Double-crop tobacco curing popular in Kentucky 

Apr 29, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

In the past several years, double-crop curing of dark tobacco has grown in popularity with growers....

'Moderate' fuzzy cottonseed prices projected 

Apr 29, 2009

While 2009 cotton acreage is projected to decrease for the fourth consecutive year, to the lowest levels since 1983, experts anticipate that cottonseed prices will remain "surprisingly reasonable." ...

Vilsack addresses swine flu outbreak 

Apr 29, 2009

"I want to reiterate that U.S. pork is safe. ...

Women in ag: A success story in Afghanistan 

Apr 29, 2009

There’s not so many feel-good stories coming out of Afghanistan these days, and even fewer about life getting better for women there....

County loan rates for 2009 crops announced 

Apr 28, 2009

The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has announced county loan rates for 2009 crops of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans and other oilseeds (sunflower seed, flaxseed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard seed, crambe and sesame seed)....

Tennessee schedules beef, forage field day 

Apr 28, 2009

Cattle management and hay production seminars will be of interest to cattle producers attending the 2009 UT Beef and Forage Field Day....

NCC encourages crop insurance updates 

Apr 27, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Rickey Bearden depends on crop insurance as an integral part of the risk management program he employs on his Yoakum County, Texas, cotton, peanut and grain farm. ...

Weather slows early crops in Georgia 

Apr 27, 2009,

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Torrential rains have flooded fields and freezing temperatures have shocked plants, turning spring into a roller-coaster weather ride for Georgia farmers....

NCC: India's subsidies impede cotton trade 

Apr 27, 2009

The National Cotton Council says India’s cotton subsidies, coupled with its failure to notify the World Trade Organization of those subsidy levels, is a major impediment to cotton trade....

Avalos selected for USDA marketing post 

Apr 27, 2009

President Barack Obama will nominate Edward M. Avalos as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA. ...

Soybean checkoff reviewing programs 

Apr 24, 2009

The soybean checkoff takes its investment of farmer checkoff dollars very seriously and as a result is continuously reviewing its own programs to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. ...

Agribusiness: Flexstar GT granted soybean registration 

Apr 24, 2009

Syngenta Crop Protection has announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Flexstar GT herbicide in glyphosate-tolerant soybeans....

Precision ag refining nematode control 

Apr 23, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The aim of precision agriculture is to help growers maximize their economic returns, and new methods of detecting and controlling nematode populations in a field is certainly in keeping with that aim....

North Carolina cotton acreage taking hit 

Apr 23, 2009,

By Chris Bickers
Contributing Writer

It’s not an honor North Carolina cotton growers will find particularly appealing, but according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Tar Heel state will apparently experience the largest decline in cotton plantings in 2009 in the Southeast....

Reed canarygrass suspected in cattle deaths 

Apr 23, 2009

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is investigating the death of approximately 20 head of cattle in the southern part of the state, and the current prime suspect is toxin contained in reed canarygrass....

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