Soybeans provide source of heart-healthy foods 

Mar 30, 2009

Hearts everywhere received good news recently as more potential heart-health benefits for soy were announced....

Vilsack announces buy-in details 

Mar 27, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says producers can pay a buy-in fee to become eligible for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) and Tree Assistance Programs (TAP) for the 2008 crop year....

Legislation aimed at Cuban trade barriers 

Mar 27, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farm-state members of Congress are trying once again to force the executive branch of the government to remove barriers to sales of wheat, rice and other U.S. agricultural products to Cuba....

Vegetable insecticide arsenal expanding 

Mar 26, 2009,

By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Reduction in cotton, peanuts and tobacco acreage in the Southeast in recent years is the primary impetus for increased vegetable production in the region. ...

Cottonseed, gin trash offer income opportunities 

Mar 26, 2009,

By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff

While cotton acres have been in free-fall the past few years, demand and price for cottonseed have never been better....

Virginia ag exports increase 27 percent 

Mar 26, 2009

The numbers are in and according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the value of the state’s agricultural exports for 2008 increased more than 27 percent over the 2007 total....

Georgia Peanut Commission helps fund research 

Mar 26, 2009,

From the University of Georgia

At its March board meeting, the Georgia Peanut Commission awarded $1 million to peanut researchers in Georgia, including $959,000 to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences....

Senators say Obama budget would break contract 

Mar 25, 2009

When the Obama administration’s fiscal 2010 budget proposals reach Congress, the agricultural portion will likely face a wall of bipartisan opposition....

Farming fundamentals critical in 2009 

Mar 25, 2009,

By Jim Langcuster
Auburn University

Two economists say that if there is one take-home message in this crisis-ridden crop year, it's that fundamentals count more than ever....

Tissue sample fine-tunes wheat fertilization 

Mar 25, 2009

For wheat growers in eastern North Carolina, current circumstances are drastically different from last year....

Peanut growers work to clear up misperceptions 

Mar 25, 2009

With the difficult economy and the recent salmonella crisis causing fear and confusion among consumers — and a heavy blow to peanut farmers across the country — members of the United Peanut Alliance have sent a letter to President Obama asking for a meeting and help in clearing up misperceptions about peanut butter on store shelves. ...

FAPRI projects farm income to drop 

Mar 24, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

If numbers tell a story, then the latest “book” from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) tells an unsettling tale. For 2009, FAPRI’s well-respected analysts expect to see reductions in both crop and livestock receipts as well as a “modest turndown” in cost of production....

Deadline approaching for $20,000 in scholarships 

Mar 24, 2009

There are just a few weeks left until the April 15 deadline for the Future of Southern Agriculture Student Essay Contest sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and Farm Press Publications....

Cotton outlook seems familiar 

Mar 23, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The cotton market could take a bullish turn once the world recession starts to lift, and textile mills suddenly have to start refilling pipeline supplies of cotton, says Joe Nicosia, chief executive officer of Allenberg Cotton Co., speaking at the Mid-South Farm and Show’s ag update session....

Potassium fertilizer prices remain high 

Mar 23, 2009,

By Katie Pratt
University of Kentucky

Ever since fertilizer prices peaked last summer, the price of nitrogen and phosphorus has dropped. However, potassium prices have remained high, and it's causing some concern among grain crops producers....

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