USDA, Canada re-affirm pork industry support 

May 7, 2009

Canada's Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have re-affirmed that all appropriate steps are being taken to protect public health and strengthen the pork industry in both countries....

Butler to head grain inspection agency 

May 7, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that J. Dudley Butler, an attorney and cattleman from Mississippi, will serve as administrator of USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. ...

Biofuels working group established 

May 6, 2009

President Obama has issued a presidential directive to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to aggressively accelerate the investment in and production of biofuels. ...

Corn growers commend biofuels commitment 

May 6, 2009

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has commended President Obama for his commitment to the biofuels industry by the creation of the Biofuels Interagency Working Group. ...

North Carolina updates pesticide record rules 

May 6, 2009

Several new pesticide record-keeping rules went into effect May 1 following approval by the North Carolina Pesticide Board. ...

Virginia permit addresses Canada goose damage 

May 6, 2009

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Wildlife Services Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working together to offer Virginia farmers an additional tool to manage problems caused by resident Canada geese. ...

Kentucky cattle prices flow with economy 

May 5, 2009

Live cattle prices continue to move largely in tandem with the U.S. economy. ...

Volunteers track Georgia's precipitation 

May 5, 2009,

By Sharon Dowdy
University of Georgia

University of Georgia Professor Mark Eiteman’s morning ritual begins at 6:45 each day. ...

World cotton stocks projected higher 

May 4, 2009

Declining mill use is expected to cause another increase in world cotton stocks by the end of the 2009-2010 marketing year, the International Cotton Advisory Committee says. ...

Some CRP contracts may be extended 

May 4, 2009

USDA’s Farm Service Agency will offer certain producers the opportunity to modify and extend their Conservation Reserve Program contracts that are scheduled to expire at the end of the government’s fiscal year (Sept. 30)....

South Carolina launches Market Maker 

May 4, 2009,

By Peter Hull
Clemson University

The Palmetto State's freshest seafood and agricultural produce is just a mouse click away through an interactive tool now available in South Carolina....

Ag secretary comments on H1N1 in Canadian swine 

May 4, 2009

"I received word this afternoon (May 2) that Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) officials have tentatively confirmed swine from a herd in Alberta, Canada, have tested positive for the H1N1 strain currently causing illness in humans. ...

Conferees leave safety net intact 

May 1, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate conferees made no changes in the funding for the 2008 farm bill’s direct payments or export market promotion programs when they agreed on a concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2010 Wednesday (April 29)....

AFBF: Raise ethanol blend to 15 percent 

May 1, 2009

The federal government should increase the ethanol blend level up to 15 percent, which will promote environmental protection, help create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation....

Swine flu: A virus with an unfortunate name 

Apr 30, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With the latest worldwide health scare — this time not SARS or West Nile virus or avian influenza or mad cow, but swine flu (H1N1) — modern technology has proven its efficiency and curse. ...

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