Ag census data available at watershed level 

Jun 1, 2009

For the first time, results from the Census of Agriculture have been published at the watershed level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)....

NCGA lauds Obama's biofuels stand 

Jun 1, 2009

The National Corn Growers Association has thanked President Obama for his statement that advanced renewable transportation fuels will be one of the nation’s most important industries of the 21st Century, and that corn-based ethanol must remain viable to achieve this vision....

Broadband strategy for rural America released 

May 28, 2009

Concluding that all rural Americans must have the opportunity to reap the full benefits of broadband services, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael J. Copps has released a report providing a starting point for the development of policies to deliver broadband to rural areas and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans residing and working in those areas....

Farm loan total growing 

May 28, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Last fall’s reports of the near-collapse of the banking system notwithstanding, the nation’s farm banks increased their lending to farmers in 2008, according to the ABA Center for Agricultural & Rural Banking’s Farm Bank Performance Report....

Virginia grape acreage increasing 

May 28, 2009

2008 was a good year for Virginia’s wine grape growers....

Wet fields delay peanut planting 

May 28, 2009,

By Eddie McGriff
Coffee County Ga., Extension Coordinator

For the first time in many years, we are faced with delayed planting of peanuts due to wet fields. ...

Crop modeling may help increase crop yields 

May 28, 2009,

By Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia

Top agricultural scientists from across the United States met in Georgia this month to discuss ways to help farmers increase profits, optimize yields, decrease inputs and manage crops based on local weather and soil conditions....

Switchgrass proving more productive 

May 28, 2009

Farmers may be able to produce more switchgrass — and thus make cellulosic ethanol production more economically viable — than previously expected....

Beef: Balance important goals 

May 28, 2009,

By Miranda Reiman
Certified Angus Beef LLC

Stop trying to get maximum production. No more topping last year’s average daily gains, enough with the peak efficiencies and quit angling for record marbling scores every time....

Research shows value of soybean insect control 

May 27, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With soybean acreage increasing dramatically in parts of the Southeast this year, growers will want to be aware of some of the insect pests that could cause problems as the season progresses....

Cotton Forum slated for July 23-24 

May 27, 2009

The Cotton Forum could provide cotton producers with both a timely getaway from mid-season bugs and heat this season and get them up to speed on the latest cotton fundamentals and marketing opportunities....

New food safety Web site introduced 

May 27, 2009

The newly-created White House Food Safety Working Group has launched a Web site to provide information about the group’s activities and progress....

Florida eases potato transport regulations 

May 27, 2009

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that weight restrictions on transporting potato crops out of northeast Florida have been eased as a result of flooding rains in that area of the state....

Baucus introduces Cuban trade bill 

May 26, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and 15 other senators are trying once again to break the stranglehold of Florida politics on agricultural trade with Cuba by passing legislation that would loosen the decades-old U.S. embargo....

Make preparations for hurricane season 

May 26, 2009

As the 2009 hurricane season nears, North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler reminds farmers to take necessary steps to help protect their farms, families and workers if a storm strikes....

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