks and production? ...

Georgia bioenergy industry emerging 

Sep 2, 2008,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

With abundant biomass, cutting-edge research and a strong agricultural base, Georgia is becoming a U.S. alternative fuel leader, said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue at a recent conference in Tifton....

Nine to 20 queens started fire ant explosion 

Sep 2, 2008,

By Sharon Durham
United States Department of Agriculture

The current U.S. population of red imported fire ants — which infest millions of acres across the Southern states — can be traced back to nine to 20 queens in Mobile, Ala....

Tar Heel growers find niche with organics 

Aug 29, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Amanda Sizemore grew up on a dairy farm in Fletcher, N.C. After graduating with a degree in horticulture from Clemson University, she set out on a career of helping farmers, first with the USDA, then the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension System....

Georgia re-opens Midville research station 

Aug 29, 2008,

By April Sorrow
University of Georgia

A grand re-opening ceremony, complete with a field day, was held recently at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville, Ga....

Hydrogen-producing bacteria provide clean energy 

Aug 29, 2008,

By Rosalie Marion Bliss
United States Department of Agriculture

A new "green" technology developed cooperatively by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University (NC State) could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria....

Tennessee farmland legacy conference scheduled 

Aug 29, 2008

Registration is now open for the Tennessee Farmland Legacy Conference. ...

Strong demand, short supply lift cottonseed prices 

Aug 29, 2008,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It is not without irony that, at a time when cotton acres have fallen drastically and newer varieties have smaller, less-weightier seed, demand for cottonseed is exceptionally strong and prices are high....

New farm bill changes disaster assistance 

Aug 29, 2008

With the hurricane season entering its peak period, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is reminding agricultural producers they must have crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance coverage (NAP) to be eligible for compensation under the government’s disaster programs....

South Carolina growers appointed to soybean board 

Aug 29, 2008

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer has announced 19 appointments and two alternate appointments to the United Soybean Board that includes two members from South Carolina....

USDA announces proposed downer cattle rule 

Aug 29, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule to amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to initiate a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory after initial inspection by Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection program personnel....

Efficiency critical in high risk farming 

Aug 28, 2008,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Kendall Hill is a third generation sweet potato farmer in Kinston, N.C. Never before in the history of Tull Hill Farms has efficiency been so critical to survival, he says....

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