FB survey shows lower food prices 

Jul 14, 2009

Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Market Basket Survey....

New Ag Subcommittee rosters 

Jul 14, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

The new roster of chairmen and members announced by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and ranking member Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., for its subcommittees today (July 13) contains some old faces and some new....

Early rust increases soybean risk 

Jul 13, 2009,

By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Asian soybean rust has been found on actively growing soybeans 3-4 weeks earlier than in recent years in southwest Alabama and Mississippi, which may mean problems for thousands of acres of late-planted, full-season beans and all of the Upper Southeast double-crop beans....

Virginia peanut production turning corner 

Jul 13, 2009

After an extremely rocky winter and spring, Virginia peanut growers are optimistic their products will be making a comeback in the hearts and cupboards of American consumers.
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Soybeans on display at Chicago zoo 

Jul 13, 2009

Soybean production has made it to the Chicago Zoo with funding from the United Soybean Board (USB) and the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA). ...

New test corners elusive biofuels enzyme 

Jul 13, 2009,

By Marcia Wood, United States Department of Agriculture

In a wood near you, powerful microbes quicken the decay of fallen tree branches. ...

New FSA administrator named 

Jul 13, 2009,

By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has promoted Jonathan Coppess to be administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency after Doug Caruso resigned from the post, citing philosophical differences with the Obama administration....

North Carolina ag water use surveyed 

Jul 9, 2009

North Carolina farmers use but a fraction of the water consumed in the state each day, according to the first-ever statewide survey of agricultural water use....

Tennessee schedules burley, forage field day 

Jul 9, 2009

The University of Tennessee Research and Education Center at Greeneville will hold its annual Tobacco and Forage Field Day on Thursday, July 16, beginning at 8 a.m....

Dry weather returned to Georgia during June 

Jul 9, 2009,

By Pam Knox, University of Georgia

High pressure dominated Georgia’s weather in June, leading to temperatures that were well above normal. ...

Aerial applicators concerned with delays 

Jul 9, 2009,

By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Forget the fanciful “24.” Americans should know that the nation’s farmers — their livelihoods and yields in the balance — really do face frequent, ticking time-bomb situations....

Scientists make fescue toxicosis breakthrough 

Jul 9, 2009,

By Laura McGinnis, United States Department of Agriculture

New research from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university colleagues is shedding light on the relationship between chemical compounds and fescue toxicosis — a disease that affects grazing animals and costs the U.S. cattle industry an estimated $600 million annually....

Agribusiness: Georgia firm adds AutoFarm products 

Jul 9, 2009

Specialty Sales Co., Sumner, Georgia, has joined the AutoFarm Reseller Alliance Network to offer AutoFarm GPS Steering and Machine Control Solutions in the south Georgia region. ...

Climate patterns help predict corn yields 

Jul 8, 2009

New mathematical models developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and colleagues could eventually help farmers use climate patterns to predict corn yields....

Farming calls for sun protection 

Jul 8, 2009

Farmers and other people who make a living working outdoors face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated over-exposure to the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, according to the American Academy of Dermatology....

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