USDA rescinds federal lands rule 

Apr 3, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the rule terminating base acres on federal land has been rescinded. ...

Cotton variety selection vital to success 

Apr 3, 2009,

By Mike Donahoe
Extension Director
Santa Rosa County, Fla.

Variety selection is one of the most important decisions a cotton producer makes each season. ...

Deadline approaching in $20,000 scholarship competition 

Apr 2, 2009

It’s time to stop procrastinating and get serious about entering the Future of Southern Agriculture Student Essay Contest sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and Farm Press Publications....

Soybean checkoff outlines future priorities 

Apr 2, 2009

Using priority issues established by the entire soy industry and feedback from U.S. soybean farmers, the United Soybean Board (USB) and the soybean checkoff have evaluated the checkoff’s current programs and selected the most critical areas on which to focus in the near future....

ACRE signup begins in late April 

Apr 2, 2009

USDA will schedule the signup for the average crop revenue election (ACRE) program in April as part of its plan to complete sign-up for the 2009 farm programs....

Florida to plant more corn, soybeans 

Apr 2, 2009

In early March, Florida farmers indicated that they intend to plant more corn and soybeans, but less wheat, cotton, and peanuts in 2009 than in 2008. ...

Peanut acres to be down by 27 percent 

Apr 1, 2009,

By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One of the biggest unknowns heading into spring planting season has been how peanut acreage will respond to weakened demand and the recent Salmonella outbreak....

Vilsack extends sign-up deadline 

Apr 1, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he is extending the sign-up deadline for the 2009 direct and counter-cyclical payment program from June 1 to Aug. ...

March rain relieves Georgia drought 

Apr 1, 2009,

By David Stooksbury
University of Georgia

An unusually wet March has brought major drought relief to north Georgia. ...

North Carolina tomato growers offer scholarship 

Apr 1, 2009

The North Carolina Tomato Growers Association is offering a $1,000 merit/need-based scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. ...

Soybean rust resistance genes identified 

Mar 31, 2009

Using state-of-the-art genomics techniques, a team of scientists from the Agricultural Research Service, Iowa State University and Brazil have identified a cluster of soybean genes that provide resistance to the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, which causes Asian soybean rust....

Trade mission focuses on sorghum 

Mar 31, 2009

The U.S. Grains Council, a non-profit organization focused on developing international markets for U.S. corn, barley, sorghum and related co-products, recently hosted a team of Mexican consultants and buyers to the United States to gather insights on the U.S. sorghum industry....

Farmers win first skirmish in payment limit war 

Mar 30, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The first skirmish in the 2009 version of the battle over payment limits has been held, and farmers appear to have won....

Honeybee die-off has slowed 

Mar 30, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

For several years, U.S. honeybees — key for good crop yields — have been dying off or abandoning colonies en masse, resulting in fears for the pollination of U.S. crops. ...

North Carolina sets boll weevil assesment 

Mar 30, 2009

The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the boll weevil assessment for 2009 at $1.25 per acre of cotton. ...

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