South American grain production falls drastically 

Jun 8, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Robert Wisner says he’s never seen the kind of drop that occurred in grain production in South America this spring....

Furrow diking pays in Southeast 

Jun 8, 2009,

By Dennis O'Brien
United States Department of Agriculture

Furrow diking not only saves water, but reduces irrigation costs to a point where it makes economic sense, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists....

FSA county committee nominations start June 15 

Jun 8, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on June 15, 2009, for local Farm Service Agency county committees. ...

Disaster designation sought for Tennessee counties 

Jun 8, 2009

Governor Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of natural disaster for agriculture for farm losses in five Middle Tennessee counties due to excessive rain and extensive flooding that occurred in May. ...

Cotton Council sets P.I.E. tours 

Jun 4, 2009

The National Cotton Council has scheduled dates and locations for the 2009 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) program....

Farm groups concerned about climate change legislation 

Jun 4, 2009

The National Corn Growers Association and other leading agricultural organizations have sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer expressing concerns about the cap-and-trade portion of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009....

Southeast tri-state 'water war' continues 

Jun 4, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Plentiful rainfall continued throughout most of the Southeast during the early weeks of spring, with many farmers saying they were entering the 2009 planting season with their best moisture in at least three years....

Sunbelt Expo Field Day set for July 7 

Jun 4, 2009,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers and friends attending the 2009 Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition Field Day, scheduled for July 7, will get to see some new varieties and crops, some new ways of crop production and a lot of valuable variety information on staple crops of the Southeast....

Online calculator can improve peanut storage 

Jun 4, 2009,

By Sharon Durham
United States Department of Agriculture

A calculator that helps peanut handlers and processors determine the right amount of ventilation for their storage warehouses is available on the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Web site....

Farmers hope to gain media support 

Jun 4, 2009

America's farmers are extending an olive branch to the same urban media that have often been critical of agriculture, and some powerful U.S. lawmakers asked the nation's reporters in a letter to give them a chance....

Soybean weed control tools more numerous 

Jun 3, 2009,

By Mike Patterson & John Everest
Alabama Extension System Weed Scientists

The number of herbicides available for weed management in soybeans has increased in the past few years and we now have more tools than ever for weed management....

Soybean growers explore trade with Colombia 

Jun 3, 2009

Two U.S. soybean farmers recently participated in a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) fact-finding mission to Colombia, including United Soybean Board (USB) Communications Chair Vanessa Kummer, a farmer from Colfax, N.D....

Chicory performs well in wildlife plots 

Jun 3, 2009,

By April Sorrow
University of Georgia

Imagine waking up to a clear, cool morning, looking out your window and seeing deer or other wildlife feeding on your property. ...

Cotton spray-on fights erosion 

Jun 3, 2009

Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Engineer Greg Holt helped develop the erosion control industry’s first cotton hydromulch “spray-on blanket.”...

Scientists unite behind biodiesel 

Jun 2, 2009

An ongoing effort asking scientists from around the world to pledge their support for biodiesel is getting quick results....

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