Last year's late freeze, and the on-going record drought, are estimated to have cost South Carolina about $270 million dollars in farm level losses, Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says....
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Members of the nation’s largest farm organization are asking Congress and the Bush administration to quickly enact a comprehensive new farm bill that maintains an adequate safety net for farmers and ranchers....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Last year, with a massive shift to corn contemplated for the South, a big concern was how the crop might be stored. Large storage bags — already used successfully elsewhere in the world — were touted as a potential solution....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Commodity prices for soybeans, wheat and corn look better than they have in years. So what’s wrong with this picture? Plenty if you’re a farmer. The fertilizer, seed and diesel fuel required to raise these crops are costlier than ever....
United States and Mexican officials met recently to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was fully implemented on Jan. 1 of this year. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
With interest in wheat production in the Southeast running at an all-time high, many growers are paying more attention than usual to practices such as weed control that’ll help guarantee higher yields....
By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University
Paraphrasing the late Robert Frost, congressional lawmakers still have miles to go before putting finishing touches on the long-awaited farm bill....
The North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association has donated $5,000 to help state farmers cope with a massive hay shortage brought on by extreme drought, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has announced....
Corn production in the United States hit a record high in 2007, at a projected 13.074 billion bushels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated in its annual crop production summary released Jan. 11. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Will cotton prices rebound in 2008? Or will it be 2009 before the market moves high enough to bring more acres back to the U.S. crop?...
By Brad Haire
University of Georgia
Georgia peach farmers welcomed the cold snap that rolled through the state the first of this year. Their trees need more, though, but they probably won’t get it, says a University of Georgia fruit specialist....
In late December, farmers throughout Virginia received Census of Agriculture reporting forms from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS is now reminding farmers that the deadline for returning the completed forms is Feb. 4, 2008. ...
By Aimee Nielson
University of Kentucky
In November of 2007, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a list of chemicals of concern, known as “Appendix A.” Appendix A includes such chemicals as ammonium nitrate, anhydrous ammonia, potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Memo to all those groups who say they want to make even more changes to the 2008 farm bill when a House-Senate farm bill conference committee convenes later this month: Forget it....
Production of peanuts in the United States during 2007 is estimated at 3.74 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the Nov. 1 forecast and 2006. ...
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